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Orthopedics PhysEmp Salary Report: August 2026

A single orthopedic surgeon in West Islip, New York can command $850,000 to reassemble knees, hips, and shoulders — roughly the same annual figure a colleague in Oakland, Maryland might see doubled and still not reach.

Conditional Pay Reshapes Physician Earning Potential

Physician base salaries reached $387,000 nationally but grew only 2-4% annually as employers shift toward conditional compensation models tied to RVUs, quality metrics, and performance thresholds. This structural change means the contract fine print—not the headline salary—now determines actual earning potential.

Cardiology-Interventional PhysEmp Salary Report: August 2026

Kentucky and Iowa are each paying interventional cardiologists an average of $875,000 per year, which means the Midwest is now outbidding coastal markets by margins that would make a hospital CFO wince.

Anesthesia PhysEmp Salary Report: August 2026

Texas is paying anesthesiologists an average of $735,040 to $754,453 annually, which is approximately $200,000 more than Connecticut and enough to make even a pain management specialist wince with envy.

Cardiology-Noninvasive PhysEmp Salary Report: August 2026

Kentucky is paying noninvasive cardiologists $800,000 a year.

Hematology-Oncology PhysEmp Salary Report: August 2026

The national salary floor for Hematology Oncology sits at $250,000 in Vermont while the ceiling reaches $870,000 in California—a 248% spread that says less about oncology than it does about geography, negotiating leverage, and whether your hospital system believes in paying for scarcity.