Anesthesiologist vs C / C++

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Anesthesiologist pays about 211% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Anesthesiologist C / C++
$600k
$193k
$90.1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $731k

Anesthesiologist

$600,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +45%
$413,750 $600,000
$562.5k 25th
$600k Median
$639k 75th
$406k
$686.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $240k – $700k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
13%
Live roles
54

C++ C / C++

$193,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -1.3%
$195,500 $193,000
$158.2k 25th
$193k Median
$222k 75th
$134.3k
$261.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $20k – $520k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
31%
Live roles
390

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Anduril Industries $193,000 15
Applied Intuition $170,500 14
Roblox $218,940 9
Esri $134,264 8
Stevens Capital Management LP $225,000 5
xAI $310,000 4
FT Flow Traders $233,750 4
Aurora Innovation $222,000 3

C / C++ salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $225,000 18
London $225,000 3
Chicago $200,000 13
Seattle $193,000 6
Boston $193,000 5

Anesthesiologist vs C / C++: which pays more?

The median for Anesthesiologist is $600,000 per year (typically $562,500–$639,000), versus $193,000 for C / C++ ($158,225–$222,000). That puts Anesthesiologist about 211% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Anesthesiologist and C / C++ are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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