Cardiothoracic nurse pay
$121,526median posted offer#10 of 189 specialties
Read from 8 live Cardiothoracic postings that state pay — 26% above the all-nursing median of $96,720. Updated July 24, 2026.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Cardiothoracic nurses make?
- Across 8 live Cardiothoracic postings that state pay, the median offer is $121,526 a year. The middle half runs $105,491–$136,630, and the top 10% start at $161,918.
- Does Cardiothoracic pay more than nursing overall?
- Cardiothoracic ranks #10 of 189 specialties on posted pay. Its median is 26% above the all-nursing median of $96,720.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.