Anesthesiologist Salary in Tennessee

Median annual pay in Tennessee

$330,620

$158.95/hour

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Adjusted for cost of living in Tennessee

$359,878

Regional Price Parity: 91.870 (U.S. = 100)

How the adjustment works

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Difference from the U.S. median ($391,490): −$60,870 (−15.5%)

Tennessee ranks 21st of 25 states by median pay, and 21st of 25 after adjusting for cost of living.

Pay

Annual and hourly pay in Tennessee
	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$75,260	$36.18
25th percentile	$232,300	$111.68
Median	$330,620	$158.95
75th percentile	$427,280	$205.42
90th percentile	$442,360	$212.68

Employment

Employment in Tennessee: 840

Comparison

Compared with the U.S.

Median annual pay in Tennessee: $330,620
Median annual pay in the U.S.: $391,490
Difference: −$60,870 (−15.5%)

Cost of living

$330,620 ÷ 91.870 × 100 = $359,878

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Ranking

Anesthesiologist median pay by state · Rows 19–23 of 38
Rank	Median annual pay	Adjusted for cost of living (annual)
Kentucky
19th	$347,960	$385,940 19th
Nebraska
20th	$334,210	$370,920 20th
Tennessee This page
21st	$330,620	$359,878 21st
Alaska
—	≥ $239,200	≥ $233,687 —
Arizona
—	≥ $239,200	≥ $237,591 —

— 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 (—).

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