SOC 29-1214 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Emergency Medicine Physicians make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $289,440. The 10th percentile is $80,210 and the 90th percentile is $386,990. Employment is 3,070.

Median annual wage

$289,440

10th percentile
$80,210
25th percentile
$93,640
Median
$289,440
75th percentile
$369,510
90th percentile
$386,990
Mean
$249,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Emergency Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $80,210 and the 90th percentile is $386,990. The difference is $306,780, which is 106.0% 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 $93,640 to the 75th at $369,510, covers $275,870.

The mean annual wage is $249,060, which sits below the median of $289,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $335,550 for Emergency Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $257,136, which is 23.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% lower than the New York median of $301,690.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $289,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medicine Physicians at $257,136 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medicine Physicians. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 9th of 13 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).).

  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $190,430 and employment of 140. That median is 34.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,033, against $257,136 here.
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 83 miles away, with a median of $306,610 and employment of 110. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $306,708, against $257,136 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $418,940 and employment of 250. That median is 44.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $407,743, against $257,136 here.

Employment share

Emergency Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (3,070 of 9,492,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.53 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Emergency Medicine Physicians make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Emergency Medicine Physicians in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $289,440. The 10th percentile is $80,210 and the 90th percentile is $386,990. Employment is 3,070.

How does that compare with the national median for Emergency Medicine Physicians?

The local median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $335,550.

What is Emergency Medicine Physicians pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $289,440 is $257,136. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ compare with nearby metros for Emergency Medicine Physicians?

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $190,430. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 9th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.