Anesthesiologists salary
The median pay for anesthesiologists in the United States is $391,490 a year. About 38,760 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $101,460
- 25th percentile
- $207,000
- Median percentile
- $391,490
- 75th percentile
- $490,530
- 90th percentile
- $557,130
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $499,990
- Minnesota $496,510
- Ohio $490,530
- New Hampshire $481,640
- Florida $465,370
- Pennsylvania $461,390
- New York $445,660
- Wisconsin $443,990
- Kansas $437,030
- Vermont $434,780
- Louisiana $410,500
- Indiana $394,060
- New Mexico $393,970
- Kentucky $347,960
- Nebraska $334,210
- Tennessee $330,620
- Alaska $239,200
- Iowa $239,200
- Maine $239,200
- Nevada $239,200
- North Carolina $239,200
- North Dakota $239,200
- Oregon $239,200
- Rhode Island $239,200
- South Dakota $239,200
- South Carolina $238,970
- Georgia $230,000
- Texas $215,230
- District of Columbia $202,570
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $646,930
- St. Cloud, MN $591,740
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $491,640
- Lakeland, FL $482,020
- Kansas City, MO $477,890
- Albany, NY $471,720
- New York, NY $460,800
- Portland, ME $438,550
- Cincinnati, OH $419,600
- Augusta, GA $417,100
- Iowa City, IA $407,230
- Washington, DC $397,210
- Indianapolis, IN $374,730
- Rochester, NY $366,040
- Paducah, KY $350,260
- Omaha, NE $343,730
- San Antonio, TX $335,300
- Nashville, TN $328,840
- Columbia, SC $290,620
- Lexington, KY $273,190
- Anchorage, AK $239,200
- Asheville, NC $239,200
- Cedar Rapids, IA $239,200
- Charlotte, NC $239,200
- Cleveland, OH $239,200
- Des Moines, IA $239,200
- Fargo, ND $239,200
- Las Vegas, NV $239,200
- Manchester, NH $239,200
- Minneapolis, MN $239,200
- Muskegon, MI $239,200
- New Orleans, LA $239,200
- Orlando, FL $239,200
- Philadelphia, PA $239,200
- Portland, OR $239,200
- Providence, RI $239,200
- Sioux Falls, SD $239,200
- Tallahassee, FL $239,200
- Waterloo, IA $239,200
- Wichita, KS $239,200
- Grand Rapids, MI $228,760
- Atlanta, GA $226,830
- Dallas, TX $218,060
- Houston, TX $210,230
- Chicago, IL $77,770