Employers advertising Pulmonary and Critical Care jobs on PhysEmp are offering Salaries with average of $380,000 to $410,000 a year, based on the 5 of 37 active pulmonary and critical care 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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Pulmonary and critical care pay at a glance
| Specialty | Active listings | Listings with pay | Posted range | Average posted range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary and critical care | 37 | 5 | $300,000 – $450,000 | $380,000 – $410,000 |
About 14% of pulmonary and critical care listings on PhysEmp disclose pay. With only 5 listings reporting pay, treat these figures as directional.
Pulmonary and critical care pay by state
States with salary data: Indiana $400,000 – $412,500; Kentucky $450,000; Illinois $350,000 – $425,000; New York $300,000 – $350,000.
How pulmonary and critical care pay has moved in 2026
| Data pulled | Active listings | Listings with pay | Average posted range |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | 37 | 5 | $380,000 – $410,000 |
| July 1, 2026 | 36 | 6 | $370,000 – $410,000 |
| April 1, 2026 | 48 | 7 | $392,857 – $435,714 |
Pulmonary and critical care posted pay is down about $13,000 on the low end and down about $26,000 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 pulmonary and critical care physicians make?
Pulmonary and critical care jobs posted on PhysEmp in October 2026 offer an average of $380,000 to $410,000 a year, with individual offers ranging from $300,000 to $450,000.
How these numbers are calculated
PhysEmp pulls every active pulmonary and critical care 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 →