SOC 29-1214 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Emergency Medicine Physicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $333,290. The 10th percentile is $131,870 and the 90th percentile is $581,340. Employment is 240.
Median annual wage
$333,290
- 10th percentile
- $131,870
- 25th percentile
- $174,410
- Median
- $333,290
- 75th percentile
- $476,910
- 90th percentile
- $581,340
- Mean
- $330,260
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Emergency Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $131,870 and the 90th percentile is $581,340. The difference is $449,470, which is 134.9% 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 $174,410 to the 75th at $476,910, covers $302,500.
The mean annual wage is $330,260, which sits below the median of $333,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $335,550 for Emergency Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $349,470, which is 4.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 11.7% lower than the Ohio median of $377,480.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $333,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medicine Physicians at $349,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medicine Physicians. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 7 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).).
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $454,760 and employment of 200. That median is 36.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $490,603, against $349,470 here.
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $148,180 and employment of 160. That median is 55.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,524, against $349,470 here.
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $169,390 and employment of 180. That median is 49.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $181,995, against $349,470 here.
Employment share
Emergency Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (240 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Emergency Medicine Physicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Emergency Medicine Physicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $333,290. The 10th percentile is $131,870 and the 90th percentile is $581,340. Employment is 240.
How does that compare with the national median for Emergency Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $335,550.
What is Emergency Medicine Physicians pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $333,290 is $349,470. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Emergency Medicine Physicians?
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $454,760. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.