How much do Cardiologists make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For Cardiologists, the published 10th percentile is $145,620 and the 90th percentile is $496,110. The difference is $350,490, which is 71.0% 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 $493,670 to the 75th at $496,100, covers $2,430.

The mean annual wage is $443,090, which sits below the median of $493,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $496,010 for Cardiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $441,222, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 166% higher than the California median of $185,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $493,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cardiologists at $441,222 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Cardiologists in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.