Career Projections
Salary ranges, fellowship ROI, and long-term net worth forecasts.
Anesthesiology Salary by Practice Setting
Range from 25th to 75th percentile. Marker shows median.
Academic median
$370,000
Hospital Employed median
$420,000
Private Practice median
$460,000
Fellowship ROI Comparison
| Fellowship | Add'l Years | Salary Impact | Median Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Care | +1 year | +15% | $430,000 | ICU medicine. High demand, significant salary bump. |
| Pain Medicine | +1 year | +20% | $480,000 | Interventional and non-interventional pain management. |
| Cardiac Anesthesia | +1 year | +12% | $440,000 | Cardiac surgery and procedural anesthesia. |
| Regional Anesthesia | +1 year | +8% | $400,000 | Nerve blocks and regional techniques. |
| Pediatric Anesthesia | +1 year | +5% | $380,000 | Subspecialty with lifestyle benefits. |
Net Worth Projection
“Live Like a Resident” Calculator
What if you kept your resident lifestyle on an attending salary?
Attending Salary
$460,000
Living on
$75,000/yr
Annual Surplus
$224,000
Loans Paid Off In
1 year
By maintaining a $75,000 lifestyle on a $460,000 salary (after 35% taxes), you could pay off $200,000 in student loans in approximately 1 year and then rapidly build wealth.