What are the main factors that influence a Cardiac Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cardiac Specialist's salary?

A Cardiac Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,003 for beginners, reaching about $85,330 at mid-level, and approach $89,013 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cardiac Specialist?

Cardiac Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cardiac Specialist roles are District of Columbia $94,478, California $94,119, Massachusetts $92,865. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cardiac Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Cardiac Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Cardiac Surgeon: $451,155; Cardiac Anesthesiologist: $402,977; Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist: $129,894; Clinical Specialist Cardiac Rhythm Management: $128,122; Cardiac Rehab Specialist: $84,660.

How do different companies affect a Cardiac Specialist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cardiac Specialist roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Cardiac Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Cardiac Specialist make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cardiac Specialist in the United States is $85,330 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Cardiac Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,276
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,421 to $93,677
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,488

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Cardiac Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,677	$7,806	$1,801	$45
Average	$85,330	$7,111	$1,641	$41
25th Percentile	$74,421	$6,202	$1,431	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Cardiac Specialist Salaries

A Cardiac Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cardiac Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cardiac Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,003
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,341
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,330
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $88,767
Expert (over 8 years): $89,013

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cardiac Specialist	$81,003
Intermediate Level Cardiac Specialist	$81,341
Senior Level Cardiac Specialist	$85,330
Specialist Level Cardiac Specialist	$88,767
Expert Level Cardiac Specialist	$89,013

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How Do Cardiac Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cardiac Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $94,478.
California: $94,119.
Massachusetts: $92,865.

District of Columbia $94,478 California $94,119 Massachusetts $92,865 Washington $92,524 New Jersey $92,490 Alaska $92,370 Connecticut $91,193 New York $90,715

Hawaii $89,187 Rhode Island $88,471 Maryland $87,984 Minnesota $87,319 Colorado $87,063 Illinois $86,977 Oregon $86,653 Delaware $86,414

New Hampshire $86,264 Virginia $85,928 Pennsylvania $84,946 Nevada $84,451 North Dakota $84,289 Michigan $84,033 Wisconsin $83,940 Vermont $83,752

Texas $83,231 Maine $83,197 Arizona $83,146 Ohio $83,086 Georgia $82,301 Indiana $81,909 Wyoming $81,832 Utah $81,712

Iowa $81,661 Kansas $81,252 Louisiana $81,132 North Carolina $81,089 Missouri $81,072 Florida $80,740 Montana $80,560 Nebraska $80,390

Kentucky $80,296 South Carolina $79,955 Tennessee $79,741 Idaho $79,656 New Mexico $79,033 Oklahoma $78,896 Alabama $78,393 South Dakota $77,548

Arkansas $77,087 West Virginia $76,840 Mississippi $76,098

Top Paying Cities for Cardiac Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $107,627
San Francisco: $106,449
Oakland: $104,205

