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

An Emergency Physician's salary grows with experience: starting around $376,811 for beginners, reaching about $380,244 at mid-level, and approach $389,087 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Emergency Physician?

Emergency Physician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Emergency Physician roles are District of Columbia $430,797, California $429,163, Massachusetts $423,443. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Emergency Physician roles make?

Salaries for Emergency Physician level roles vary by specialization: Emergency department physician assistant: $388,534; Emergency Medicine Physician: $375,400; Physician - Emergency Room: $375,381; Emergency Department Physician: $373,712; emergency room physician assistant: $328,616.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Emergency 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.

Emergency Physician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Emergency Physician in the United States is $389,087 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $187.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $467,242
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $365,140 to $429,996
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $343,338

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Emergency Physician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$429,996	$35,833	$8,269	$207
Average	$389,087	$32,424	$7,482	$187
25th Percentile	$365,140	$30,428	$7,022	$176

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Key Factors That Influence Emergency Physician Salaries

An Emergency 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 Emergency Physician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Emergency 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): $376,811
Early Career (1-2 years): $378,527
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $380,244
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $382,647
Expert (over 8 years): $389,087

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Emergency Physician	$376,811
Intermediate Level Emergency Physician	$378,527
Senior Level Emergency Physician	$380,244
Specialist Level Emergency Physician	$382,647
Expert Level Emergency Physician	$389,087

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

District of Columbia: $430,797.
California: $429,163.
Massachusetts: $423,443.

District of Columbia $430,797 California $429,163 Massachusetts $423,443 Washington $421,887 New Jersey $421,731 Alaska $421,187 Connecticut $415,817 New York $413,638

Hawaii $406,674 Rhode Island $403,405 Maryland $401,188 Minnesota $398,153 Colorado $396,985 Illinois $396,596 Oregon $395,118 Delaware $394,028

New Hampshire $393,344 Virginia $391,811 Pennsylvania $387,336 Nevada $385,079 North Dakota $384,340 Michigan $383,173 Wisconsin $382,745 Vermont $381,889

Texas $379,515 Maine $379,360 Arizona $379,126 Ohio $378,854 Georgia $375,274 Indiana $373,485 Wyoming $373,134 Utah $372,590

Iowa $372,356 Kansas $370,489 Louisiana $369,944 North Carolina $369,749 Missouri $369,672 Florida $368,154 Montana $367,337 Nebraska $366,559

Kentucky $366,131 South Carolina $364,575 Tennessee $363,602 Idaho $363,213 New Mexico $360,372 Oklahoma $359,750 Alabama $357,454 South Dakota $353,602

Arkansas $351,501 West Virginia $350,373 Mississippi $346,988

Top Paying Cities for Emergency 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: $490,755
San Francisco: $485,382
Oakland: $475,153

