Spotlight: Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology is a hospital-based specialty that is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. These specialists provide anesthesia for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents undergoing surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures as well as appropriate preoperative and postoperative care, advanced life support, and acute pain management.
How does your organization’s total cash compensation (TCC) for Pediatric Anesthesiologists compare to the latest benchmarks and emerging trends?
Explore the latest benchmarks from our 2025 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey!
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National Overview
from SullivanCotter’s 2025 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey
Participant Highlights
- 48 organizations
- 939 imcumbents
Average Total Cash Compensation by Percentile
- 90th: $649,300
- 75th: $579,800
- Median: $525,500
- 25th: $462,5000
- 10th: $398,600
National Insights
Consistent Growth
- Pediatric Anesthesiology has shown steady year-over-year increases in TCC since 2021, with the most notable jump occurring between 2024 and 2025 surveys or a 9% increase.
Three-Year Momentum
- From 2023 to 2025, TCC has grown by nearly 16%, underscoring sustained upward momentum and strong market demand.
Benchmark Alignment and Disparity
- The median TCC for pediatric hospitals ($524.9K) is closely aligned with the national benchmark ($525.5K).
- However, a 19% variance exists between median TCC within free-standing children’s hospitals ($545.6K) and hospitals within hospitals or systems ($457.9K), indicating a meaningful compensation disparity based on organization type.
Regional Overview – Median TCC
- West: $545,200
- Great Lakes: $529,300
- North Central: $529,200
- Southeast: $524,000
- South Central: $488,000
Regional Insights
- North Central: Displays volatility, with a surge in 2023 (+19%), a dip in 2024 (−7%), and a rebound in 2025 (+12%). Overall growth of +25% from 2023–2025 reflects positive momentum despite fluctuations.
- Great Lakes Subregion: Shows steady year-over-year growth without the volatility seen in the broader region. By 2025, TCC trends converge with the North Central region, indicating greater alignment across organizations.
- South Central: Maintains consistent, moderate growth, averaging 3–6% annually.
- Northeast: Experienced the largest five-year increase (+35%), rising from $385.3K to $520.8K. Growth has slowed recently, and in 2025, only the South Central region reports a lower TCC.
- Southeast: Demonstrates stable, uninterrupted growth, with the strongest increase from 2024 to 2025 (+6%).
- West: Trends point to strong growth, resulting in the highest median TCC in 2025.
Learn more about our Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey!
For more than 30 years, this survey has been and continues to be the largest and most comprehensive physician compensation survey published.
Highlights include:
- Base salary and total cash compensation data as well as cost of benefits
- Productivity data and ratios, including work RVUs, collections, patient visits and panel sizes
- Value-based compensation approaches and amounts paid
- Data for multiple position levels from staff physicians to chairs
- National data reported by region, organization type, position level and specialty group
- Other data, including sign-on bonuses, retention bonuses, relocation assistance and other perquisites
- Data on over 231,000 individual physicians
- 500 participating hospitals, health systems and medical groups
