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

An ER Physician's salary grows with experience: starting around $372,268 for beginners, reaching about $375,659 at mid-level, and approach $384,396 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an ER Physician?

ER Physician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for ER Physician roles are District of Columbia $425,603, California $423,989, Massachusetts $418,338. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of ER Physician roles make?

Salaries for ER Physician level roles vary by specialization: Physician/Doctor, Emergency Room (ER): $375,390; Physician - Emergency Room: $375,381; Physician/Doctor, Hospitalist: $269,790; Pediatric Er Physician: $206,628; ER Director: $153,534.

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

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

ER Physician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an ER Physician in the United States is $384,396 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $185.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $461,609
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $360,737 to $424,812
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $339,197

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ER Physician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$424,812	$35,401	$8,169	$204
Average	$384,396	$32,033	$7,392	$185
25th Percentile	$360,737	$30,061	$6,937	$173

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Key Factors That Influence ER Physician Salaries

An ER 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 ER Physician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an ER 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): $372,268
Early Career (1-2 years): $373,964
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $375,659
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $378,033
Expert (over 8 years): $384,396

Levels	Salary
Entry Level ER Physician	$372,268
Intermediate Level ER Physician	$373,964
Senior Level ER Physician	$375,659
Specialist Level ER Physician	$378,033
Expert Level ER Physician	$384,396

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

District of Columbia: $425,603.
California: $423,989.
Massachusetts: $418,338.

District of Columbia $425,603 California $423,989 Massachusetts $418,338 Washington $416,801 New Jersey $416,647 Alaska $416,109 Connecticut $410,804 New York $408,651

Hawaii $401,771 Rhode Island $398,542 Maryland $396,351 Minnesota $393,352 Colorado $392,199 Illinois $391,815 Oregon $390,354 Delaware $389,278

New Hampshire $388,601 Virginia $387,087 Pennsylvania $382,666 Nevada $380,437 North Dakota $379,706 Michigan $378,553 Wisconsin $378,130 Vermont $377,285

Texas $374,940 Maine $374,786 Arizona $374,555 Ohio $374,286 Georgia $370,750 Indiana $368,982 Wyoming $368,636 Utah $368,098

Iowa $367,867 Kansas $366,022 Louisiana $365,484 North Carolina $365,292 Missouri $365,215 Florida $363,715 Montana $362,908 Nebraska $362,139

Kentucky $361,717 South Carolina $360,179 Tennessee $359,218 Idaho $358,834 New Mexico $356,028 Oklahoma $355,413 Alabama $353,145 South Dakota $349,339

Arkansas $347,263 West Virginia $346,149 Mississippi $342,804

Top Paying Cities for ER 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: $484,839
San Francisco: $479,530
Oakland: $469,424