San Jose, CA $490,755

San Francisco, CA $485,382

Oakland, CA $475,153

New York, NY $447,991

Paramus, NJ $442,544

Queens Village, NY $442,524

Passaic, NJ $442,155

Bergenfield, NJ $442,120

Stamford, CT $441,264

Huntington, NY $441,104

Newark, NJ $438,229

Bridgeport, CT $437,408

Vallejo, CA $436,633

New Brunswick, NJ $436,478

Petaluma, CA $436,244

Middlesex, NJ $435,505

Somerset, NJ $435,233

Santa Cruz, CA $434,727

Boston, MA $432,353

Monterey, CA $430,988

Seattle, WA $430,097

Santa Rosa, CA $430,019

Los Angeles, CA $429,902

Juneau, AK $428,891

Washington, DC $428,463

Orange, CA $427,077

Santa Ana, CA $426,050

Long Beach, CA $425,661

Anaheim, CA $425,583

Anchorage, AK $425,389

Santa Maria, CA $424,222

Everett, WA $424,144

Danbury, CT $422,774

Bremerton, WA $422,237

Tacoma, WA $420,836

New Suffolk, NY $420,829

Sacramento, CA $420,720

Santa Barbara, CA $420,292

Trenton, NJ $419,864

San Diego, CA $419,864

Brockton, MA $419,436

Fairbanks, AK $418,483

Lompoc, CA $417,490

Lowell, MA $417,175

Ventura, CA $417,101

Nashua, NH $417,023

Stockton, CA $416,985

Modesto, CA $414,144

Poughkeepsie, NY $413,288

Olympia, WA $412,549

Kennewick, WA $412,549

New Haven, CT $412,393

Lawrence, MA $410,993

Hartford, CT $410,604

Riverside, CA $410,526

New Bedford, MA $410,137

Richland, WA $410,137

Bakersfield, CA $409,592

San Bernardino, CA $409,436

New Britain, CT $409,397

Atlantic City, NJ $409,397

New London, CT $409,242

Norwich, CT $409,125

Portsmouth, NH $409,047

Boulder, CO $408,222

Portland, OR $407,685

Worcester, MA $407,646

Minneapolis, MN $406,440

Philadelphia, PA $405,896

Honolulu, HI $404,612

Saint Paul, MN $404,425

Vineland, NJ $404,339

Providence, RI $403,211

Chicago, IL $402,083

Bellingham, WA $401,616

Springfield, MA $401,304

Baltimore, MD $401,188

Chico, CA $400,215

Pittsfield, MA $399,164

Manchester, NH $398,425

Spokane, WA $396,713

Denver, CO $396,674

Albany, NY $394,845

Troy, NY $394,690

Nassau, NY $394,274

Schenectady, NY $393,873

Wilmington, DE $393,562

Burlington, VT $393,017

Salem, OR $392,861

Portland, ME $391,655

Yakima, WA $391,266

Rochester, MN $390,060

Reno, NV $389,865

Fresno, CA $389,865

Milwaukee, WI $389,515

Detroit, MI $389,126

Ann Arbor, MI $389,060

Allentown, PA $389,009

Colorado Springs, CO $388,348

Syracuse, NY $388,153

Carson City, NV $388,153

Houston, TX $387,608

Eugene, OR $387,414

Gary, IN $386,947

Springfield, OR $386,636

Bismarck, ND $386,558

Galveston, TX $386,286

Medford, OR $385,702

Fort Collins, CO $385,546

Concord, NH $385,352

Austin, TX $385,235

Mesa, AZ $384,418

Reading, PA $384,379

Phoenix, AZ $384,340

Dallas, TX $384,223

Saint Cloud, MN $383,850

Madison, WI $383,329

Utica, NY $382,278

Rochester, NY $381,655

Des Moines, IA $381,617

Raleigh, NC $381,578

Atlanta, GA $380,994

Battle Creek, MI $380,877

Salt Lake City, UT $380,761

Lancaster, PA $380,177

Harrisburg, PA $379,632

Kansas City, MO $379,243

Champaign, IL $379,165

Kansas City, KS $379,165

Fort Worth, TX $379,126

Columbus, OH $379,060

Boca Raton, FL $378,971

Pittsburgh, PA $378,815

Richmond, VA $378,659

Indianapolis, IN $378,582

Cleveland, OH $378,543

Las Vegas, NV $378,076

Cincinnati, OH $378,076

Petersburg, VA $377,492

Huntsville, AL $376,909

Lansing, MI $376,648

Lebanon, PA $376,597

Pueblo, CO $376,558

Appleton, WI $376,442

Buffalo, NY $376,286

Dayton, OH $376,169

Racine, WI $376,091

Charlotte, NC $376,053

Saint Louis, MO $375,936

York, PA $375,702

Elkhart, IN $375,702

Gastonia, NC $375,628

Billings, MT $375,535

Beaumont, TX $375,430

Lorain, OH $375,352

Benton Harbor, MI $375,274

Toledo, OH $375,197

Binghamton, NY $375,002

Rock Hill, SC $374,963

Rockford, IL $374,769

Springfield, IL $374,613

Elyria, OH $374,574

Fargo, ND $374,574

Flagstaff, AZ $374,302

Fort Lauderdale, FL $374,068

Duluth, MN $373,835

Miami, FL $373,835

Cheyenne, WY $373,562

Grand Forks, ND $373,562

Bangor, ME $372,706

Cedar Rapids, IA $372,278

Durham, NC $372,115

Louisville, KY $372,084

Grand Rapids, MI $372,006

Hialeah, FL $371,967

Casper, WY $371,422

Scranton, PA $370,956

New Orleans, LA $370,839

Virginia Beach, VA $370,800

Akron, OH $370,605

Peoria, IL $370,100

Sarasota, FL $370,022

Nashville, TN $369,749

Omaha, NE $369,749

Green Bay, WI $369,749

Baton Rouge, LA $369,555

Charleston, SC $369,477

Jamestown, NY $369,282

Davenport, IA $369,282

Tucson, AZ $369,088

Saint Petersburg, FL $368,854

Tampa, FL $368,777

Evansville, IN $368,543

Port Arthur, TX $368,543

Bradenton, FL $368,388

Santa Fe, NM $367,687

Orlando, FL $366,987

Clearwater, FL $366,870

