physician · SOC 29-1211
Anesthesiologists
National median $391,490 / yr · 38,760 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$391,490
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
OH
Score 76 · Ohio
Top-paying metro
Seattle
$646,930 median
Top WageBench Score
82
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $646,930 | $646,930 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 82 |
| #2 | Ohio | $490,530 | $475,814 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 76 |
| #3 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $491,640 | $471,974 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #4 | Washington | $499,990 | $499,990 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 73 |
| #5 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $477,890 | $456,385 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #6 | Virginia | $488,310 | $462,918 | 5.2% | 101 | ✓ | 72 |
| #7 | Columbus, OH | $441,230 | $427,993 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #8 | Kansas | $437,030 | $414,086 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 72 |
| #9 | Pennsylvania | $461,390 | $447,225 | 3.1% | 98 | ✓ | 72 |
| #10 | Idaho | $449,990 | $423,891 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 71 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$101,460
P25
$207,000
MEDIAN
$391,490
P75
$490,530
P90
$557,130
Hourly mean
$173
Hourly median
$188
Annual mean
$360,570
Total US jobs
38,760
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 64 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $646,930 | $646,930 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 82 |
| Ohio | OH | $490,530 | $475,814 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 76 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $491,640 | $471,974 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| Washington | WA | $499,990 | $499,990 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $477,890 | $456,385 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Virginia | VA | $488,310 | $462,918 | 5.2% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $441,230 | $427,993 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Kansas | KS | $437,030 | $414,086 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | $461,390 | $447,225 | 3.1% | 98 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Idaho | ID | $449,990 | $423,891 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Florida | FL | $465,370 | $465,370 | 0.0% | 103 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $418,010 | $397,110 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $443,990 | $420,459 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Louisiana | LA | $410,500 | $398,185 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $419,600 | $407,012 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Alabama | AL | $392,350 | $376,656 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Indiana | IN | $394,060 | $382,041 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| New Hampshire | NH | $481,640 | $481,640 | 0.0% | 104 | ✓ | 20 | 70 |
| New Mexico | NM | $393,970 | $374,665 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Connecticut | CT | $481,820 | $457,729 | 5.0% | 104 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $374,730 | $363,301 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| Maryland | MD | $418,010 | $397,110 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| Tennessee | TN | $330,620 | $330,620 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 67 |
| Kentucky | KY | $347,960 | $334,042 | 4.0% | 90 | ✓ | 23 | 67 |
| Nebraska | NE | $334,210 | $318,168 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 66 |
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Not published by BLS (26) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming.
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