Anesthesiologist vs Nurse

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

Side A

Side B

Anesthesiologist pays about 621% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Anesthesiologist Nurse
$600k
$83.2k
$10.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $736.9k

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

Nurse

$83,200

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -26.5%
$113,250 $83,200
$67.6k 25th
$83.2k Median
$126k 75th
$60.3k
$160k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $624k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
53.4%
Live roles
5,259

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
BAYADA Home Health Care $69,680 498
PH Pulse Healthcare $69,460 320
MedElite Group, LLC. $75,000 298
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing $94,830 160
One Medical $160,550 120
Lifestance $225,000 94
Ennoble Care $125,000 66
AH Adaptive Home Health $95,000 65

Nurse salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $164,320 49
Seattle $160,400 9
Boston $159,600 15
Los Angeles $150,000 18
New York $140,000 152
Chicago $135,500 13
Austin $126,664 10
Atlanta $125,000 15
Toronto $76,960 3
London $69,627 78

Anesthesiologist vs Nurse: which pays more?

The median for Anesthesiologist is $600,000 per year (typically $562,500–$639,000), versus $83,200 for Nurse ($67,600–$126,000). That puts Anesthesiologist about 621% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Anesthesiologist and Nurse 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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