San Jose, CA $484,839

San Francisco, CA $479,530

Oakland, CA $469,424

New York, NY $442,590

Paramus, NJ $437,208

Queens Village, NY $437,189

Passaic, NJ $436,824

Bergenfield, NJ $436,789

Stamford, CT $435,944

Huntington, NY $435,786

Newark, NJ $432,945

Bridgeport, CT $432,134

Vallejo, CA $431,369

New Brunswick, NJ $431,215

Petaluma, CA $430,985

Middlesex, NJ $430,254

Somerset, NJ $429,985

Santa Cruz, CA $429,486

Boston, MA $427,141

Monterey, CA $425,792

Seattle, WA $424,911

Santa Rosa, CA $424,834

Los Angeles, CA $424,719

Juneau, AK $423,720

Washington, DC $423,297

Orange, CA $421,928

Santa Ana, CA $420,914

Long Beach, CA $420,529

Anaheim, CA $420,452

Anchorage, AK $420,260

Santa Maria, CA $419,107

Everett, WA $419,030

Danbury, CT $417,677

Bremerton, WA $417,147

Tacoma, WA $415,763

New Suffolk, NY $415,755

Sacramento, CA $415,647

Santa Barbara, CA $415,225

Trenton, NJ $414,802

San Diego, CA $414,802

Brockton, MA $414,379

Fairbanks, AK $413,437

Lompoc, CA $412,457

Lowell, MA $412,146

Ventura, CA $412,073

Nashua, NH $411,996

Stockton, CA $411,957

Modesto, CA $409,151

Poughkeepsie, NY $408,305

Olympia, WA $407,575

Kennewick, WA $407,575

New Haven, CT $407,421

Lawrence, MA $406,037

Hartford, CT $405,653

Riverside, CA $405,576

New Bedford, MA $405,192

Richland, WA $405,192

Bakersfield, CA $404,654

San Bernardino, CA $404,500

New Britain, CT $404,461

Atlantic City, NJ $404,461

New London, CT $404,308

Norwich, CT $404,192

Portsmouth, NH $404,116

Boulder, CO $403,301

Portland, OR $402,770

Worcester, MA $402,732

Minneapolis, MN $401,540

Philadelphia, PA $401,002

Honolulu, HI $399,733

Saint Paul, MN $399,549

Vineland, NJ $399,464

Providence, RI $398,350

Chicago, IL $397,235

Bellingham, WA $396,774

Springfield, MA $396,466

Baltimore, MD $396,351

Chico, CA $395,390

Pittsfield, MA $394,352

Manchester, NH $393,622

Spokane, WA $391,930

Denver, CO $391,892

Albany, NY $390,085

Troy, NY $389,931

Nassau, NY $389,520

Schenectady, NY $389,124

Wilmington, DE $388,817

Burlington, VT $388,278

Salem, OR $388,125

Portland, ME $386,933

Yakima, WA $386,549

Rochester, MN $385,357

Reno, NV $385,165

Fresno, CA $385,165

Milwaukee, WI $384,819

Detroit, MI $384,434

Ann Arbor, MI $384,369

Allentown, PA $384,319

Colorado Springs, CO $383,666

Syracuse, NY $383,473

Carson City, NV $383,473

Houston, TX $382,935

Eugene, OR $382,743

Gary, IN $382,282

Springfield, OR $381,974

Bismarck, ND $381,897

Galveston, TX $381,628

Medford, OR $381,052

Fort Collins, CO $380,898

Concord, NH $380,706

Austin, TX $380,590

Mesa, AZ $379,783

Reading, PA $379,745

Phoenix, AZ $379,706

Dallas, TX $379,591

Saint Cloud, MN $379,222

Madison, WI $378,707

Utica, NY $377,669

Rochester, NY $377,054

Des Moines, IA $377,016

Raleigh, NC $376,977

Atlanta, GA $376,401

Battle Creek, MI $376,285

Salt Lake City, UT $376,170

Lancaster, PA $375,593

Harrisburg, PA $375,055

Kansas City, MO $374,671

Champaign, IL $374,594

Kansas City, KS $374,594

Fort Worth, TX $374,555

Columbus, OH $374,490

Boca Raton, FL $374,402

Pittsburgh, PA $374,248

Richmond, VA $374,094

Indianapolis, IN $374,017

Cleveland, OH $373,979

Las Vegas, NV $373,518

Cincinnati, OH $373,518

Petersburg, VA $372,941

Huntsville, AL $372,364

Lansing, MI $372,107

Lebanon, PA $372,057

Pueblo, CO $372,018

Appleton, WI $371,903

Buffalo, NY $371,749

Dayton, OH $371,634

Racine, WI $371,557

Charlotte, NC $371,519

Saint Louis, MO $371,403

York, PA $371,173

Elkhart, IN $371,173

Gastonia, NC $371,100

Billings, MT $371,007

Beaumont, TX $370,904

Lorain, OH $370,827

Benton Harbor, MI $370,750

Toledo, OH $370,673

Binghamton, NY $370,481

Rock Hill, SC $370,442

Rockford, IL $370,250

Springfield, IL $370,096

Elyria, OH $370,058

Fargo, ND $370,058

Flagstaff, AZ $369,789

Fort Lauderdale, FL $369,558

Duluth, MN $369,328

Miami, FL $369,328

Cheyenne, WY $369,059

Grand Forks, ND $369,059

Bangor, ME $368,213

Cedar Rapids, IA $367,790

Durham, NC $367,629

Louisville, KY $367,598

Grand Rapids, MI $367,521

Hialeah, FL $367,483

Casper, WY $366,944

Scranton, PA $366,483

New Orleans, LA $366,368

Virginia Beach, VA $366,329

Akron, OH $366,137

Peoria, IL $365,637

Sarasota, FL $365,561

Nashville, TN $365,292

Omaha, NE $365,292

Green Bay, WI $365,292

Baton Rouge, LA $365,099

Charleston, SC $365,022

Jamestown, NY $364,830

Davenport, IA $364,830

Tucson, AZ $364,638

Saint Petersburg, FL $364,407

