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

How much do Anesthesiologists make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $418,010. The 10th percentile is $150,710 and the 90th percentile is $506,640. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$418,010

10th percentile
$150,710
25th percentile
$312,720
Median
$418,010
75th percentile
$418,010
90th percentile
$506,640
Mean
$364,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $150,710 and the 90th percentile is $506,640. The difference is $355,930, which is 85.1% 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 $312,720 to the 75th at $418,010, covers $105,290.

The mean annual wage is $364,140, which sits below the median of $418,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $400,059, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Maryland median of $418,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $418,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $400,059 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. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $397,210 and employment of 200. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $364,801, against $400,059 here.
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 171 miles away, with a median of $500,990. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $511,522, against $400,059 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 176 miles away, with a median of $460,800 and employment of 7,080. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $409,371, against $400,059 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $418,010. The 10th percentile is $150,710 and the 90th percentile is $506,640.

How does that compare with the national median for Anesthesiologists?

The local median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $391,490.

What is Anesthesiologists pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $418,010 is $400,059. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Anesthesiologists?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $397,210. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.