How much do Anesthesiologists make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $175,950 and the 90th percentile is $431,670. The difference is $255,720, which is 82.8% 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 $208,000 to the 75th at $308,880, covers $100,880.

The mean annual wage is $288,600, which sits below the median of $308,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $305,937, which is 21.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.3% higher than the South Carolina median of $238,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $308,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $305,937 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Anesthesiologists. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 3 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 94 miles away, with a median of $290,620 and employment of 70. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $310,286, against $305,937 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 118 miles away, with a median of $417,100 and employment of 50. That median is 35% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $453,848, against $305,937 here.