What are the main factors that influence an EM Physician's salary?

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

How does experience change An EM Physician's salary?

An EM Physician's salary grows with experience: starting around $367,066 for beginners, reaching about $370,410 at mid-level, and approach $379,024 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an EM Physician?

EM Physician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for EM Physician roles are District of Columbia $419,655, California $418,063, Massachusetts $412,492. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of EM Physician roles make?

Salaries for EM Physician level roles vary by specialization: Physician - Anesthesiology: $442,832; Physician - Gastroenterology: $435,665; Physician - CCU: $398,779; Physician - Neurology: $291,797; Physician - Endocrinology: $269,399.

How do different companies affect an EM Physician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for EM Physician roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

EM Physician Salary in the United States

How much does an EM Physician make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an EM Physician in the United States is $379,024 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $182.

However, an EM Physician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $455,157
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $355,696 to $418,875
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $334,457

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EM Physician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$418,875	$34,906	$8,055	$201
Average	$379,024	$31,585	$7,289	$182
25th Percentile	$355,696	$29,641	$6,840	$171

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Key Factors That Influence EM Physician Salaries

An EM Physician'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 EM Physician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an EM Physician'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): $367,066
Early Career (1-2 years): $368,738
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $370,410
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $372,750
Expert (over 8 years): $379,024

Levels	Salary
Entry Level EM Physician	$367,066
Intermediate Level EM Physician	$368,738
Senior Level EM Physician	$370,410
Specialist Level EM Physician	$372,750
Expert Level EM Physician	$379,024

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How Do EM Physician 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 EM Physicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $419,655.
California: $418,063.
Massachusetts: $412,492.

District of Columbia $419,655 California $418,063 Massachusetts $412,492 Washington $410,976 New Jersey $410,824 Alaska $410,293 Connecticut $405,063 New York $402,940

Hawaii $396,156 Rhode Island $392,972 Maryland $390,812 Minnesota $387,855 Colorado $386,718 Illinois $386,339 Oregon $384,899 Delaware $383,838

New Hampshire $383,171 Virginia $381,677 Pennsylvania $377,318 Nevada $375,120 North Dakota $374,400 Michigan $373,263 Wisconsin $372,846 Vermont $372,012

Texas $369,700 Maine $369,548 Arizona $369,321 Ohio $369,056 Georgia $365,569 Indiana $363,825 Wyoming $363,484 Utah $362,953

Iowa $362,726 Kansas $360,907 Louisiana $360,376 North Carolina $360,187 Missouri $360,111 Florida $358,633 Montana $357,837 Nebraska $357,079

Kentucky $356,662 South Carolina $355,145 Tennessee $354,198 Idaho $353,819 New Mexico $351,052 Oklahoma $350,446 Alabama $348,209 South Dakota $344,457

Arkansas $342,410 West Virginia $341,311 Mississippi $338,014

Top Paying Cities for EM Physicians

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: $478,063
San Francisco: $472,829
Oakland: $462,864

