Urologists Career, Salary and Skills
Urologists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $265,930 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 342,720. Wage data is published for 384 locations.
Occupation description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
O*NET code
29-1229.03
Job zone
5
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$265,930
Hourly median
$127.85
Employment
342,720
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.38 | 5.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.25 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
- Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation.
- Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
- Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
- Document or review patients' histories.
- Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
- Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.
- Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.
Technology
- Allscripts PM
- athenahealth athenaCollector
- Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
- Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- CareCloud Central
- Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Email software
- Epic Practice Management
- Epic Systems
- GalacTek ECLIPSE
- GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
- Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
Urologists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Urologists Salary in TXMedian $269,800 · Employment 30,720
- Urologists Salary in CAMedian $281,590 · Employment 25,530
- Urologists Salary in PAMedian $217,310 · Employment 23,800
- Urologists Salary in FLMedian $262,180 · Employment 23,390
- Urologists Salary in OHMedian $297,440 · Employment 21,160
- Urologists Salary in ILMedian $132,540 · Employment 20,790
- Urologists Salary in New York, NYMedian $265,930 · Employment 17,210
- Urologists Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $94,820 · Employment 16,950
- Urologists Salary in NYMedian $242,500 · Employment 16,600
- Urologists Salary in NCMedian $260,330 · Employment 14,080
- Urologists Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $222,410 · Employment 13,580
- Urologists Salary in MIMedian $155,480 · Employment 13,150
Related careers
- RadiologistsNational median $420,860
- ChiropractorsNational median $79,200
- Naturopathic PhysiciansNational median $115,210
- Nurse PractitionersNational median $132,300
- Family Medicine PhysiciansNational median $244,180
- Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsNational median $352,220
- Physician AssistantsNational median $135,880
- Allergists and ImmunologistsNational median $265,930
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.