Nephrologist Salary 2026: What Nephrology Jobs Pay

Employers advertising Nephrology jobs on PhysEmp are offering Salaries with average of $325,000 to $358,000 a year, based on the 3 of 45 active nephrology 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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Nephrology pay at a glance

SpecialtyActive listingsListings with payPosted rangeAverage posted range
Nephrology453$275,000 – $450,000$325,000 – $358,333

About 7% of nephrology listings on PhysEmp disclose pay. With only 3 listings reporting pay, treat these figures as directional.

Nephrology pay by state

States with salary data: Virginia $350,000; Ohio $350,000 – $450,000; Tennessee $275,000.

How nephrology pay has moved in 2026

Data pulledActive listingsListings with payAverage posted range
October 1, 2026453$325,000 – $358,333
July 1, 2026533$325,000 – $358,333
April 1, 2026462$287,499

Nephrology posted pay is up about $38,000 on the low end and up about $71,000 on the high end since April. With so few listings reporting pay, quarter-to-quarter swings mostly reflect which jobs happen to be posted.

Common questions

How much do nephrologists make?

Nephrology jobs posted on PhysEmp in October 2026 offer an average of $325,000 to $358,000 a year, with individual offers ranging from $275,000 to $450,000.

How these numbers are calculated

PhysEmp pulls every active nephrology 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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