San Jose, CA $107,627

San Francisco, CA $106,449

Oakland, CA $104,205

New York, NY $98,249

Paramus, NJ $97,054

Queens Village, NY $97,050

Passaic, NJ $96,969

Bergenfield, NJ $96,961

Stamford, CT $96,773

Huntington, NY $96,738

Newark, NJ $96,108

Bridgeport, CT $95,928

Vallejo, CA $95,758

New Brunswick, NJ $95,724

Petaluma, CA $95,672

Middlesex, NJ $95,510

Somerset, NJ $95,451

Santa Cruz, CA $95,340

Boston, MA $94,819

Monterey, CA $94,520

Seattle, WA $94,324

Santa Rosa, CA $94,307

Los Angeles, CA $94,282

Juneau, AK $94,060

Washington, DC $93,966

Orange, CA $93,662

Santa Ana, CA $93,437

Long Beach, CA $93,351

Anaheim, CA $93,334

Anchorage, AK $93,292

Santa Maria, CA $93,036

Everett, WA $93,019

Danbury, CT $92,718

Bremerton, WA $92,601

Tacoma, WA $92,293

New Suffolk, NY $92,292

Sacramento, CA $92,268

Santa Barbara, CA $92,174

Trenton, NJ $92,080

San Diego, CA $92,080

Brockton, MA $91,986

Fairbanks, AK $91,777

Lompoc, CA $91,560

Lowell, MA $91,490

Ventura, CA $91,474

Nashua, NH $91,457

Stockton, CA $91,449

Modesto, CA $90,826

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,638

Olympia, WA $90,476

Kennewick, WA $90,476

New Haven, CT $90,442

Lawrence, MA $90,135

Hartford, CT $90,049

Riverside, CA $90,032

New Bedford, MA $89,947

Richland, WA $89,947

Bakersfield, CA $89,827

San Bernardino, CA $89,793

New Britain, CT $89,785

Atlantic City, NJ $89,785

New London, CT $89,751

Norwich, CT $89,725

Portsmouth, NH $89,708

Boulder, CO $89,527

Portland, OR $89,409

Worcester, MA $89,401

Minneapolis, MN $89,136

Philadelphia, PA $89,017

Honolulu, HI $88,735

Saint Paul, MN $88,694

Vineland, NJ $88,675

Providence, RI $88,428

Chicago, IL $88,180

Bellingham, WA $88,078

Springfield, MA $88,010

Baltimore, MD $87,984

Chico, CA $87,771

Pittsfield, MA $87,540

Manchester, NH $87,378

Spokane, WA $87,003

Denver, CO $86,994

Albany, NY $86,593

Troy, NY $86,559

Nassau, NY $86,468

Schenectady, NY $86,380

Wilmington, DE $86,312

Burlington, VT $86,192

Salem, OR $86,158

Portland, ME $85,894

Yakima, WA $85,808

Rochester, MN $85,544

Reno, NV $85,501

Fresno, CA $85,501

Milwaukee, WI $85,424

Detroit, MI $85,339

Ann Arbor, MI $85,324

Allentown, PA $85,313

Colorado Springs, CO $85,168

Syracuse, NY $85,126

Carson City, NV $85,126

Houston, TX $85,006

Eugene, OR $84,963

Gary, IN $84,861

Springfield, OR $84,793

Bismarck, ND $84,776

Galveston, TX $84,716

Medford, OR $84,588

Fort Collins, CO $84,554

Concord, NH $84,511

Austin, TX $84,486

Mesa, AZ $84,306

Reading, PA $84,298

Phoenix, AZ $84,289

Dallas, TX $84,264

Saint Cloud, MN $84,182

Madison, WI $84,068

Utica, NY $83,837

Rochester, NY $83,701

Des Moines, IA $83,692

Raleigh, NC $83,684

Atlanta, GA $83,556

Battle Creek, MI $83,530

Salt Lake City, UT $83,504

Lancaster, PA $83,376

Harrisburg, PA $83,257

Kansas City, MO $83,172

Champaign, IL $83,154

Kansas City, KS $83,154

Fort Worth, TX $83,146

Columbus, OH $83,131

Boca Raton, FL $83,112

Pittsburgh, PA $83,078

Richmond, VA $83,044

Indianapolis, IN $83,026

Cleveland, OH $83,018

Las Vegas, NV $82,916

Cincinnati, OH $82,916

Petersburg, VA $82,788

Huntsville, AL $82,660

Lansing, MI $82,602

Lebanon, PA $82,591

Pueblo, CO $82,583

Appleton, WI $82,557

Buffalo, NY $82,523

Dayton, OH $82,497

Racine, WI $82,480

Charlotte, NC $82,472

Saint Louis, MO $82,446

York, PA $82,395

Elkhart, IN $82,395

Gastonia, NC $82,379

Billings, MT $82,358

Beaumont, TX $82,335

Lorain, OH $82,318

Benton Harbor, MI $82,301

Toledo, OH $82,284

Binghamton, NY $82,241

Rock Hill, SC $82,233

Rockford, IL $82,190

Springfield, IL $82,156

Elyria, OH $82,148

Fargo, ND $82,148

Flagstaff, AZ $82,088

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,037

Duluth, MN $81,985

Miami, FL $81,985

Cheyenne, WY $81,926

Grand Forks, ND $81,926

Bangor, ME $81,738

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,644

Durham, NC $81,608

Louisville, KY $81,601

Grand Rapids, MI $81,584

Hialeah, FL $81,576

Casper, WY $81,456

Scranton, PA $81,354

New Orleans, LA $81,328

Virginia Beach, VA $81,320

Akron, OH $81,277

Peoria, IL $81,166

Sarasota, FL $81,149

Nashville, TN $81,089

Omaha, NE $81,089

Green Bay, WI $81,089

Baton Rouge, LA $81,047

Charleston, SC $81,030

Jamestown, NY $80,987

Davenport, IA $80,987

Tucson, AZ $80,944

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,893

Tampa, FL $80,876

Evansville, IN $80,825

Port Arthur, TX $80,825

Bradenton, FL $80,791

Santa Fe, NM $80,637

Orlando, FL $80,484

Clearwater, FL $80,458

Canton, OH $80,279

La Crosse, WI $80,279

Albuquerque, NM $80,228

Newport News, VA $80,219

High Point, NC $80,194

Ogden, UT $80,159

Corpus Christi, TX $80,091

Norfolk, VA $80,040

Laramie, WY $80,040

Rock Island, IL $79,989

Saginaw, MI $79,972

Jacksonville, FL $79,963

Salisbury, NC $79,946

Boise, ID $79,929

Moline, IL $79,886

Fort Myers, FL $79,861

Memphis, TN $79,844

Tulsa, OK $79,801

Waterloo, IA $79,750

Spartanburg, SC $79,664

Lincoln, NE $79,622

Fort Wayne, IN $79,605

