Emergency medicine salary in California
$265/hr
Median of 59 verified submissions from 58 emergency physicians in California · 1099-equivalent, net of self-paid malpractice

Interpolated from verified submissions.
Rates are self-reported submissions from NPI-verified emergency medicine physicians. Displayed rates are aggregates of reported salaries. No individual reported salaries are shown.
Thin line: 10th–90th percentile. Thick bar: the middle 50%. Tick: the median. All US submissions is shown for scale.
| Cohort | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $200 | $220 | $265 | $300 | $365 | 59 |
| All US submissions | $210 | $235 | $270 | $300 | $335 | 613 |
Inside California
2 of 15 metro areas with submissions have enough reporting physicians to publish a median.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA23 submissions$230/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA9 submissions$270/hr
13 more California metros carry submissions without enough reporting physicians to publish yet — Sacramento, San Francisco, Riverside, Redding, Stockton, Vallejo, Bakersfield, Chico, El Centro, Fresno, Salinas, San Jose, Yuba City. Sacramento is closest: 3 more physicians reporting there publishes a page of its own.
| Metro area | Submissions | Reporting physicians | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 23 | 23 | $230 per hour |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | 9 | $270 per hour |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 6 | 6 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 5 | 5 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | 3 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Redding, CA | 2 | 2 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Stockton, CA | 2 | 2 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | 2 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Chico, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
| Yuba City, CA | 1 | 1 | insufficient data (fewer than 7 reporting physicians) |
Down to a single department
This dataset tracks 285 emergency departments in California. Each figure is an estimate for the area around that department, interpolated from verified submissions nearby; An estimate appears once at least 3 different physicians have reported nearby.
Showing 8 of 285 departments
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA · 1 submission from this department
Locked
36 nearby reports feed this estimate
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
Locked
35 nearby reports feed this estimate
Heritage Oaks Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Locked
19 nearby reports feed this estimate
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Martinez, CA
Locked
19 nearby reports feed this estimate
Chino Valley Medical Center
Chino, CA
Locked
36 nearby reports feed this estimate
Mercy Medical Center Redding
Redding, CA · 1 submission from this department
Locked
5 nearby reports feed this estimate
60th Medical Group (Travis AFB)
Travis AFB, CA
Locked
19 nearby reports feed this estimate
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
Lodi, CA
Locked
19 nearby reports feed this estimate
1 of 285 departments in California have no nearby reports at all. If you've worked at one, you'd be the first.
Other markets
Every market with enough verified submissions to publish, nearest first.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
23 submissions
$230/hr
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
9 submissions
$270/hr
- Arizona
17 submissions
$300/hr
- Oregon
9 submissions
$290/hr
- Washington
16 submissions
$290/hr
This is as far as the public view goes
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