Anesthesiologist Salary in North Carolina
Median annual pay in North Carolina
≥ $239,200
≥ $115.00/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
≥: BLS publishes this median only as a lower bound.
Adjusted for cost of living in North Carolina (minimum)
≥ $253,588
Regional Price Parity: 94.326 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the North Carolina median only as a lower bound (≥).
North Carolina has no rank by median pay: BLS publishes its median only as a lower bound, and other states have exact medians at or above it. It has no adjusted rank either, because its adjusted figure is only a minimum.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 25th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| Median | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 75th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 90th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
Employment
- Employment in North Carolina
- 980
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in North Carolina
- ≥ $239,200
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $391,490
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the North Carolina median only as a lower bound (≥).
Cost of living
$239,200 ÷ 94.326 × 100 = $253,588.61, rounded down to $253,588: a minimum.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $252,733 — |
| Nevada | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $239,250 — |
| North Carolina This page | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $253,588 — |
| North Dakota | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $268,887 — |
| Oregon | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $231,421 — |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in North Carolina
$323,630/year North Carolina
- Cardiologist salary in the U.S.
$496,010/year U.S.
- Nurse Anesthetist salary in North Carolina
$224,610/year North Carolina
- Physician Assistant salary in North Carolina
$129,360/year North Carolina
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
- General Internal Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$256,560/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +3.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Anesthesiologist salary in nearby places
- Anesthesiologist salary in Georgia
$230,000/year Georgia
- Anesthesiologist salary in South Carolina
$238,970/year South Carolina
- Anesthesiologist salary in Tennessee
$330,620/year Tennessee
- Anesthesiologist salary in Virginia
$488,310/year Virginia
- Anesthesiologist salary in the U.S.
$391,490/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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