General Cardiology Physician Salary in Hawaii (2026)
A General Cardiology physician practicing in Hawaii can expect a base salary inside the national General Cardiology band of $445K to $640K, with the median tracking close to $510K. The Hawaii variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Wailuku, Lihue and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Hawaii cost-of-living alone.
General Cardiology compensation snapshot for Hawaii
- Typical Hawaii base range
- $445K – $640K (national median $510K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Hawaii hiring metros
- Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Wailuku, Lihue
- Hawaii HPSA / shortage posture
- Most neighbor-island markets carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- ABIM Cardiovascular Disease subspecialty board
Where General Cardiology offers land highest in Hawaii
Hawaii's recruitment market is small and highly geographically constrained, with The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, and HHSC dominating. For General Cardiology, the highest-comp Hawaii opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Honolulu — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same General Cardiology role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Hawaii General Cardiology offer comfortably above the $640K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Hawaii incentive programs that boost General Cardiology take-home
The Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers serving HPSA-designated sites. The Hawaii Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is small but consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used at FQHCs across neighbor islands. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community health centers often layer additional recruitment incentives. For General Cardiology specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a General Cardiology offer in Hawaii
When a General Cardiology candidate sends me an Hawaii offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $445K–$640K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Hawaii's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Hawaii Medical Board licenses through a process that typically issues for US-trained physicians in 60-120 days.
Engage a Hawaii General Cardiology compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Hawaii General Cardiology compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Hawaii General Cardiology pipeline we're working in real time.