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Average Cardiologists Salary in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Cardiologists in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earn a median annual salary of $551,320, which is +11.2% compared to the national median. There are 210 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (metro area).

$551,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median annual wage
$265/hour median
+11.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $496,010
210
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.70
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$80,180
25th
$371,380
Median
$551,320
75th
$712,130
90th
$740,350

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
95.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$578,085
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 91.0%
Rents: 87.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $662,760 Compare 130
Chattanooga, TN-GA $610,080 Compare 40
Omaha, NE-IA $598,480 Compare 110
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $567,680 Compare 80
Lexington-Fayette, KY $558,180 Compare 140
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $528,750 Compare 150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $551,320 1.70
Surgeons, All Other $437,390 0.84
Anesthesiologists $419,600 1.18
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $350,950 4.54
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $334,250 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $333,290 1.03
Physicians, Pathologists $317,890 2.40
Physicians, All Other $315,630 1.31

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has salary data for 657 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Cardiologists in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cardiologists are projected to change by +4.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.