Best Cities for Anesthesiologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where anesthesiologistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.45	$646,930	$565,993	4%
2	OhioState	1.39	$490,530	$542,622	3%
3	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.32	$477,890	$514,968	3%
4	MinnesotaState	1.29	$496,510	$506,643	3%
5	KansasState	1.24	$437,030	$485,589	3%
6	WisconsinState	1.23	$443,990	$481,029	3%
7	PennsylvaniaState	1.21	$461,390	$475,660	3%
8	VirginiaState	1.21	$488,310	$471,797	4%
9	Columbus, OHMetro	1.21	$441,230	$471,904	4%
10	IdahoState	1.19	$449,990	$466,311	3%
11	WashingtonState	1.19	$499,990	$465,974	5%
12	FloridaState	1.17	$465,370	$458,493	4%
13	LouisianaState	1.16	$410,500	$455,605	3%
14	New HampshireState	1.16	$481,640	$454,377	4%
15	AlabamaState	1.15	$392,350	$450,459	3%
16	ConnecticutState	1.14	$481,820	$447,788	4%
17	IndianaState	1.11	$394,060	$435,425	3%
18	New MexicoState	1.09	$393,970	$428,228	3%
19	VermontState	1.08	$434,780	$424,176	4%
20	New YorkState	1.01	$445,660	$396,142	5%
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.01	$418,010	$395,095	5%
22	KentuckyState	1.00	$347,960	$393,175	3%
23	MarylandState	0.98	$418,010	$382,793	5%
24	NebraskaState	0.93	$334,210	$365,257	4%
25	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.93	$335,300	$364,457	5%
26	TennesseeState	0.92	$330,620	$361,333	5%
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$397,210	$352,137	6%
28	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.87	$328,840	$341,830	6%
29	South CarolinaState	0.66	$238,970	$259,750	6%
30	GeorgiaState	0.63	$230,000	$246,253	7%
31	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.60	$226,830	$234,329	9%
32	TexasState	0.58	$215,230	$225,136	8%
33	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.57	$218,060	$224,342	9%
34	District of ColumbiaState	0.45	$202,570	$177,227	12%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).