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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 sit near $107,190 and the top tenth near $712,130. 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.