Side-by-side distribution
Anesthesiologist
$600,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 13%
- Live roles
- 54
Platform Engineer
$195,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 4,052
Highest-paying jobs
CV Anesthesiologist-Hillcrest Medical Center- Tulsa, OK - $725(k)+ with 10 Weeks Off and CV Only Cases!
Anesthesiologist - Hillcrest Medical Center- Tulsa, OK - $678,000 1099 + 10 Weeks Off and Post Call is Off!
Anesthesiologist - Hillcrest Hospital Claremore - Claremore, OK | $600,000 w/ 10 Weeks Off and Limited Call, No OB!
Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist - Bailey Medical Center - Owasso, OK - $600,000 + 10 Weeks Off!
CV Anesthesiologist - Comanche County Memorial Hospital - Lawton, OK - 26 weeks off
Anesthesiologist
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Essential Anesthesia Management
|
$600,000 | 5 |
|
Vail Health Hospital
|
$600,000 | 1 |
| SA Schwarzman Animal Medical Center | $227,500 | 1 |
Speechify
OpenAI
Nuro
Palantir
Databricks
Coinbase
Reddit
Platform Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $227,250 | 412 |
| Seattle | $212,500 | 108 |
| New York | $210,000 | 319 |
| Austin | $198,900 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $187,500 | 32 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 64 |
| Toronto | $185,000 | 61 |
| Chicago | $178,500 | 23 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 31 |
| Atlanta | $170,000 | 11 |
Anesthesiologist vs Platform Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Anesthesiologist is $600,000 per year (typically $562,500–$639,000), versus $195,000 for Platform Engineer ($166,525–$230,000). That puts Anesthesiologist about 208% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Anesthesiologist and Platform Engineer 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.