How much do Cardiologists make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Cardiologists, the published 10th percentile is $84,480 and the 90th percentile is $623,360. The difference is $538,880, which is 287.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $95,990 to the 75th at $545,370, covers $449,380.

The mean annual wage is $324,160, which sits above the median of $187,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 62.2% lower than the national median of $496,010 for Cardiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $190,157, which is 61.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 54.3% lower than the Texas median of $410,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $187,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cardiologists at $190,157 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cardiologists. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $341,080 and employment of 90. That median is 81.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $347,807, against $190,157 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $382,000 and employment of 90. That median is 103.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $403,311, against $190,157 here.

Employment share

Cardiologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (460 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,290 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.