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What cardiologists make
Median
$496,010
Bottom tenth
$107,190
Top tenth
$712,130
The national median is $496,010 a year, the bottom tenth earn $107,190 or less and the top tenth $712,130 or more (2025 federal wage survey). One caution: the federal survey counts physicians who are employed and paid a wage. Cardiologists who are partners in their own practice are not in it, and the low end mostly reflects part-time and very early career work rather than a normal full-time salary.