For reference, the average salary of all anesthesiologists in the U.S. is $339,470 per year, and it’s $423,250 for cardiologists, $312,120 for ophthalmologists and $378,250 for orthopedic surgeons.
Below are the 32 cities where physicians of each specialty earn a yearly average salary higher than $400,000, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey, which was published April 3 and uses data from 2023, the latest available.
Anesthesiologists
San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif.: $481,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash.: $456,530
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga.: $403,440
Cardiologists
Tallahassee, Fla.: $715,170
Jacksonville, Fla.: $606,670
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.: $550,830
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga.: $546,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla.: $468,520
Syracuse, N.Y.: $457,710
St. Cloud, Minn.: $455,470
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tenn.: $453,790
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa: $450,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.: $444,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.: $442,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.: $435,680
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, N.Y.: $435,230
Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.: $429,510
Raleigh, N.C.: $421,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.: $405,810
Winchester, Va.-W.Va.: $402,520
Ophthalmologists
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.: $418,270
Spokane-Spokane Valley, Wash.: $401,640
Orthopedic surgeons
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis.: $561,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis.: $504,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.: $490,070
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Mich.: $457,200
Roanoke, Va.: $455,270
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Calif.: $443,100
Bend-Redmond, Ore.: $431,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.: $424,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.: $420,080
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash.: $418,150
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