Tampa, FL $364,331

Evansville, IN $364,100

Port Arthur, TX $364,100

Bradenton, FL $363,946

Santa Fe, NM $363,254

Orlando, FL $362,562

Clearwater, FL $362,447

Canton, OH $361,640

La Crosse, WI $361,640

Albuquerque, NM $361,409

Newport News, VA $361,371

High Point, NC $361,255

Ogden, UT $361,102

Corpus Christi, TX $360,794

Norfolk, VA $360,563

Laramie, WY $360,563

Rock Island, IL $360,333

Saginaw, MI $360,256

Jacksonville, FL $360,217

Salisbury, NC $360,141

Boise, ID $360,064

Moline, IL $359,872

Fort Myers, FL $359,756

Memphis, TN $359,679

Tulsa, OK $359,487

Waterloo, IA $359,257

Spartanburg, SC $358,872

Lincoln, NE $358,680

Fort Wayne, IN $358,603

Provo, UT $358,565

Cedar Falls, IA $358,103

San Antonio, TX $357,950

Greensboro, NC $357,796

South Bend, IN $357,757

Savannah, GA $357,335

Muskegon, MI $357,181

Birmingham, AL $357,142

Winston Salem, NC $356,954

Lake Charles, LA $356,028

Anderson, IN $355,951

Lexington, KY $355,835

Augusta, GA $355,720

Greenville, SC $355,720

Lima, OH $355,413

Wichita, KS $355,374

Tuscaloosa, AL $355,374

Columbia, SC $355,028

Springfield, OH $354,951

Asheville, NC $354,336

Bloomington, IN $354,067

Knoxville, TN $352,683

Shreveport, LA $352,645

Wilmington, NC $352,145

Roanoke, VA $352,145

Topeka, KS $351,453

Frankfort, KY $351,411

Oklahoma City, OK $351,146

Chillicothe, OH $350,992

Longview, TX $350,954

Melbourne, FL $350,915

Sioux Falls, SD $350,300

Mobile, AL $350,262

Terre Haute, IN $350,108

Altoona, PA $349,877

Amarillo, TX $349,608

Killeen, TX $349,493

Fayetteville, AR $349,185

Chattanooga, TN $349,070

Sioux City, IA $348,724

Idaho Falls, ID $348,647

Lynchburg, VA $348,340

Gainesville, FL $347,840

Portsmouth, OH $347,648

Little Rock, AR $347,571

Lafayette, LA $347,417

Youngstown, OH $347,417

Daytona Beach, FL $347,186

Clarksville, TN $347,148

Pensacola, FL $347,110

Temple, TX $347,083

Hopkinsville, KY $345,956

Erie, PA $345,880

Florence, SC $345,726

Charleston, WV $345,111

Great Falls, MT $344,919

Macon, GA $344,380

Tallahassee, FL $344,342

Fayetteville, NC $344,265

Waco, TX $344,188

Helena, MT $343,919

Pine Bluff, AR $343,773

Vincennes, IN $343,304

Lubbock, TX $343,150

Alamogordo, NM $342,920

Twin Falls, ID $342,574

Rapid City, SD $342,458

Jackson, MS $341,766

Huntington, WV $341,740

Greenville, MS $341,728

Parkersburg, WV $341,336

Montgomery, AL $341,267

Wichita Falls, TX $340,882

Springfield, MO $340,882

Biloxi, MS $340,690

Monroe, LA $340,306

Johnstown, PA $340,037

Sumter, SC $339,883

Columbus, GA $339,845

Pascagoula, MS $339,114

Abilene, TX $339,114

Kingsport, TN $338,115

Albany, GA $338,115

Gulfport, MS $337,999

Alexandria, LA $336,731

Fort Smith, AR $335,770

El Paso, TX $334,732

Las Cruces, NM $333,002

Harlingen, TX $332,026

Pocatello, ID $331,964

Florence, AL $331,465

Brownsville, TX $331,388

Mcallen, TX $330,581

Dothan, AL $330,042

Columbus, MS $327,759

Altus, OK $325,968

Lawton, OK $325,237

Pierre, SD $323,854

What Skills Can Increase an ER 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 ER 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	$418,992	9%
Critical Care	$418,992	9%
Hematology	$407,460	6%
Interpersonal Relationships	$407,460	6%
Communication Skills	$407,460	6%
Internal Medicine	$403,616	5%

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How Education impacts an ER Physician's Salary?

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

ER Physician Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how an ER 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

$360,737

Average $384,396/year

$424,812

$30,061

Average $32,033/month

$35,401

$6,937

Average $7,392/week

$8,169

$173

Average $185/hour

$204

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$424,812	$35,401	$8,169	$204
Average	$384,396	$32,033	$7,392	$185
25th Percentile	$360,737	$30,061	$6,937	$173

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Salary Trends for ER Physician

Salaries for an ER Physician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $235,728 in 2023 to around $230,440 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of ER Physician salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of ER Physician Over Time

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2023

$235,728

2024

$241,328

2025

$230,440

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2024	$241,328
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