Canton, OH $366,053

La Crosse, WI $366,053

Albuquerque, NM $365,820

Newport News, VA $365,781

High Point, NC $365,664

Ogden, UT $365,508

Corpus Christi, TX $365,197

Norfolk, VA $364,964

Laramie, WY $364,964

Rock Island, IL $364,730

Saginaw, MI $364,652

Jacksonville, FL $364,613

Salisbury, NC $364,536

Boise, ID $364,458

Moline, IL $364,263

Fort Myers, FL $364,147

Memphis, TN $364,069

Tulsa, OK $363,874

Waterloo, IA $363,641

Spartanburg, SC $363,252

Lincoln, NE $363,057

Fort Wayne, IN $362,979

Provo, UT $362,940

Cedar Falls, IA $362,473

San Antonio, TX $362,318

Greensboro, NC $362,162

South Bend, IN $362,123

Savannah, GA $361,695

Muskegon, MI $361,540

Birmingham, AL $361,501

Winston Salem, NC $361,310

Lake Charles, LA $360,372

Anderson, IN $360,295

Lexington, KY $360,178

Augusta, GA $360,061

Greenville, SC $360,061

Lima, OH $359,750

Wichita, KS $359,711

Tuscaloosa, AL $359,711

Columbia, SC $359,361

Springfield, OH $359,283

Asheville, NC $358,660

Bloomington, IN $358,388

Knoxville, TN $356,987

Shreveport, LA $356,948

Wilmington, NC $356,443

Roanoke, VA $356,443

Topeka, KS $355,742

Frankfort, KY $355,699

Oklahoma City, OK $355,431

Chillicothe, OH $355,275

Longview, TX $355,236

Melbourne, FL $355,198

Sioux Falls, SD $354,575

Mobile, AL $354,536

Terre Haute, IN $354,380

Altoona, PA $354,147

Amarillo, TX $353,875

Killeen, TX $353,758

Fayetteville, AR $353,447

Chattanooga, TN $353,330

Sioux City, IA $352,980

Idaho Falls, ID $352,902

Lynchburg, VA $352,591

Gainesville, FL $352,085

Portsmouth, OH $351,890

Little Rock, AR $351,812

Lafayette, LA $351,657

Youngstown, OH $351,657

Daytona Beach, FL $351,423

Clarksville, TN $351,384

Pensacola, FL $351,346

Temple, TX $351,318

Hopkinsville, KY $350,178

Erie, PA $350,100

Florence, SC $349,945

Charleston, WV $349,322

Great Falls, MT $349,128

Macon, GA $348,583

Tallahassee, FL $348,544

Fayetteville, NC $348,466

Waco, TX $348,388

Helena, MT $348,116

Pine Bluff, AR $347,968

Vincennes, IN $347,494

Lubbock, TX $347,338

Alamogordo, NM $347,105

Twin Falls, ID $346,754

Rapid City, SD $346,638

Jackson, MS $345,937

Huntington, WV $345,910

Greenville, MS $345,898

Parkersburg, WV $345,501

Montgomery, AL $345,431

Wichita Falls, TX $345,042

Springfield, MO $345,042

Biloxi, MS $344,848

Monroe, LA $344,459

Johnstown, PA $344,186

Sumter, SC $344,031

Columbus, GA $343,992

Pascagoula, MS $343,253

Abilene, TX $343,253

Kingsport, TN $342,241

Albany, GA $342,241

Gulfport, MS $342,124

Alexandria, LA $340,840

Fort Smith, AR $339,867

El Paso, TX $338,817

Las Cruces, NM $337,066

Harlingen, TX $336,078

Pocatello, ID $336,016

Florence, AL $335,510

Brownsville, TX $335,432

Mcallen, TX $334,615

Dothan, AL $334,070

Columbus, MS $331,759

Altus, OK $329,946

Lawton, OK $329,207

Pierre, SD $327,806

What Skills Can Increase an Emergency 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 Emergency 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	$424,105	9%
Critical Care	$424,105	9%
Hematology	$412,432	6%
Interpersonal Relationships	$412,432	6%
Communication Skills	$412,432	6%
Internal Medicine	$408,541	5%

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How Education impacts an Emergency Physician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Emergency 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 Emergency Physician with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $352,087 and $380,525).

Emergency Physician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Emergency 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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Emergency Physician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Emergency 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

$365,140

Average $389,087/year

$429,996

$30,428

Average $32,424/month

$35,833

$7,022

Average $7,482/week

$8,269

$176

Average $187/hour

$207

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$429,996	$35,833	$8,269	$207
Average	$389,087	$32,424	$7,482	$187
25th Percentile	$365,140	$30,428	$7,022	$176

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Salary Trends for Emergency Physician

Salaries for an Emergency Physician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $238,605 in 2023 to around $233,252 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Emergency Physician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$244,273

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$233,252

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2024	$244,273
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