可以看看这个 2011 survey 的结果：
A median annual salary of $325,000 makes anesthesiology among the most highly paid specialties among respondents to Medscape's survey. Only radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and cardiologists earned this much or more. Twenty percent of respondents earned $300,000 to $349,000, and 25% earned $350,000 to $449,000. The highest earners among anesthesiologists are subspecialists, particularly those who focus on pediatrics and cardiology.
"Most anesthesiologists are salaried," says an anesthesiologist in New York. "However, for most private practice doctors, their paycheck may not truly represent what they actually take home. For example, they can put more money into a retirement plan, such as a defined benefit plan, so they can defer the income and the high taxes."
One anesthesiologist from New Jersey commented, "There is not much negotiating room with managed care and insurance companies, which always try to ratchet down their payments. Also, the big multistate provider groups have been reducing salaries."
For employed anesthesiologists compensation covers salary, bonus, and profit-sharing contributions. For partners, compensation includes earnings after tax-deductible business expenses but before income tax. Compensation excludes non-patient-related activities (eg, expert witness services, speaking engagements, and product sales).
