General Cardiology Physician Salary (2026)

The 2024 median base salary for a General Cardiology physician in the United States is approximately $510K, with the typical 25th-to-90th-percentile band running from $445K to $640K. These figures are composite benchmarks drawn from MGMA, AAMC, and AMGA compensation surveys and reflect base compensation only — productivity bonuses, signing bonuses, call stipends, partnership distributions, and quality incentives sit on top of base and materially shift total cash compensation in every General Cardiology offer I close.

General Cardiology compensation at a glance

Median base (2024): $510K
Typical range (25th–90th): $445K – $640K
National demand: high
Primary board: ABIM Cardiovascular Disease subspecialty board
Fellowship pathways: 3-year general cardiology fellowship after IM residency
Common practice settings: single-specialty cardiology group, hospital-employed cardiovascular service line, multispecialty
Geographic concentration of top offers: every US metro with a hospital running a cath lab; consolidation under hospital systems is the dominant trend

What drives General Cardiology compensation up or down

Hospital-employed general cardiology offers I close land between $475K and $540K base, plus an imaging-volume bonus that can add $50K-$120K depending on echo and nuclear read volumes. Productivity wRVU bonuses kick in around 9,500-10,500 wRVUs in most contracts. The lever candidates miss most often is professional-component imaging revenue language — a contract that ties cardiologist comp to professional reads (rather than only wRVUs) is worth materially more in a high-imaging market and should be modeled before signing.

General (non-invasive) cardiology covers consultation, imaging, prevention, and clinic-based cardiovascular care. Demand is sustained by an aging population and increasing prevalence of heart-failure and structural heart disease.

General Cardiology salary by state

Base ranges for General Cardiology run inside the $445K–$640K band in most states, with rural and HPSA-designated counties producing offers at or above the upper end once signing bonuses, loan repayment, and rural premiums are stacked. Click a state below for the in-state General Cardiology comp picture, anchor employers, and incentive stacking.

How recruiters benchmark a General Cardiology offer

When I scope a General Cardiology engagement, I pull MGMA and AMGA percentiles for the region, layer in the specific employer's historical comp band, and pressure-test against active General Cardiology candidates we are already working. The $445K–$640K range above is the national reference; the actual offer for a given General Cardiology role is built bottom-up from RVU model assumptions, call rotation, and ramp expectations. For General Cardiology candidates evaluating an offer, the three numbers I tell people to focus on are base, wRVU conversion factor, and call-coverage stipend — not the headline salary alone.

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