Urology Physician Salary (2026)

The 2024 median base salary for a Urology physician in the United States is approximately $525K, with the typical 25th-to-90th-percentile band running from $455K to $680K. 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 Urology offer I close.

Urology compensation at a glance

Median base (2024): $525K
Typical range (25th–90th): $455K – $680K
National demand: high
Primary board: American Board of Urology (ABU)
Fellowship pathways: Urologic Onc, Endourology, FPMRS, Pediatric Urology
Common practice settings: single-specialty urology partnership, hospital-employed urology group, multispecialty
Geographic concentration of top offers: every metro plus severe rural shortages nationwide

What drives Urology compensation up or down

Hospital-employed urology offers I close run $475K-$575K base with surgical and clinic productivity overlay. Single-specialty partnership economics regularly clear $700K-$875K by year three with ASC distributions and ancillary revenue from imaging and pathology. Subspecialty urology (urologic oncology, FPMRS, endourology) adds $50K-$125K to base in most markets. Robotic surgical volume is a meaningful comp lever in any urology contract.

Urology has one of the smallest residency pipelines per capita and is among the most acutely undersupplied surgical specialties in the United States.

Urology salary by state

Base ranges for Urology run inside the $455K–$680K 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 Urology comp picture, anchor employers, and incentive stacking.

How recruiters benchmark a Urology offer

When I scope a Urology engagement, I pull MGMA and AMGA percentiles for the region, layer in the specific employer's historical comp band, and pressure-test against active Urology candidates we are already working. The $455K–$680K range above is the national reference; the actual offer for a given Urology role is built bottom-up from RVU model assumptions, call rotation, and ramp expectations. For Urology 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.

Talk to a Urology recruiter about your number

Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com or call 1-888-812-3452 for a 30-minute confidential Urology compensation benchmarking call. We provide Urology candidates a written market analysis of any offer at no cost.