Pay over time › Cardiology
Cardiology pay since 2021
In 2025 dollars, the national median rose 75% between 2021 and 2025 — from $284,000 to $496,000. Some years are capped by the BLS ceiling, so the true rise is larger.
Median, adjusted to 2025 dollars
National, all settings. Capped years shown at the cap.
| Year | Nominal | In 2025 dollars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $239,000 | $284,000 | capped |
| 2022 | $239,000 | $263,000 | capped |
| 2023 | $239,000 | $252,000 | capped |
| 2024 | $239,000 | $245,000 | capped |
| 2025 | $496,000 | $496,000 |
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Adjusted with the CPI-U annual average to 2025 dollars. The BLS changed its occupation codes in 2018; both codings are mapped to the same specialty so the series does not break there.
A year marked "capped" is one where the BLS published only that pay exceeded $239,200 (the ceiling was lower in earlier years). Those points understate the real figure, and a series that flattens at the cap is telling you about the survey, not the profession.