Highest-paying Cities for Anesthesiologists

The top 30 highest paying cities for anesthesiologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of anesthesiologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $206,720, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is the highest paying city for anesthesiologists. It is followed by Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia (average annual salary $204,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of anesthesiologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 30 Highest-paying cities/areas for Anesthesiologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$206,720	$61,100	1,320
2	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$204,980	$170,120	80
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$204,910	$145,020	270
4	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$200,770	$80,530	n/a
5	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$200,530	$57,470	530
6	Knoxville, Tennessee	$200,250	$152,300	120
7	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$198,760	$144,980	n/a
8	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$197,080	$139,430	30
9	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$188,480	$143,950	n/a
10	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$182,380	$60,840	40
11	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$179,880	$166,280	n/a
12	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$176,590	$156,760	n/a
13	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$173,120	$47,430	230
14	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$170,000	$153,750	80
15	Richmond, Virginia	$166,000	$134,530	90
16	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$163,550	$140,830	70
17	Boulder, Colorado	$159,510	$25,320	n/a
18	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$148,800	$123,610	50
19	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$147,840	$122,460	n/a
20	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$136,940	$112,250	n/a
21	Joplin, Missouri	$136,420	$34,730	n/a
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$119,130	$63,750	390
23	Spokane, Washington	$114,960	$24,890	40
24	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$113,110	$87,910	n/a
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$112,260	$54,280	500
26	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$70,900	$56,260	n/a
27	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$62,460	$49,860	320
28	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$59,460	$53,560	n/a
29	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$58,500	$35,700	130
30	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	$37,700	$32,520	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for anesthesiologists.