Medscape collected information from 17,461 physicians in 30 specialties, including cardiologists, for the survey between Oct. 4, 2019, and Feb. 10.
Eight things to know about cardiologists’ net worth:
1. Thirty-eight percent of cardiologists have a net worth of less than $1 million.
2. Forty-seven percent have a net worth of $1 million to $5 million.
3. Fifteen percent have a net worth above $5 million.
4. Twenty-three percent of cardiologists have a net worth of less than $500,000.
5. Thirty-four percent of male cardiologists have a net worth of less than $1 million, versus 55 percent of female cardiologists.
6. Fifteen percent of male cardiologists have a net worth of more than $5 million, compared to 18 percent of female cardiologists.
7. Two percent of cardiologists younger than 45 years have a net worth of more than $5 million, versus 32 percent of cardiologists older than 64 years.
8. A majority of cardiologists between the ages of 45 and 54 years (57 percent) and between 55 and 64 years (60 percent) have a net worth of $1 million to $5 million.
Two things to know about cardiologists’ debt:
1. Most cardiologists (58 percent) are still paying off the mortgage on their primary residence.
2. Seventeen percent of cardiologists are still paying off their school loans.
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