The median emergency medicine physician salary in California is $430,000 per year, based on 16 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through . The middle 50% of reports fall between $420,000 and $440,000; the 10th to 90th percentile range is $380,000 to $500,000.
Source: SalaryDr salary reports — anonymous, self-reported and approved before publication. Total compensation includes base salary, bonuses and incentives. Methodology
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Based on 16 approved salary reports in California. 100% of them include bonus or incentive compensation.
Not enough early-career reports (0–3 years of experience) yet to show a separate figure.
Answers are computed from the 16 approved salary reports on this page.
The median emergency medicine physician salary in California is $430,000 per year, based on 16 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through May 24, 2026. The average is $513,680. At the average reported workweek of 36 hours, the median works out to about $230 per hour.
The middle 50% of reported emergency medicine physician salaries in California fall between $420,000 (25th percentile) and $440,000 (75th percentile). The 10th to 90th percentile range is $380,000 to $500,000. Based on 16 reports.
Emergency medicine physicians who reported their schedule in California average 36 hours per week (15 reports).
Emergency medicine physicians who rated their job in California gave it an average of 3.9 out of 5 (16 reports). 88% of the 16 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.
These figures come from 16 reports that emergency medicine physicians in California submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from May 24, 2026. Reports are self-reported: approval means a report passed SalaryDr's review checks, not that the submitter's pay was independently verified.
Reports are anonymous and self-reported. How SalaryDr calculates these figures.
| Years of Experience | Average Salary | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|
| 6-10 years | $422,273 | 11 submissions |
* Experience levels with fewer than 5 approved reports are not shown.
| Practice Type | Average Salary | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-employed | $414,091 | 11 submissions |
* Practice types with fewer than 5 approved reports are not shown.
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