Source-transparent reference · 2026
Emergency Medicine physician compensation
National total compensation for Emergency Medicine is $416,066 — the midpoint of the two major physician compensation surveys, ranking #21 of 39 specialties with cross-checkable data. Every figure below is traceable to its named source.
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| 10th | 25th | Median | Mean | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $103,610 | $184,830 | $335,550 | $317,480 | $418,890 | $495,910 |
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 29-1214 · 32,880 employed nationally. Public domain. Percentiles verified against the BLS query system 2026-08-17.
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Doximity 2025
$411,133
Reflects 2024 earned income · n≈37,000 physicians, self-reported
Medscape 2026
$421,000
Reflects 2025 earned income · n=5,916 physicians, self-reported
Cross-source midpoint
$416,066
Simple average of the two sources above — they diverge by 2.4%. Published only because both report the same specialty construct.
Each source figure is reproduced as published, with attribution. The Midpoint is Attending Financial's own calculation — a plain average of the sources that cover the same specialty — not a statistic published by anyone. Doximity figures reflect 2024 earned income (surveyed 2025, n≈37,000 physicians, self-reported). Medscape figures reflect 2025 earned income (surveyed Sept–Dec 2025, n=5,916 physicians, self-reported). MIDPOINT IS OUR OWN CALCULATION, not a published figure: it is the arithmetic mean of the sources above it, shown only where both cover the same specialty construct. It has no sampling frame of its own and no confidence interval, because it is not a survey result — it is a convenience figure for readers who want one number, and the per-source columns beside it are the actual evidence. Where the sources disagree materially, that disagreement is the more useful finding and the Midpoint is suppressed rather than averaged. Rows marked ⚠ Stale use Medscape data re-published from its 2024 survey with no fresh 2025 collection. Suppress flag indicates construct mismatch or insufficient cross-source confirmation. Full methodology.
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