Here are 15 salary statistics about the compensation of anesthesiologists.
Average salaries
1. Nationwide — $332,000
2. Northeast — $298,000
3. Southeast — $358,000
4. Midwest — $392,000
5. West — $310,000
6. Five years ago — $303,000
7. 10 years ago — $222,000
Median compensation
8. 2008 — $366,640
9. 2007 — $352,959
10. Percent change 2007-2008 — 3.88 percent
11. 2006 — $344,691
12. Percent change 2006-2008 — 6.37 percent
13. 2005 — $337,654
14. Percent change 2005-2008 — 8.58 percent
15. Dollar change 2005-2008 — $28,986
Sources:
Items 1-7: "How Much Does Your Doctor Make?" Forbes.
Items 8-15: AMGA 2009 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. Reprinted with permission from the AMGA 2009 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey. ©2009, American Medical Group Association.