San Jose, CA $478,063

San Francisco, CA $472,829

Oakland, CA $462,864

New York, NY $436,404

Paramus, NJ $431,098

Queens Village, NY $431,079

Passaic, NJ $430,719

Bergenfield, NJ $430,685

Stamford, CT $429,851

Huntington, NY $429,696

Newark, NJ $426,895

Bridgeport, CT $426,095

Vallejo, CA $425,341

New Brunswick, NJ $425,189

Petaluma, CA $424,962

Middlesex, NJ $424,242

Somerset, NJ $423,976

Santa Cruz, CA $423,484

Boston, MA $421,171

Monterey, CA $419,841

Seattle, WA $418,973

Santa Rosa, CA $418,897

Los Angeles, CA $418,784

Juneau, AK $417,798

Washington, DC $417,381

Orange, CA $416,032

Santa Ana, CA $415,031

Long Beach, CA $414,652

Anaheim, CA $414,576

Anchorage, AK $414,387

Santa Maria, CA $413,250

Everett, WA $413,174

Danbury, CT $411,840

Bremerton, WA $411,317

Tacoma, WA $409,952

New Suffolk, NY $409,945

Sacramento, CA $409,839

Santa Barbara, CA $409,422

Trenton, NJ $409,005

San Diego, CA $409,005

Brockton, MA $408,588

Fairbanks, AK $407,659

Lompoc, CA $406,693

Lowell, MA $406,386

Ventura, CA $406,314

Nashua, NH $406,238

Stockton, CA $406,200

Modesto, CA $403,433

Poughkeepsie, NY $402,599

Olympia, WA $401,879

Kennewick, WA $401,879

New Haven, CT $401,728

Lawrence, MA $400,363

Hartford, CT $399,984

Riverside, CA $399,908

New Bedford, MA $399,529

Richland, WA $399,529

Bakersfield, CA $398,999

San Bernardino, CA $398,847

New Britain, CT $398,809

Atlantic City, NJ $398,809

New London, CT $398,657

Norwich, CT $398,544

Portsmouth, NH $398,468

Boulder, CO $397,664

Portland, OR $397,141

Worcester, MA $397,103

Minneapolis, MN $395,928

Philadelphia, PA $395,398

Honolulu, HI $394,147

Saint Paul, MN $393,965

Vineland, NJ $393,882

Providence, RI $392,783

Chicago, IL $391,683

Bellingham, WA $391,229

Springfield, MA $390,925

Baltimore, MD $390,812

Chico, CA $389,864

Pittsfield, MA $388,841

Manchester, NH $388,121

Spokane, WA $386,453

Denver, CO $386,415

Albany, NY $384,634

Troy, NY $384,482

Nassau, NY $384,076

Schenectady, NY $383,686

Wilmington, DE $383,383

Burlington, VT $382,852

Salem, OR $382,701

Portland, ME $381,526

Yakima, WA $381,147

Rochester, MN $379,972

Reno, NV $379,782

Fresno, CA $379,782

Milwaukee, WI $379,441

Detroit, MI $379,062

Ann Arbor, MI $378,997

Allentown, PA $378,948

Colorado Springs, CO $378,304

Syracuse, NY $378,114

Carson City, NV $378,114

Houston, TX $377,584

Eugene, OR $377,394

Gary, IN $376,939

Springfield, OR $376,636

Bismarck, ND $376,560

Galveston, TX $376,295

Medford, OR $375,726

Fort Collins, CO $375,575

Concord, NH $375,385

Austin, TX $375,272

Mesa, AZ $374,476

Reading, PA $374,438

Phoenix, AZ $374,400

Dallas, TX $374,286

Saint Cloud, MN $373,922

Madison, WI $373,414

Utica, NY $372,391

Rochester, NY $371,785

Des Moines, IA $371,747

Raleigh, NC $371,709

Atlanta, GA $371,140

Battle Creek, MI $371,027

Salt Lake City, UT $370,913

Lancaster, PA $370,344

Harrisburg, PA $369,814

Kansas City, MO $369,435

Champaign, IL $369,359

Kansas City, KS $369,359

Fort Worth, TX $369,321

Columbus, OH $369,257

Boca Raton, FL $369,169

Pittsburgh, PA $369,018

Richmond, VA $368,866

Indianapolis, IN $368,790

Cleveland, OH $368,752

Las Vegas, NV $368,298

Cincinnati, OH $368,298

Petersburg, VA $367,729

Huntsville, AL $367,161

Lansing, MI $366,907

Lebanon, PA $366,857

Pueblo, CO $366,819

Appleton, WI $366,706

Buffalo, NY $366,554

Dayton, OH $366,440

Racine, WI $366,365

Charlotte, NC $366,327

Saint Louis, MO $366,213

York, PA $365,986

Elkhart, IN $365,986

Gastonia, NC $365,914

Billings, MT $365,823

Beaumont, TX $365,720

Lorain, OH $365,644

Benton Harbor, MI $365,569

Toledo, OH $365,493

Binghamton, NY $365,303

Rock Hill, SC $365,265

Rockford, IL $365,076

Springfield, IL $364,924

Elyria, OH $364,886

Fargo, ND $364,886

Flagstaff, AZ $364,621

Fort Lauderdale, FL $364,394

Duluth, MN $364,166

Miami, FL $364,166

Cheyenne, WY $363,901

Grand Forks, ND $363,901

Bangor, ME $363,067

Cedar Rapids, IA $362,650

Durham, NC $362,491

Louisville, KY $362,461

Grand Rapids, MI $362,385

Hialeah, FL $362,347

Casper, WY $361,816

Scranton, PA $361,361

New Orleans, LA $361,248

Virginia Beach, VA $361,210

Akron, OH $361,020

Peoria, IL $360,528

Sarasota, FL $360,452

Nashville, TN $360,187

Omaha, NE $360,187

Green Bay, WI $360,187

Baton Rouge, LA $359,997

Charleston, SC $359,921

Jamestown, NY $359,732

Davenport, IA $359,732

Tucson, AZ $359,542

Saint Petersburg, FL $359,315

Tampa, FL $359,239

Evansville, IN $359,012

Port Arthur, TX $359,012

Bradenton, FL $358,860

Santa Fe, NM $358,178

Orlando, FL $357,495

Clearwater, FL $357,382

Canton, OH $356,586

La Crosse, WI $356,586

Albuquerque, NM $356,358

Newport News, VA $356,320

High Point, NC $356,207

Ogden, UT $356,055

Corpus Christi, TX $355,752

Norfolk, VA $355,525

Laramie, WY $355,525

Rock Island, IL $355,297

Saginaw, MI $355,221

Jacksonville, FL $355,183

Salisbury, NC $355,108

Boise, ID $355,032

Moline, IL $354,842

Fort Myers, FL $354,729

Memphis, TN $354,653

Tulsa, OK $354,463

Waterloo, IA $354,236

Spartanburg, SC $353,857

Lincoln, NE $353,667

Fort Wayne, IN $353,591

Provo, UT $353,554

Cedar Falls, IA $353,099

San Antonio, TX $352,947

Greensboro, NC $352,796

South Bend, IN $352,758

Savannah, GA $352,341

Muskegon, MI $352,189

