An anesthesiologist has a salary of about $237,110. The annual pay provided below includes the base, housing and other allowances and is accurate as at December 2013. This work involves serious, sometimes life threatening responsibilities so it is important to know what to expect from this career at every stage of your studies and training.
Anesthesiologists are medical doctors who specialize in pain management and the induction of anesthesia.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, anesthesiologists make an average of $247,660 per year.
Salary for anesthesiologist
A person working as an Anesthesiologist in Nigeria typically earns around 1,030,000 NGN per month. Salaries range from 557,000 NGN (lowest) to 1,560,000 NGN (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Anesthesiologist salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Anesthesiologist Salary Distribution in Nigeria
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
- Salary RangeAnesthesiologist salaries in Nigeria range from 557,000 NGN per month (minimum salary) to 1,560,000 NGN per month (maximum salary).
- Median SalaryThe median salary is 949,000 NGN per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Anesthesiologist(s) are earning less than 949,000 NGN while the other half are earning more than 949,000 NGN. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
- PercentilesClosely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Anesthesiologist(s) are earning less than 678,000 NGN while 75% of them are earning more than 678,000 NGN. Also from the diagram, 75% of Anesthesiologist(s) are earning less than 1,150,000 NGN while 25% are earning more than 1,150,000 NGN.
Anesthesiologist Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Anesthesiologist salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
An Anesthesiologist with less than two years of experience makes approximately 647,000 NGN per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 817,000 NGN per month, 26% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 1,080,000 NGN per month, 32% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Anesthesiologist(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 1,270,000 NGN per month, 18% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 1,400,000 NGN per month, 11% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 1,490,000 NGN per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Anesthesiologist average salary change by experience in Nigeria
| 0 – 2 Years | 647,000 NGN | |
| 2 – 5 Years | +26% | 817,000 NGN |
| 5 – 10 Years | +32% | 1,080,000 NGN |
| 10 – 15 Years | +18% | 1,270,000 NGN |
| 15 – 20 Years | +11% | 1,400,000 NGN |
| 20+ Years | +6% | 1,490,000 NGN |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
