Average Hourly Wage and Annual Salary of Anesthesiologists in the Top 10 Highest Employing States

Here are the 10 states with the highest numbers of employed anesthesiologists, along with the number of anesthesiologists and their average hourly and annual salaries, according to May 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics survey.

1. California — 3,250

• Average hourly wage — $100.91
• Average annual salary — $209,900

2. Texas — 2,350

• Average hourly wage — Estimate not released
• Average annual salary — Estimate not released

3. Illinois — 2,010

• Average hourly wage — $90.14
• Average annual salary — $187,480

4. New York — 1,910

• Average hourly wage — $92.94
• Average annual salary — $193,310

5. Michigan — 1,650

• Average hourly wage — $86.41
• Average annual salary — $179,720

6. Pennsylvania — 1,490

• Average hourly wage — $85.44
• Average annual salary — $177,710

7. Ohio — 1,280

• Average hourly wage — $101.47
• Average annual salary — $211,060

8. Florida — 1,210

• Average hourly wage — $92.85
• Average annual salary — $193,130

9. Maryland — 1,140

• Average hourly wage — $103.63
• Average annual salary — $215,550

10. North Carolina — 1,120

• Average hourly wage — $93.45
• Average annual salary — $194,370

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Note: The Occupational Employment Statistics survey covers wage and salary workers only and does not include the self employed and owners, proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses, such as partners in medical practices. As a result, OES wage estimates may not be representative of all workers in an occupation if wages for the self employed differ from those of wage and salary workers for a particular occupation. The data for physicians also include residents, who may typically earn lower wages. Because the self-employed are excluded, our employment estimates generally will be lower than those that include self-employed workers. Data from the BLS Employment Projections program, which are adjusted for self employment, estimate that there are about 39,500 anesthesiologists nationally, about 15 percent above the OES estimate of 34,230. Also, someone who trained as a physician but who is currently carrying out the duties of an administrator would be classified as an administrator in the OES data.

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