General Cardiology Physician Salary in Oregon (2026)
A General Cardiology physician practicing in Oregon can expect a base salary inside the national General Cardiology band of $445K to $640K, with the median tracking close to $510K. The Oregon variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Gresham, Bend, Medford and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Oregon cost-of-living alone.
General Cardiology compensation snapshot for Oregon
- Typical Oregon base range
- $445K – $640K (national median $510K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Oregon hiring metros
- Portland, Salem, Eugene, Gresham, Bend, Medford
- Oregon HPSA / shortage posture
- Eastern Oregon, southern Oregon, and the coast carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- ABIM Cardiovascular Disease subspecialty board
Where General Cardiology offers land highest in Oregon
Oregon is anchored by Providence Health & Services Oregon, OHSU, Legacy Health, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Asante, and PeaceHealth. For General Cardiology, the highest-comp Oregon opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Portland — 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 Oregon General Cardiology offer comfortably above the $640K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Oregon incentive programs that boost General Cardiology take-home
The Oregon Partnership State Loan Repayment Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Oregon Health Authority administers several rural physician recruitment programs. The Oregon Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across rural eastern Oregon, southern Oregon, and the coast FQHCs. 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 Oregon
When a General Cardiology candidate sends me an Oregon 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. Oregon's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Oregon Medical Board licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
Engage a Oregon General Cardiology compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Oregon General Cardiology compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Oregon General Cardiology pipeline we're working in real time.