Deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, can also transmit a serious virus that can affect the central nervous system and cause encephalitis and meningitis. An adult female black-legged tick, also commonly referred to as a deer tick.(Photo: Spencer Ainsley/Poughkeepsie Journal)
Long career, balanced life. Experienced hospital-based anesthesiologists often make more than $350,000 a year. Compared with other medical specialties, the pay for anesthesiologists is in the top 5%, says Dennis E. Kane, DO, the president of the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists.
How Much do Anesthesiologists Make? An anesthesiologist's average salary is very good. The BLS reports the profession's median salary was more than $187,199 in 2015, and the average pay for this position was $258,100. The highest-paid anesthesiologists work in Lewiston, Maine; Youngstown, Ohio; and Wilmington, Delaware.