Bottom quarter
$585K
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Salary in Philadelphia
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$684K
Top quarter
$808K
Top 10%
$949K
Adjusted for Philadelphia at 1.06× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia pulls a median of $683,700 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $807,720 and the top 10% at $948,700. Pay in Philadelphia runs about 6% above the national baseline. The gap between the middle of the market and the top quarter is real money — at this role, $124,020 a year. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$807,720 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$745,710 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$683,700 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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