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
$61.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $733.1k

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

Physician

$175,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +25%
$140,000 $175,000
$130k 25th
$175k Median
$259.9k 75th
$107.5k
$318.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $750k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
54.7%
Live roles
2,093

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
MedElite Group, LLC. $105,000 331
One Medical $238,600 228
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing $210,080 64
Ennoble Care $125,000 55
HealthOp Solutions $142,500 52
Skilled Wound Care $235,000 43
Theoria Medical $139,500 36
Includedhealth $213,000 31

Physician salary by location

Location Median Roles
Seattle $301,750 17
San Francisco $285,000 60
Austin $258,100 11
Los Angeles $198,640 13
Paris $191,500 4
New York $175,000 89
Chicago $175,000 13
Boston $174,860 14
Atlanta $132,180 14
Denver $130,000 7

Anesthesiologist vs Physician: which pays more?

The median for Anesthesiologist is $600,000 per year (typically $562,500–$639,000), versus $175,000 for Physician ($130,000–$259,938). 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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