Hematology-Oncology Salary 2026: What Oncology Jobs Pay

Employers advertising Hematology-Oncology jobs on PhysEmp are offering an average of $508,000 to $608,000 a year, based on the 61 of 322 active hematology-oncology listings that disclosed pay. Data pulled October 1, 2026, from live job ads on PhysEmp. Updated quarterly.

Why this is different: these figures come from salaries employers posted in live job ads on PhysEmp this quarter, not from surveys or self-reported pay. They show what employers are offering right now, before bonuses and negotiation.

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Hematology-oncology pay at a glance

Specialty Active listings Listings with pay Posted range Average posted range
Hematology-oncology 322 61 $285,000 – $870,000 $508,461 – $607,894

About 19% of hematology-oncology listings on PhysEmp disclose pay.

Hematology-oncology pay by state

States with at least 3 hematology-oncology listings that disclosed pay, ranked by the low end of the average range:

State Active listings Listings with pay Average posted range
Illinois 6 4 $556,250 – $731,250
California 26 10 $535,412 – $664,255
Colorado 5 4 $491,750 – $557,250
New York 24 18 $437,500 – $566,389

States with fewer than 3 salary disclosures: Hawaii $675,000; Minnesota $675,000; Missouri $650,000; Montana $650,000; Michigan $600,000 – $645,000; Oregon $575,000 – $675,000; Nevada $562,500 – $637,500; West Virginia $550,000; Maryland $525,000 – $625,000; Wyoming $500,000.

Some hematology-oncology markets list no pay at all: North Carolina (15 listings), Texas (11 listings), Virginia (9 listings) and Pennsylvania (9 listings).

How hematology-oncology pay has moved in 2026

Data pulled Active listings Listings with pay Average posted range
October 1, 2026 322 61 $508,461 – $607,894
July 1, 2026 317 63 $497,651 – $585,636
April 1, 2026 331 73 $500,672 – $580,494

Hematology-oncology posted pay is up about $8,000 on the low end and up about $27,000 on the high end since April.

Common questions

How much do hematologist-oncologists make?

Hematology-oncology jobs posted on PhysEmp in October 2026 offer an average of $508,000 to $608,000 a year, with individual offers ranging from $285,000 to $870,000.

Which states pay hematologist-oncologists the most?

Among states with at least 3 salary disclosures, Illinois, California and Colorado post the highest averages, starting at $491,000 or more.

Is hematology-oncology pay going up?

Yes. On PhysEmp, the average posted range moved from $500,672 – $580,494 in April to $508,461 – $607,894 in October 2026.

How these numbers are calculated

PhysEmp pulls every active hematology-oncology job ad on the site at the start of each quarter. Salary figures come only from ads where the employer posted pay. The average posted range is the average of the low and high ends of those posted ranges. Full-time and locum listings are combined. Figures are employer-posted and not independently verified.

Last updated October 2026. Next update January 2027. All specialties in the PhysEmp Salary Report →

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