Perfusionist salary
What a perfusionist actually earns, from 153 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A perfusionist earns a blended US median near 113,883 dollars, with the typical middle running from 98,380 dollars to 157,500 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 7 percent since 2021. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is physical therapist, at 13 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
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Quick answers
How much does a perfusionist make?
The blended US median is about 113,883 dollars, with a typical range from 98,380 dollars to 157,500 dollars.
What can a perfusionist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is physical therapist, at 13 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-2099. Live corpus 153 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.