U.S. Emergency Medicine Physician Salary 2026: $410K Median

The median emergency medicine physician salary in the United States is $410,000 per year, based on 144 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through September 24, 2026. The average is $453,372. At the average reported workweek of 39 hours, the median works out to about $202 per hour.

The middle 50% of reported emergency medicine physician salaries fall between $363,000 (25th percentile) and $480,000 (75th percentile). The 10th to 90th percentile range is $320,000 to $650,000. Based on 144 reports.

Among states with at least 3 approved reports, the highest median emergency medicine physician pay on SalaryDr is in Florida ($504,000 median, 12 reports), North Carolina ($483,000 median, 4 reports), and Texas ($460,000 median, 9 reports). State medians built from a handful of reports can move as new reports arrive.

In SalaryDr's reports, yes: private practice emergency medicine physicians ($481,892 across 23 reports) report a higher average total compensation than hospital-employed emergency medicine physicians ($422,808 across 71 reports).

Emergency medicine physicians who reported their schedule average 39 hours per week (143 reports).

Average total compensation by years of experience in SalaryDr's emergency medicine physician reports: 0–2 years, $438,424 (32 reports); 3–5 years, $474,512 (40 reports); 6–10 years, $452,192 (41 reports); 11–15 years, $438,511 (19 reports); 16+ years, $450,333 (12 reports).

80% of approved emergency medicine physician reports include bonus or incentive pay. Among those 115 reports, the median bonus is $65,000 and the average is $128,719.

In SalaryDr's reports, 1099/independent emergency medicine physicians report a 42% higher median total compensation (W-2: $410,000 across 20 reports; 1099/independent: $583,200 across 7 reports). These are total compensation figures and do not include the value of employer-paid benefits.

Emergency medicine physicians who rated their job gave it an average of 3.7 out of 5 (144 reports). 85% of the 142 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.

These figures come from 144 reports that emergency medicine physicians submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from September 24, 2026. Reports are self-reported: approval means a report passed SalaryDr's review checks, not that the submitter's pay was independently verified.