ANESTHESIA / ANESTHESIOLOGIST SALARIES
How much does it pay to knock someone off their senses? ....and, we are not talking fight clubs ;-)Check out these median mid-career level incomes for anesthesiologists...
- Houston, TX: $300,000/-
- Los Angeles, CA: $328,000/-
- New York, NY: $340,000/-
- Seattle, WA: $330,000/-
National Average = $310,000/-
And what's more Anesthetist Nurses too are known to cross the $100,000/- annual salary mark
A 2007 Salary survey conducted by Locum Tenens, a physician recruiting firm revealed the following average earnings figures for Anesthesiologists in USA:
Rural: $345,000 / year
Metropolitan: $340,000 / year
Download the 2007 Locum Tenens salary report and other employment statistics Here [PDF]
Pays will, of course, depend on the setting of the job - Recently I read this news article about a patient death at a VA hospital in Florida, which discussed low pays for Anesthesiologists in VA hospitals ( Nationwide range $90,000 to $255,000) whereas the private sector salary package offers range from $282,212 to $453,000 nationwide.
Q. How to become an Anesthesiologist in the USA ?
A. A Four year residency in Anesthesiology after medical school is needed. As increasingly competitive residency specialty, American medical Graduates are attracted by its technology-heavy practice and also by their high post-medical school loans, given the high salaries after just 4 years of training.
There are about 160 Anesthesiology residency programs in the USA, with an average intake capacity of 8 residents per year.
Anesthesiologists in USA enjoy a controlled work schedule with work hours averaging to 60-65 hours per week, extremely high salaries, are not swamped with too many calls and are always working with technology - all of which make it an attractive lifestyle.
For those inclined to specialize further, here are some of the 1 or two year Fellowship programs options available:
- Pediatric Anesthesiology - e.g. the Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia Program
- Pain Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Neuroanesthesia
- Regional Anesthesia
All the sub-specialists enjoy great incomes.
According to November 2003 article for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, there is a projected shortage of Anesthesiologists at least for the coming decade, the gap being filled up by Nurse anesthetists, who too enjoy 6-figure incomes
Also read:
- A day in the life of an Duke Anesthesiology Resident
- Nurse Anesthetist Salaries (CRNA) : Like the Physicians, Almost
Medical-Joke-Break:
After all tests were completed and it was time to tell the diagnosis, the doctor told his patient : "Well, I have some bad news and some good news".
Scared, the Patient said : "Tell me the good news first doctor"
The Doc said : "Well, the good news is that finally I shall have enough money to build that second swimming Pool"
NOTE: Salaries here are the 50th Percentile Salaries and may apply to mid-career levels - the lower percentile salaries (for fresh physicians) may actually be lower by 30,000- 40,000 $
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 3:25 PM
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Post Your Comment !Can you include salaries for Anesthesiologists who practice full-time interventional pain medicine?
How many cases per day?
what classes do u have to take in high school to get started on this career
College prep, with as many AP classes especially math and science as you handle.
High school does not matter, except fot the fact that you must do well to get into college. Once in college, your degree program doesn't really matter either. Of course you will need the pre-requisites for medical school and the more science you have the more prepared you will be for medical school. That said, in my med school class we had people with degrees in Education, Anthropology, Sociology and Enginering. Pick something you are interested in and where you can do well.
As a resident in anaesthesiology in a scandinavian country in europe i don't agree with the "are not swamped with too many calls" statement. The job i very exciting, requires rational quick thinking and a good "stress-coping" mechanism. Often self-rewarding but also lacking in respect from other diciplines. In europe the job is often integrated into critical care medicine so the specialty takes between 5-7 years to learn. Stressfull calls, long hours, Less paperwork :) and when you go home you usually dont take your work with you. Bear in mind that alcoholic and narcotic dependencies as well as suicidal rates are among the highest amongst Anaesthesiologists of all the medical disciplines. Not for the faint of heart :)
Wow! I'm off to America, I am a UK anaesthetist (as we call ourselves here.) My salary is a fraction of those quoted on this site, mind you my insurance is also a fraction of what you have to pay there!
Recently retired from 30 plus years in anesthesia private practice. Your unrealistic description of "controlled hours" with "few calls" seems to imply big bucks for little stress. I echo the comment"not for the faint of heart" as a fellow cool headed genetic Scandinavian. If you embrace constant change mentally and physically and appreciate the intense hands on patient care associated with controlled "poisoning" for unawareness during surgical repair, then anesthesia is for you. Remember however, you will receive what you give. "All we need is love......"
Hi!
I am currently 2nd year student at medicine in the republic of moldova (europe). My question is: i want to make residence in USA, and work as well in USA, what professions are available for international students? what can i choose to become?
Thank you a lot!
Hi, I am an anesthesiologist in India with 27 years experience in practice of anesthesiology, am USMLE certified, working as a professor in a medical school in India. Is there any scope of my joining as a faculty in anesthesiology in a medical school in USA?
Answer 1: For International students who need a visa, the usual specialties where they get in include Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry. General Surgery is also becoming increasingly possible these days. The ones that IMGs will find toughest are the good lifestyle and / or high salary specialties - which include : Emergency medicine, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Orthopedics & other surgical specialties including Ophthal, ENT etc and Radiology !
Answer 2: You could try the direct fellowship route in Anesthesiology, which I have covered here