Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists were among the most-requested specialists from 2019-20, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19."
Merritt Hawkins, which operates under AMN Healthcare, is a national physician recruitment and healthcare consulting firm. Its review was based on a sample of 3,251 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search engagements conducted from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020.
How much income anesthesiologists were offered in the past several years:
Note: Figures only include base salary or guaranteed income.
2019-20
1. Low: $280,000
2. Average: $399,000
3. High: $535,000
2018-19
4. Low: $281,000
5. Average: $404,000
6. High: $450,000
2017-18
7. Low: $325,000
8. Average: $371,000
9. High: $540,000
2016-17
10. Low: $249,000
11. Average: $376,000
12. High: $520,000
2015-16
13. Low: $360,000
14. Average: $397,000
15. High: $450,000
How much income CRNAs were offered in the past several years:
Note: Figures only include base salary or guaranteed income.
2019-20
16. Low: $170,000
17. Average: $215,000
18. High: $260,000
2018-19
19. Low: $154,000
20. Average: $197,000
21. High: $250,000
2017-18
22. Average: $194,000
2016-17
23. Average: $202,000
2015-16
24. Average: $190,000