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Anesthesiologist Salary

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Anesthesiologist Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Anesthesiologists work in a number of settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. The salaries of Anesthesiologists varies depending on the location and the setting. The assumption was made that the Anesthesiologists reflected here were working an average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year. The average Anesthesiologist Salary does not reflect the beginning anesthesiologist salary.

Anesthesiologist Salary: Median Hourly & Annual Data

HOURLY

An anesthesiologist median salary is over $70.00 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $49.13 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $100 per hour.

ANNUALLY

On an annual basis the median Anesthesiologists salary is $182,360. The lowest 10% earn $102,440 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $145,000 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or average.

Lowest and Highest Anesthesiologist Salary

The lowest paid Anesthesiologists earn less than $110,000 annually while the highest paid Anesthesiologists earn well over $300,000 per year.

Top 5 States

The best states to earn an Anesthesiologists salary are New Jersey ($197,780), Alabama ($196,990), Alaska ($193,200),
Maryland ($192,850), and South Carolina ($192,590).

top 5 Metropolitan Areas

The best city or metropolitan areas to earn an Anesthesiologists salary are Savannah, GA, Roanoke, VA, Louisville, KY-IN, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, and Fort Worth-Arlington, TX all with salaries in excess of $145,000.

Private Practice Vs Employment

Anesthesiologists in private practice earned a median salary of approximately $269,000 per year. There is a large discrepancy between the reported earnings of anesthesiologists who are employed vs. private practice or self-employed with the top earnings listed by the US Bureau of labor statistics as being approximately $197,000 per year versus $316,500 found on an online salary site.

EMPLOYMENT DATA

According to the US Department of Labor nationally there are 26,140 Anesthesiologists who earn a salary through being employed. The American Society of Anesthesiologists list more than 37,000 members. It can be assumed that while a large number are considered employed there are still a significant number of practicing anesthesiologists who are in private practice or self-employed.

Where They Work

Of all the Anesthesiologists employed in the United States over 20,000 of them work in the offices of other healthcare practitioners such as other Anesthesiologists, doctors and etc. This is also where the best anesthesiology salaries can be found. The annual mean salary is $182,360. A small number of Anesthesiologists earn a salary by being employed in colleges and universities and earn an annual mean salary of $96,370.

Benefits

Fringe benefits are going to be similar to those offered by small business's or single proprietor business's. A typical employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.

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