Anesthesiologist vs Physician

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

Side A

Side B

Anesthesiologist pays about 243% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Anesthesiologist Physician
$600k
$175k
$51k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $761.5k

Anesthesiologist

$600,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +45%
$413,750 $600,000
$525k 25th
$600k Median
$600k 75th
$187k
$724.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $25k – $910k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
14.3%
Live roles
63

Physician

$175,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +25%
$140,000 $175,000
$130k 25th
$175k Median
$258.1k 75th
$100k
$324.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $7k – $750k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
58.8%
Live roles
1,947

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
MedElite Group, LLC. $150,000 245
One Medical $239,400 231
HealthOp Solutions $143,750 60
Ennoble Care $130,000 57
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing $215,000 50
Skilled Wound Care $235,000 48
Includedhealth $213,000 44
Theoria Medical $139,500 31

Physician salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $318,350 61
Seattle $283,513 17
Chicago $249,600 13
Austin $246,550 20
Atlanta $203,475 10
New York $175,000 80
Boston $174,720 17
Los Angeles $171,600 13
Paris $140,000 3
Denver $130,000 5

Anesthesiologist vs Physician: which pays more?

The median for Anesthesiologist is $600,000 per year (typically $525,000–$600,000), versus $175,000 for Physician ($130,000–$258,100). That puts Anesthesiologist about 243% ahead at the median.

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