Attending market snapshot

What the Critical Care attending market looks like for residents finishing in 2028

Real attending pay from approved physician reports, live demand, and when to start your search — so you can plan the jump from training with the actual numbers, not guesses.

Attending total comp · nationwide

Data as of Aug 2026

$425,000–$550,000median $480,000

33 approved physician salary reports·Medium confidence·realized pay, not open-role postings

How we calculate this→

Median and 25th–75th percentile of realized or accepted total compensation that Critical Care attendings reported to SalaryDr — resident and fellow pay excluded. We require at least 5 reports and widen from state → region → nationwide until the sample is large enough to be meaningful. Full methodology →

Today there are 284 open Critical Care roles on SalaryDr — a live read on the demand you'll graduate into.

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High-intent physician searches

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284 open roles

Physician (MD/DO) - Pulmonary Critical Care in Alabama

ARR Healthcare

Critical Care

Alabama · 25d ago

~$495,000

1:4 call schedule

SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage· 12 reports

High-intent physician searches

Physician (MD/DO) - Pulmonary Critical Care in Alabama

Physician (MD/DO) - Pulmonary Critical Care in Alabama

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (temp/locums)

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (temp/locums)

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Interventional Pulmonology

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Interventional Pulmonology

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Colorado

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Colorado

Physician - Critical Care/Intensivist/ICU

Physician - Critical Care/Intensivist/ICU

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (temp/locums)

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (temp/locums)

Physician- Trauma and Critical Care

Physician- Trauma and Critical Care

Pulmonary/ Critical Care/ Sleep Physician

Pulmonary/ Critical Care/ Sleep Physician

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Illinois

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Illinois

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Kentucky

Physician (MD/DO) - Critical Care in Kentucky

UMMG Staff Physician - Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (MTI)

UMMG Staff Physician - Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (MTI)

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (Academic or Clinical Track)

Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (Academic or Clinical Track)

Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist Physician

Critical Care Anesthesiologist - Physician - Camden, New Jersey

Critical Care Anesthesiologist - Physician - Camden, New Jersey

Physician - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Physician - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Critical Care Physician

Critical Care Physician

Critical Care Position in Eastern NC

Critical Care Position in Eastern NC

UMMG Staff Physician - Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

UMMG Staff Physician - Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pediatric Critical Care Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

Pediatric Critical Care Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

Critical Care Intensivist Physician - Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Critical Care Intensivist Physician - Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Intensivist Physician

Pulmonary, Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary, Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician (MD/DO) - Texas

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician (MD/DO) - Texas

Surgical Critical Care Physician

Surgical Critical Care Physician

Intensivist/Critical Care, NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, Bronxville

Intensivist/Critical Care, NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, Bronxville

Maternal Fetal Medicine and Critical Care Faculty Physician (MD/DO) - UNC School of Medicine

Maternal Fetal Medicine and Critical Care Faculty Physician (MD/DO) - UNC School of Medicine

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Marinette, Wisconsin

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Marinette, Wisconsin

Critical Care Physician (Intensivist) | 30 Minutes to Richmond

Critical Care Physician (Intensivist) | 30 Minutes to Richmond

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician

Physician | Pulmonary Disease - Critical Care Job | West Burlington, IA 52655

Physician | Pulmonary Disease - Critical Care Job | West Burlington, IA 52655

Pulmonary/ Sleep Medicine & Critical Care Opportunity in Wisconsin

Pulmonary/ Sleep Medicine & Critical Care Opportunity in Wisconsin

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Physician (Pulmonary & Critical Care)

Physician (Pulmonary & Critical Care)

Critical Care/Intensivist: Nocturnist, Hudson Valley

Critical Care/Intensivist: Nocturnist, Hudson Valley

Pulmonary Critical Care Faculty Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Faculty Physician

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Pulmonary Critical Care - $6,160 to $7,290 per week in Las Cruces, NM