Birmingham, AL $352,151

Winston Salem, NC $351,965

Lake Charles, LA $351,052

Anderson, IN $350,976

Lexington, KY $350,863

Augusta, GA $350,749

Greenville, SC $350,749

Lima, OH $350,446

Wichita, KS $350,408

Tuscaloosa, AL $350,408

Columbia, SC $350,067

Springfield, OH $349,991

Asheville, NC $349,384

Bloomington, IN $349,119

Knoxville, TN $347,755

Shreveport, LA $347,717

Wilmington, NC $347,224

Roanoke, VA $347,224

Topeka, KS $346,542

Frankfort, KY $346,500

Oklahoma City, OK $346,238

Chillicothe, OH $346,087

Longview, TX $346,049

Melbourne, FL $346,011

Sioux Falls, SD $345,405

Mobile, AL $345,367

Terre Haute, IN $345,215

Altoona, PA $344,988

Amarillo, TX $344,722

Killeen, TX $344,609

Fayetteville, AR $344,305

Chattanooga, TN $344,192

Sioux City, IA $343,851

Idaho Falls, ID $343,775

Lynchburg, VA $343,472

Gainesville, FL $342,979

Portsmouth, OH $342,789

Little Rock, AR $342,714

Lafayette, LA $342,562

Youngstown, OH $342,562

Daytona Beach, FL $342,334

Clarksville, TN $342,297

Pensacola, FL $342,259

Temple, TX $342,232

Hopkinsville, KY $341,122

Erie, PA $341,046

Florence, SC $340,894

Charleston, WV $340,288

Great Falls, MT $340,098

Macon, GA $339,568

Tallahassee, FL $339,530

Fayetteville, NC $339,454

Waco, TX $339,378

Helena, MT $339,113

Pine Bluff, AR $338,969

Vincennes, IN $338,506

Lubbock, TX $338,355

Alamogordo, NM $338,127

Twin Falls, ID $337,786

Rapid City, SD $337,672

Jackson, MS $336,990

Huntington, WV $336,964

Greenville, MS $336,952

Parkersburg, WV $336,566

Montgomery, AL $336,498

Wichita Falls, TX $336,118

Springfield, MO $336,118

Biloxi, MS $335,929

Monroe, LA $335,550

Johnstown, PA $335,285

Sumter, SC $335,133

Columbus, GA $335,095

Pascagoula, MS $334,375

Abilene, TX $334,375

Kingsport, TN $333,390

Albany, GA $333,390

Gulfport, MS $333,276

Alexandria, LA $332,025

Fort Smith, AR $331,077

El Paso, TX $330,054

Las Cruces, NM $328,348

Harlingen, TX $327,386

Pocatello, ID $327,325

Florence, AL $326,832

Brownsville, TX $326,757

Mcallen, TX $325,961

Dothan, AL $325,430

Columbus, MS $323,179

Altus, OK $321,412

Lawton, OK $320,692

Pierre, SD $319,328

What Skills Can Increase an EM Physician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.12% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Wound Care (Mentioned in 5.47% Job Postings): Decontaminating medical equipment and instruments from harmful microorganisms to avoid transmission of infectious pathogens to patients.
Critical Care (Mentioned in 2.94% Job Postings): Critical care is sometimes referred as intensive care. Intensive care medicine, or critical care medicine, is a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions that may require sophisticated life support and intensive monitoring. An intensivist is a physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit (ICU). Intensivists can be internists or internal medicine sub-specialists (most often pulmonologists), anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians (including neonatologists), or surgeons who have completed a fellowship in critical care medicine.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.12%
Wound Care	5.47%
Critical Care	2.94%

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 an EM Physician's salary.

Emergency Medicine: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Critical Care: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Hematology: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Emergency Medicine	$413,136	9%
Critical Care	$413,136	9%
Hematology	$401,765	6%
Interpersonal Relationships	$401,765	6%
Communication Skills	$401,765	6%
Internal Medicine	$397,975	5%

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How Education impacts an EM Physician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many EM Physicians enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an EM Physician with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $352,087 and $380,525).

EM Physician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for EM Physician

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 0.7%

Associates 4.4%

Bachelors 4.4%

Masters 4.4%

Doctorate 89.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	0.7%
Associates	4.4%
Bachelors	4.4%
Masters	4.4%
Doctorate	89.8%

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EM Physician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an EM Physician'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

$355,696

Average $379,024/year

$418,875

$29,641

Average $31,585/month

$34,906

$6,840

Average $7,289/week

$8,055

$171

Average $182/hour

$201

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$418,875	$34,906	$8,055	$201
Average	$379,024	$31,585	$7,289	$182
25th Percentile	$355,696	$29,641	$6,840	$171

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Salary Trends for EM Physician

Salaries for an EM Physician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $232,434 in 2023 to around $227,220 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of EM Physician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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$227,220

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2023	$232,434
2024	$237,955
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