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

How much do Anesthesiologists make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $179,190. The 10th percentile is $129,380 and the 90th percentile is $454,350. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$179,190

10th percentile
$129,380
25th percentile
$168,550
Median
$179,190
75th percentile
$349,340
90th percentile
$454,350
Mean
$257,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Anesthesiologists, the published 10th percentile is $129,380 and the 90th percentile is $454,350. The difference is $324,970, which is 181.4% 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 $168,550 to the 75th at $349,340, covers $180,790.

The mean annual wage is $257,540, which sits above the median of $179,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 54.2% lower than the national median of $391,490 for Anesthesiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $169,396, which is 56.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $179,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Anesthesiologists at $169,396 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Anesthesiologists in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Anesthesiologists in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $179,190. The 10th percentile is $129,380 and the 90th percentile is $454,350.

How does that compare with the national median for Anesthesiologists?

The local median is 54.2% lower than the national median of $391,490.

What is Anesthesiologists pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $179,190 is $169,396. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.