Provo, UT $79,596

Cedar Falls, IA $79,494

San Antonio, TX $79,460

Greensboro, NC $79,426

South Bend, IN $79,417

Savannah, GA $79,323

Muskegon, MI $79,289

Birmingham, AL $79,280

Winston Salem, NC $79,239

Lake Charles, LA $79,033

Anderson, IN $79,016

Lexington, KY $78,990

Augusta, GA $78,965

Greenville, SC $78,965

Lima, OH $78,896

Wichita, KS $78,888

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,888

Columbia, SC $78,811

Springfield, OH $78,794

Asheville, NC $78,658

Bloomington, IN $78,598

Knoxville, TN $78,291

Shreveport, LA $78,282

Wilmington, NC $78,171

Roanoke, VA $78,171

Topeka, KS $78,018

Frankfort, KY $78,008

Oklahoma City, OK $77,949

Chillicothe, OH $77,915

Longview, TX $77,907

Melbourne, FL $77,898

Sioux Falls, SD $77,762

Mobile, AL $77,753

Terre Haute, IN $77,719

Altoona, PA $77,668

Amarillo, TX $77,608

Killeen, TX $77,582

Fayetteville, AR $77,514

Chattanooga, TN $77,489

Sioux City, IA $77,412

Idaho Falls, ID $77,395

Lynchburg, VA $77,326

Gainesville, FL $77,215

Portsmouth, OH $77,173

Little Rock, AR $77,156

Lafayette, LA $77,122

Youngstown, OH $77,122

Daytona Beach, FL $77,070

Clarksville, TN $77,062

Pensacola, FL $77,053

Temple, TX $77,047

Hopkinsville, KY $76,797

Erie, PA $76,780

Florence, SC $76,746

Charleston, WV $76,610

Great Falls, MT $76,567

Macon, GA $76,448

Tallahassee, FL $76,439

Fayetteville, NC $76,422

Waco, TX $76,405

Helena, MT $76,345

Pine Bluff, AR $76,313

Vincennes, IN $76,209

Lubbock, TX $76,174

Alamogordo, NM $76,123

Twin Falls, ID $76,046

Rapid City, SD $76,021

Jackson, MS $75,867

Huntington, WV $75,861

Greenville, MS $75,859

Parkersburg, WV $75,772

Montgomery, AL $75,756

Wichita Falls, TX $75,671

Springfield, MO $75,671

Biloxi, MS $75,628

Monroe, LA $75,543

Johnstown, PA $75,483

Sumter, SC $75,449

Columbus, GA $75,441

Pascagoula, MS $75,278

Abilene, TX $75,278

Kingsport, TN $75,057

Albany, GA $75,057

Gulfport, MS $75,031

Alexandria, LA $74,749

Fort Smith, AR $74,536

El Paso, TX $74,306

Las Cruces, NM $73,922

Harlingen, TX $73,705

Pocatello, ID $73,691

Florence, AL $73,580

Brownsville, TX $73,563

Mcallen, TX $73,384

Dothan, AL $73,265

Columbus, MS $72,758

Altus, OK $72,360

Lawton, OK $72,198

Pierre, SD $71,891

What Skills Can Increase a Cardiac Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Blood Samples (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Blood Samples refers to the extraction of blood from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle. The Blood is then analyzed for components of the need, like glucose or cholestrol.
Medical Services (Mentioned in 3.12% Job Postings): A service that provides medical treatment to people within an area or country: In poorer countries without a reliable health service, 90% of care for people with Aids-related illnesses is carried out in the home. health services.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.21%
Blood Samples	5.21%
Medical Services	3.12%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cardiac Specialist's salary.

Blood Samples: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
ISO: Can increase your salary by up to 48%.
Diagnostic Tests: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Blood Samples	$132,262	55%
ISO	$126,289	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$113,489	33%
Analysis	$104,103	22%
Initiative	$95,570	12%
Family Centered Care	$94,717	11%

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How Education impacts a Cardiac Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cardiac Specialists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cardiac Specialist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $75,872 and $81,256).

Cardiac Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cardiac Specialist

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 19.5%

Associates 44.7%

Bachelors 30.1%

Masters 2.4%

Doctorate 2.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	19.5%
Associates	44.7%
Bachelors	30.1%
Masters	2.4%
Doctorate	2.4%

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Cardiac Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cardiac Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$74,421

Average $85,330/year

$93,677

$6,202

Average $7,111/month

$7,806

$1,431

Average $1,641/week

$1,801

$36

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,677	$7,806	$1,801	$45
Average	$85,330	$7,111	$1,641	$41
25th Percentile	$74,421	$6,202	$1,431	$36

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Salary Trends for Cardiac Specialist

Salaries for a Cardiac Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $67,525 in 2023 to around $66,362 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cardiac Specialist salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Cardiac Specialist Over Time

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2023

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2024

$67,170

2025

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