Here are 45 statistics on anesthesiologists' compensation, based on Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012.
Overall:
• $309,000 per year in 2011, down from $325,000 per year in 2010
• 7 percent of anesthesiologists earn more than $500,000 annually, 10 percent earns $100,000 per year or less
• Increase in earnings from 2010: 26 percent
• Decrease in earnings from 2010: 34 percent
• No income change from 2010: 41 percent
By sex:
• Average male earnings: $324,000
• Average female earnings: $260,000
• Males made 25 percent more than females in 2011
• Males made 18 percent more than females in 2010
By geographical region:
• South Central: $331,000
• Great Lakes: $328,000
• North Central: $321,000
• Mid-Atlantic: $317,000
• Southeast: $310,000
• Southwest: $307,000
• Northeast: $306,000
• Northwest: $288,000
• West: $283,000
By setting:
• Multispecialty group practice: $396,000
• Single-specialty group practice: $346,000
• Healthcare organization: $331,000
• Hospital: $325,000
• Outpatient clinic: $231,000
• Solo practice: $222,000
• Academic: $220,000
Percent who feel fairly compensated: 59
Percent who feel unfairly compensated: 41
Hours per week seeing patients:
• 46 to 50: 21 percent
• 30 to 40 & 56 to 60: 16 percent
• 41 to 45 & 51 to 55: 13 percent
Patient visits per week:
• 25 to 49: 36 percent
• Fewer than 25: 28 percent
• 50 to 75: 9 percent
Minutes spent with each patient:
• 25 or more: 61 percent
• 9 to 12: 12 percent
• 13 to 16: 11 percent
• 17 to 20 minutes: 8 percent
• Less than 9 minutes: 5 percent
• 21 to 24: 3 percent
Hours per week spent on paperwork and administrative tasks:
• 1 to 4: 33 percent
• 5 to 9: 32 percent
• 10 to 14: 21 percent
• 15 to 19: 6 percent
• 20 to 24: 4 percent
• More than 25: 3 percent
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Overall:
• $309,000 per year in 2011, down from $325,000 per year in 2010
• 7 percent of anesthesiologists earn more than $500,000 annually, 10 percent earns $100,000 per year or less
• Increase in earnings from 2010: 26 percent
• Decrease in earnings from 2010: 34 percent
• No income change from 2010: 41 percent
By sex:
• Average male earnings: $324,000
• Average female earnings: $260,000
• Males made 25 percent more than females in 2011
• Males made 18 percent more than females in 2010
By geographical region:
• South Central: $331,000
• Great Lakes: $328,000
• North Central: $321,000
• Mid-Atlantic: $317,000
• Southeast: $310,000
• Southwest: $307,000
• Northeast: $306,000
• Northwest: $288,000
• West: $283,000
By setting:
• Multispecialty group practice: $396,000
• Single-specialty group practice: $346,000
• Healthcare organization: $331,000
• Hospital: $325,000
• Outpatient clinic: $231,000
• Solo practice: $222,000
• Academic: $220,000
Percent who feel fairly compensated: 59
Percent who feel unfairly compensated: 41
Hours per week seeing patients:
• 46 to 50: 21 percent
• 30 to 40 & 56 to 60: 16 percent
• 41 to 45 & 51 to 55: 13 percent
Patient visits per week:
• 25 to 49: 36 percent
• Fewer than 25: 28 percent
• 50 to 75: 9 percent
Minutes spent with each patient:
• 25 or more: 61 percent
• 9 to 12: 12 percent
• 13 to 16: 11 percent
• 17 to 20 minutes: 8 percent
• Less than 9 minutes: 5 percent
• 21 to 24: 3 percent
Hours per week spent on paperwork and administrative tasks:
• 1 to 4: 33 percent
• 5 to 9: 32 percent
• 10 to 14: 21 percent
• 15 to 19: 6 percent
• 20 to 24: 4 percent
• More than 25: 3 percent
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