Corpus Christi Bay Area - Full-Time Anesthesiologist
Listed compensation
$500K - $600K
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Job Description
Role Overview
Summary of Job: Seeking multiple Anesthesiologists (General and CV/TEE proficiency) at Corpus Christi Medical Center. Top of Market Base Salary $500K-$600K base + incentives/stipends, $150K Sign-On. Flexible schedule. No OB. Level II Trauma center. Mix of supervising CRNAs and doing your own cases.
Anesthesiologists average 30-35 hours a week, and take beeper call from home - only come in for operative cases. Post call day off + 1 week off each month, to equal 12 weeks off annually - or sell back time for additional earning potential!! Salary: $500,000+PTO: 12 Weeks
Cases include: General, Trauma, Ortho, Endo, OB, Urology, Gyn, Podiatry
About The Facility
Facility Description: Committed to the care and improvement of human life, Corpus Christi Medical Center has been a growing part of South Texas since 1962. In recognition of this commitment, we strive to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare.
What began as a 26-bed facility in the early 60s has grown into a four-campus, 583 bed system, offering a full range of healthcare services with outstanding clinical care, superior technological care and comforting reassuring personal care.
Corpus Christi Medical center includes: Doctors Regional, Bay Area, The Heart Hospital and Northwest, a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week emergency care center with laboratory and radiology services. Our family of hospitals has one purpose- life.
- Facility Website: visitcorpuschristitx.org
- Location: Corpus Christi, Texas - TX
About NorthStar
Our Story: NorthStar Anesthesia
Founded in 2004 by an Anesthesiologist and CRNA, NorthStar Anesthesia is one of the largest anesthesia management companies in the country. We partner with over 150 hospitals and surgery centers across 20+ states, encompassing more than 2000 providers nationwide.
NorthStar is on the cutting edge of technology implementation, ensuring our hospitals and providers have the best resources available.
Our performance-driven approach combines quality anesthesia care with the efficiency and accountability that hospitals require, allowing our partners and providers to focus on what they do best: care for patients. At NorthStar Anesthesia we believe that’s a better way to operate.
- EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disability Employer
- Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term/Short Term, Malpractice, 401k and more
Key Responsibilities
Provide anesthesia services for a variety of cases including general, trauma, and orthopedic procedures. Responsibilities include performing independent cases and supervising CRNAs within a Level II Trauma center.
Requirements
Seeking Anesthesiologists with general proficiency and specific expertise in CV and TEE. Candidates must be able to manage a mix of independent cases and supervisory duties.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 78% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$550k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $566k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 4.2 / 10 · above average in anesthesiology | ranked against 784 Anesthesiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $500k–$600k | Anesthesiology median $516k (middle half $350k–$588k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$566k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Anesthesiology listings in Texas | 61 active | 783 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 78% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $150k sign-on | Texas Physician listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology hiring demand | #15 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 53 days · 26% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 184 postings, 184 closed |
| New Anesthesiology listings | 290 in the last 30 days | 275 the 30 days before (+5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Anesthesiology pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$550k midpoint, that is roughly $22k–$39k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 784 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
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Living in Corpus Christi
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $243k≈ 0.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,422/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.7
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Corpus Christi, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.