45 Statistics on Anesthesiology Compensation

Here are 45 statistics on anesthesiologists' compensation, based on Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012.

Overall:
•    $309,000 per year in 2011, down from $325,000 per year in 2010
•    7 percent of anesthesiologists earn more than $500,000 annually, 10 percent earns $100,000 per year or less
•    Increase in earnings from 2010: 26 percent
•    Decrease in earnings from 2010: 34 percent
•    No income change from 2010: 41 percent

By sex:
•    Average male earnings: $324,000
•    Average female earnings: $260,000
•    Males made 25 percent more than females in 2011
•    Males made 18 percent more than females in 2010

By geographical region:
•    South Central: $331,000
•    Great Lakes: $328,000
•    North Central: $321,000
•    Mid-Atlantic: $317,000
•    Southeast: $310,000
•    Southwest: $307,000
•    Northeast: $306,000
•    Northwest: $288,000
•    West: $283,000

By setting:
•    Multispecialty group practice: $396,000
•    Single-specialty group practice: $346,000
•    Healthcare organization: $331,000
•    Hospital: $325,000
•    Outpatient clinic: $231,000
•    Solo practice: $222,000
•    Academic: $220,000

Percent who feel fairly compensated: 59
Percent who feel unfairly compensated: 41

Hours per week seeing patients:
•    46 to 50: 21 percent
•    30 to 40 & 56 to 60: 16 percent
•    41 to 45 & 51 to 55: 13 percent

Patient visits per week:
•    25 to 49: 36 percent
•    Fewer than 25: 28 percent
•    50 to 75: 9 percent

Minutes spent with each patient:
•    25 or more: 61 percent
•    9 to 12: 12 percent
•    13 to 16: 11 percent
•    17 to 20 minutes: 8 percent
•    Less than 9 minutes: 5 percent
•    21 to 24: 3 percent

Hours per week spent on paperwork and administrative tasks:
•    1 to 4: 33 percent
•    5 to 9: 32 percent
•    10 to 14: 21 percent
•    15 to 19: 6 percent
•    20 to 24: 4 percent
•    More than 25: 3 percent

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