Anesthesiology Salary Map by State (2026)
Median anesthesiology pay across 23 states from real job listings — switch views to adjust for cost of living or overlay burnout scores. Medians blend permanent salaries with annualized locums/contract rates. National median: $512,500.
Highest median
Wisconsin
$587,500
Best real purchasing power
Wisconsin
$624,369 adjusted
Best lifestyle score
Kansas
9.2/10 avg burnout score
Anesthesiology pay by state
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Take-home, COL-adj. | Burnout score | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $587,500 | $624,369 | $591,277 | 1.5/10 | 5 |
| California | $572,000 | $516,618 | $468,573 | 3.9/10 | 51 |
| Massachusetts | $572,000 | $540,863 | $513,819 | 5.4/10 | 5 |
| Tennessee | $560,000 | $609,557 | $609,557 | 3.4/10 | 15 |
| Oregon | $560,000 | $541,790 | $488,153 | 3.5/10 | 5 |
| Texas | $550,000 | $566,677 | $566,677 | 4.6/10 | 28 |
| Connecticut | $550,000 | $530,837 | $493,731 | 5.8/10 | 5 |
| Alabama | $550,000 | $619,209 | $588,249 | 3.1/10 | 6 |
| Illinois | $535,000 | $535,225 | $508,731 | 3.5/10 | 34 |
| New York | $532,500 | $493,416 | $459,617 | 3.8/10 | 43 |
| Michigan | $525,000 | $545,642 | $522,452 | 3.8/10 | 6 |
| Colorado | $520,000 | $504,600 | $482,397 | 4.5/10 | 30 |
| Virginia | $505,971 | $500,446 | $471,670 | 4.2/10 | 36 |
| New Jersey | $500,000 | $459,538 | $430,265 | 5.4/10 | 27 |
| Georgia | $500,000 | $519,249 | $491,261 | 4.1/10 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $497,500 | $504,456 | $454,767 | 5.2/10 | 16 |
| Maryland | $470,000 | $447,794 | $422,046 | 5.1/10 | 19 |
| Florida | $450,000 | $435,144 | $435,144 | 4.7/10 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | $435,000 | $445,825 | $432,138 | 4.0/10 | 49 |
| North Carolina | $425,000 | $450,565 | $431,416 | 3.2/10 | 6 |
| Arizona | $425,000 | $422,142 | $411,589 | 6.3/10 | 7 |
| Nevada | $410,000 | $410,086 | $410,086 | 6.4/10 | 16 |
| Kansas | $45,000 | $49,962 | $47,174 | 9.2/10 | 8 |
Which state pays anesthesiology physicians the most?
Wisconsin currently has the highest median anesthesiology salary at $587,500, based on 5 real job listings.
Which state offers the best after-tax anesthesiology pay?
Tennessee currently leads the take-home view at $609,557 — the state median after its state income tax (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)), divided by the local cost-of-living index. No-income-tax states like Texas, Florida and Tennessee often outrank nominally higher-paying states here.
Why adjust anesthesiology salaries for cost of living?
Prices differ across states. The adjusted view divides each state's pay benchmark by its regional price index (U.S. average = 100). Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). This is a state-level comparison, not a personal budget or a city-level cost estimate. Missing price data is shown as unavailable.
Which state has the best anesthesiology lifestyle scores?
Kansas currently has the highest average WeekdayDoc burnout score (9.2/10, higher is better) for anesthesiology listings — a measure of call burden, weekend requirements, and schedule flexibility across postings.
Medians computed from real WeekdayDoc job listings after outlier removal; states with fewer than 5 qualifying listings are excluded. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). The take-home view additionally deducts state income tax at each state's marginal rate for ~$300k single-filer income (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)); federal tax is omitted since it's uniform across states, and local/property taxes are not modeled. Burnout scores are WeekdayDoc's proprietary 0–10 lifestyle rating (higher is better).
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See the full percentile breakdown on the Anesthesiology salary page.