5 numbers on anesthesiology pay

Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker’s

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$472,000: The average salary for anesthesiologists in 2023. 

5%: The increase in pay for anesthesiologists from 2023 to 2024. 

66%: The percent of anesthesiologists who say that physicians as a whole are still underpaid, and 46% do not feel that they are paid fairly given their work demands. 

$346,740: Average salary for anesthesiologists in Montana, the top-ranked state for physicians per WalletHub’s March 18 rankings. 

14%: The percentage of anesthesiologists who do medical moonlighting to boost their income. Another 14% earned more by adding hours to their current job, while 9% did other medical-related work, 7% did nonmedical-related work and 62% did not do any other work to boost their income. 

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