Average Emergency Medicine Physicians Salary in the United States

This occupation code (SOC 29-1214) has no salary data on file. It may have been retired or renamed by BLS.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates . Data covers 46 states and 69 metro areas.

No annual salary published. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for Emergency Medicine Physicians. This happens with occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (think actors, athletes, musicians, dancers, and some fine art roles). Hourly wages are shown below where available.

National hourly wage

Hourly pay for emergency medicine physicians across all workers captured in the latest BLS survey.

Median hourly wage: Not published
Mean hourly wage: $154.19/hr
10th percentile: $55.14/hr
90th percentile: Not published

Hourly rates for emergency medicine physicians vary widely by project type, union status, and experience. These figures include both short-engagement and extended work.

National employment

Workers tracked nationally: 33,680
Jobs per 1,000 workers: N/A

Where emergency medicine physicians earn the most per hour

BLS publishes hourly wage data for some locations but not others. Here are the locations with the highest reported median hourly wage.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Kentucky: $114.95/hr
Oklahoma: $86.01/hr
Alaska: $80.79/hr
California: $76.01/hr
Georgia: $67.30/hr
Utah: $66.12/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: $106.04/hr
Syracuse, NY: $97.82/hr
Oklahoma City, OK: $86.01/hr
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: $83.00/hr
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT: $68.54/hr
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: $67.30/hr
Rochester, NY: $34.95/hr

Where emergency medicine physicians work

Locations with the largest workforce for this occupation. The "concentration" number next to each area shows how common this job is locally compared to the rest of the country — anything above 1.00 means the area has a higher-than-average share of emergency medicine physicians.

By employment

States with the most jobs

New York: 3,370

LQ 1.62
Georgia: 3,290

LQ 3.10
Florida: 1,780

LQ 0.83
Ohio: 1,610

LQ 1.34
Illinois: 1,560

LQ 1.17
Wisconsin: 1,190

LQ 1.86
Maryland: 1,150

LQ 1.91
Indiana: 1,040

LQ 1.50

By employment

Metros with the most jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: 2,810

LQ 1.37
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: 2,760

LQ 4.41
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: 1,390

LQ 1.42
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: 1,060

LQ 1.56
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 620

LQ 1.47
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: 600

LQ 2.27
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: 530

LQ 1.82
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: 450

LQ 0.77

Job outlook

BLS projects employment for emergency medicine physicians from 2024 to 2034. Growth is roughly in line with the US average of about 4% across all occupations.

Projected growth: +2.7%; 1,000 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 1,000; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

Entry into this field typically requires a doctoral or professional degree, which helps explain the high wage level and relatively narrow candidate pool.

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Some of these are also hourly or project-based occupations without a published annual salary.