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Cardiothoracic surgeon jobs in New York

5 open cardiothoracic surgeon jobs in New York at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $197.31 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in New York, opens in a new tab) for surgeons, all other here.

5
Open in NY
3
Employers hiring
3
Towns
$197.31
BLS median in NY
16th of 34 states and territories

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Checked 29 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC

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Where the cardiothoracic surgeon jobs are in New York

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What cardiothoracic surgeons earn in New York

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in New York

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in New York, May 2025

$197.31/hr ($410,410 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in New York, opens in a new tab)

Median for surgeons, all other, against $199.04 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 4,540 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in New York, opens in a new tab) employed in New York. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Surgeons, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Physicians & Surgeons in New York, in our research: median posted pay $129.25 · employers 76 (Physicians & Surgeons job market). New York in our research

Employers hiring cardiothoracic surgeons in New York

What the job takes

Medical school, then an integrated thoracic surgery residency or general surgery plus a fellowship.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

    Official page

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

    Official page

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

    Official page

  • Certification

    Board certification in thoracic surgery

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

    Official page

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

    Official page

Cardiothoracic surgeon jobs in New York: common questions

How much do cardiothoracic surgeons make in New York?

Too few open cardiothoracic surgeon jobs in New York post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $197.31/hr ($410,410 a year) for surgeons, all other in New York (May 2025), against $199.04 nationally, 16th highest of 34 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for surgeons.

Where in New York are the most cardiothoracic surgeon jobs?

Manhattan (3), Johnson City (1) and Schenectady (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring cardiothoracic surgeons in New York?

By open jobs on this board: NYU Langone Health (3), Ellis Medicine (1) and Weatherby Healthcare (1). In all, 3 employers have cardiothoracic surgeon jobs open in New York.

What do you need to work as a cardiothoracic surgeon in New York?

Medical school, then an integrated thoracic surgery residency or general surgery plus a fellowship. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in thoracic surgery (American Board of Thoracic Surgery; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from New York's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in New York, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in New York, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other (SOC 29-1249), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  6. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  7. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  8. Board certification in thoracic surgery: American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  9. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Cardiothoracic surgeon jobs in New York. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/cardiothoracic-surgeon/new-york

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