Emergency Medicine Physicians Salary in the US
A emergency medicine physicians earns a national median of $335,550 a year (mean $317,480) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #8 of 825.
How much does a emergency medicine physicians earn in the US?
A emergency medicine physicians in the United States earns a median of $335,550 a year (mean $317,480), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 558% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 32,880 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1214), ranked #8 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$335,550
per year
Mean
$317,480
per year
Employment
32,880
US workers
National rank
#8
of 825 by median
What a emergency medicine physicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a emergency medicine physicians (SOC 29-1214) earns a median annual wage of $335,550 and a mean (average) of $317,480. The median is the midpoint — half of emergency medicine physicians earn more and half earn less — and is 558% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a emergency medicine physicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for emergency medicine physicians is $335,550, and the mean (average) is $317,480. The median is the midpoint — half of emergency medicine physicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does emergency medicine physicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $335,550, a emergency medicine physicians earns 558% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many emergency medicine physicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 32,880 emergency medicine physicians employed nationally (SOC 29-1214), across all industries.
- Where does this emergency medicine physicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1214. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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- Orthodontists$289,140
Find emergency medicine physicians jobs with salary ranges
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1214 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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