Attending market snapshot

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

Real attending pay from verified 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 verified physician-reported salaries·Medium confidence·realized pay, not open-role postings

How we calculate this→

Median and 25th–75th percentile of realized or accepted total compensation that verified 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 483 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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483 open roles

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Duke Health

Critical Care

Durham, North Carolina · 1mo ago

~$495,000

SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage· 12 reports

High-intent physician searches

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care / PCICU Nocturnist

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care / PCICU Nocturnist

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician- Athens, Ohio

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician- Athens, Ohio

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Critical Care Medicine Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Physician | Premier Private Practice in Birmingham, AL

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Physician | Premier Private Practice in Birmingham, AL

Critical Care Intensivist Physician Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Critical Care Intensivist Physician Houston Methodist Sugar Land

Pulmonary Critical Care - Kernodle Clinic / Duke Health, Burlington NC

Pulmonary Critical Care - Kernodle Clinic / Duke Health, Burlington NC

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care Medicine, Physician - Critical Care

Critical Care Medicine, Physician - Critical Care

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonologist/Critical Care Physician in SW Ohio

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonologist/Critical Care Physician in SW Ohio

Pulmonary/Critical Care or Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary/Critical Care or Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Faculty Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Faculty Physician

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Hospitalist Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care PCICU

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonologist/Critical Care Medicine Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonologist/Critical Care Medicine Physician

Nocturnist Critical Care Physician in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Nocturnist Critical Care Physician in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Critical Care Intensivist Physician - 24/7 Closed ICU

Critical Care Intensivist Physician - 24/7 Closed ICU

Physician - Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care

Physician - Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care

Physician (Pulmonary, Critical Care)

Physician (Pulmonary, Critical Care)

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician - Eskenazi Hospital

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician - Eskenazi Hospital

Clinical Physician Executive | Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine

Clinical Physician Executive | Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Locum Neuro Critical Care Physician

Locum Neuro Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Physician/Intensivist | Longview, TX

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Critical Care Physician/Intensivist | Longview, TX

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Critical Care - Intensivist - Physician - Academics

Faculty Physician - Cardiovascular Critical Care (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)

Faculty Physician - Cardiovascular Critical Care (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)

Physician - Critical Care

Physician - Critical Care

MO Facility Is Looking for a Locums Critical Care Medicine Physician

MO Facility Is Looking for a Locums Critical Care Medicine Physician

Critical Care Physician

Critical Care Physician

Physician - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Physician - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Disease - Critical Care - Physician

Pulmonary Disease - Critical Care - Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician

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

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

Physician, Pulmonary Critical Care

Physician, Pulmonary Critical Care

Academic Physician - MD/DO - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Academic Physician - MD/DO - Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Critical Care Physician/Surgeon - Assistant or Associate Professor

Critical Care Physician/Surgeon - Assistant or Associate Professor

Critical Care/Trauma Physician