SOC 29-1211 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Anesthesiologists make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $417,100. The 10th percentile is $213,550 and the 90th percentile is $423,970. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$417,100

10th percentile
$213,550
25th percentile
$389,090
Median
$417,100
75th percentile
$417,100
90th percentile
$423,970
Mean
$373,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $213,550 and the 90th percentile is $423,970. The difference is $210,420, which is 50.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $389,090 to the 75th at $417,100, covers $28,010.

The mean annual wage is $373,730, which sits below the median of $417,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $453,848, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 81.3% higher than the Georgia median of $230,000.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $417,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $453,848 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Anesthesiologists. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Columbia, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $290,620 and employment of 70. That median is 30.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $310,286, against $453,848 here.
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 118 miles away, with a median of $308,880. That median is 25.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $305,937, against $453,848 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 140 miles away, with a median of $226,830 and employment of 770. That median is 45.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $226,699, against $453,848 here.

Employment share

Anesthesiologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (50 of 231,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Anesthesiologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Anesthesiologists make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $417,100. The 10th percentile is $213,550 and the 90th percentile is $423,970. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Anesthesiologists?

The local median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $391,490.

What is Anesthesiologists pay in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $417,100 is $453,848. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC compare with nearby metros for Anesthesiologists?

Columbia, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $290,620. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.