Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Anesthesiologist Assistants assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Anesthesiologist Assistants with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $76,700 to $95,730 per year or $37 to $46 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Anesthesiologist Assistants to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $78 | $162,470 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $65 | $135,220 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $55 | $115,390 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $46 | $95,730 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $37 | $76,700 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
AK | $72 | $150,430 |
CT | $70 | $146,110 |
RI | $65 | $135,800 |
CA | $65 | $135,180 |
NV | $65 | $134,710 |
NJ | $63 | $131,210 |
WA | $62 | $129,910 |
VT | $62 | $128,050 |
NY | $61 | $126,370 |
NH | $60 | $124,080 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Anesthesiologist Assistant is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like AK doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at AK might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Anesthesiologist Assistants are in the states of AK, CT, RI, CA and NV.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Personal Care Services | $144260 | $69.35 |
Outpatient Care Centers | $128820 | $61.93 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $124400 | $59.81 |
Employment Services | $120400 | $57.89 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $119970 | $57.68 |
Individual and Family Services | $118790 | $57.11 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $117320 | $56.40 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $116710 | $56.11 |
State Government | $115410 | $55.49 |
Offices of Physicians | $115120 | $55.34 |
Specialty Hospitals | $114600 | $55.10 |
Local Government | $113420 | $54.53 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $113100 | $54.37 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $111760 | $53.73 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $111140 | $53.43 |
Other Residential Care Facilities | $111050 | $53.39 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $110210 | $52.99 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $108010 | $51.93 |
Federal Executive Branch | $105930 | $50.93 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $103720 | $49.87 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $96880 | $46.58 |
Home Health Care Services | $79160 | $38.06 |
Office Administrative Services | $ | $* |