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Anesthesiology Doctors

Anesthesiology doctors are physicians who specialize in the practice of anesthesiology.

Anesthesiology Doctors Median Salary: $166,400+

Anesthesiology doctors earned a median yearly pay of more than $166,400 in 2010 for their work as vital members of flourishing economies countrywide. Hourly, that yearly pay works out to more than $80.00 for an average anesthesiology doctor. While incomes do change some from one location to another, they can fluctuate significantly based on your experience and education, making it essential to obtain proper training.

As reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, there were an estimated 34,820 employed as anesthesiology doctors countrywide in 2010. The most successful anesthesiology doctors usually tend to be investigative, social, and realistic. The right combination of characteristics and training is vital for anyone preparing to progress in this industry.

Some anesthesiology doctors find that it's valuable to expand on skills such as:

  • Oral Expression
  • Speech Clarity
  • Selective Attention
  • Far Vision
  • Visual Color Discrimination

A handful of personal characteristics can be effective for anesthesiology doctors, such as:

  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail
  • Innovation

Key subjects for anesthesiology doctors include:

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Biology
  • Psychology
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Administration and Management

An anesthesiology doctor might employ identifying objects, actions, and events, making decisions and solving problems, or controlling machines and processes on a typical day at work, which makes solid training positively essential for success. Keep reading for more data on anesthesiology doctors, including incomes and job density for areas all over the country.

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Alabama
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Birmingham NA $113,800 $54.70 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Mobile 70 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 45.3%

Alaska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Anchorage NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Arizona
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Flagstaff 50 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 198.2%
Phoenix 260 NA NA NA NA -44.5%
Tucson 420 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 343.1%

California
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Los Angeles (Area) 820 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -42%
Oakland NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Riverside NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Sacramento 250 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 13.1%
San Diego 530 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 55.8%
San Francisco (Area) 890 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 71.5%
San Francisco (City) 390 NA NA NA NA 50.4%
San Jose 270 $141,200 $67.90 $166,400+ $80.00+ 14.2%
Santa Rosa NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Colorado
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Hourly Wage
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Denver 280 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -13.9%

Connecticut
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Hartford NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

District of Columbia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Washington (Area) 720 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -7.7%

Florida
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cape Coral NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Lakeland NA $124,100 $59.70 $131,700 $63.30 NA
Orlando NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Tampa NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Georgia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlanta 260 $131,000 $63.00 $166,400+ $80.00+ -57.3%
Columbus 130 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 332.5%

Hawaii
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Honolulu NA $165,000 $79.30 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Illinois
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Champaign NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Chicago (Area) 1,380 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 21.2%
Peoria 40 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -19.3%

Indiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Fort Wayne NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Kansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Wichita NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Kentucky
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bowling Green NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Lexington NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Louisville NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Louisiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lafayette NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
New Orleans 210 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 48.5%
Shreveport NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Maryland
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Baltimore NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Massachusetts
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Boston (Area) 380 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -42%
Springfield 110 NA NA NA NA 45.3%
Worcester NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Michigan
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Detroit (Area) NA $165,200 $79.40 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Lansing 190 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 246.4%

Minnesota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Minneapolis 580 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 26.3%

Mississippi
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Jackson 60 $127,100 $61.10 $166,400+ $80.00+ -4%

Missouri
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Kansas City 650 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 150%
St. Louis 290 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -17.2%

Nebraska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Omaha NA $155,600 $74.80 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

New Mexico
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Albuquerque 130 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 30.3%

New York
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Buffalo 320 $157,300 $75.60 $166,400+ $80.00+ 122.6%
New York (Area) 2,970 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 33.6%
Poughkeepsie NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Syracuse 110 NA NA NA NA 29.2%

North Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charlotte 160 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -27.7%
Greensboro NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Raleigh 130 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -6.6%

Ohio
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cincinnati 260 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -3.3%
Columbus 40 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -83.9%
Dayton NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Mansfield NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Toledo 130 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 70.8%
Youngstown 60 NA NA NA NA -2.9%

Oklahoma
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City 40 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -71.2%
Tulsa NA $156,000 $75.00 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Oregon
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Portland NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Salem NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Pennsylvania
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Harrisburg NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Lancaster NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Philadelphia (Area) 450 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -36.5%
Pittsburgh NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Reading NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Scranton NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

South Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Greenville 50 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -35.8%

Tennessee
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 80 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 40.5%
Knoxville 170 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 97.1%
Memphis 310 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 94.2%
Nashville 250 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 28.5%

Texas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Austin NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Dallas (Area) 650 NA NA NA NA -16.1%
Houston 1,550 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 126.6%
San Antonio NA $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Utah
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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St. George NA $158,400 $76.10 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA

Vermont
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Burlington 60 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 88%

Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Richmond 180 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 12.4%
Virginia Beach 270 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ 36.9%

Washington
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Seattle (Area) 410 $166,400+ $80.00+ $166,400+ $80.00+ -6.2%

Wisconsin
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Hourly Wage
Job Density
Madison 150 $163,900 $78.80 $166,400+ $80.00+ 67.5%