3 highest-paying healthcare jobs in 30 US cities

In a number of U.S. cities, physicians are among the highest-paid jobs across all industries. But regardless of specialty, their pay differs drastically from one city to another, according to a recent series of analyses from Zippia

The job-search site analyzed compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the highest-paying jobs in cities across the U.S. Here are the three highest-paying healthcare jobs in 30 U.S. cities, sorted in alphabetical order, according to Zippia: 

1. Albuquerque, N.M.

  • Hospitalist physician — $277,465
  • Physician — $257,932
  • Hospitalist — $252,040

2. Anchorage, Alaska

  • Neurosurgeon — $581,950
  • Nephrologist — $468,871
  • Hematologist — $450,419

3. Ann Arbor, Mich.

  • Physician — $262,833
  • Hospitalist physician — $241,617
  • Psychiatrist — $233,568

4.  Atlanta

  • Oral surgeon — $325,580
  • Anesthesiologist — $324,452
  • Assistant professor of surgery — $319,386

5. Austin, Texas

  • Hospitalist physician — $258,874
  • Physician — $252,509
  • Medical director — $221,922

6.  Birmingham, Ala.

  • Physician — $285,559
  • Hospitalist physician — $270,521
  • Hematologist — $260,737

7. Boston

  • Anesthesiologist — $328,427
  • Anesthesia assistant — $320,770
  • Rheumatologist — $320,730

8. Charleston, S.C.

  • Anesthesiologist — $310,579
  • Physician — $299,250
  • Hospitalist physician — $274,494

9. Chicago

  • Anesthesiologist — $419,993
  • Dermatologist — $374,352
  • Practicing MD anesthesiologist — $373,675

10. Dayton, Ohio

  • Pulmonologist — $287,203
  • Physician — $266,247
  • Hospitalist physician — $262,899

11.  Denver

  • Oral Surgeon — $452,231
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $368,464
  • Trauma surgeon — $344,767

12. Des Moines, Iowa 

  • Colorectal surgeon — $415,767
  • Neurosurgeon — $368,404
  • Transplant surgeon — $365,294

13. Fargo, N.D.

  • Anesthesiologist — $554,103
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $489,828
  • Rheumatologist — $476,411

14. . Kansas City, Mo.

  • Assistant professor of surgery — $332,385
  • Rheumatologist — $329,325
  • Cardiologist — $298,636

15. Madison, Wis.

  • Anesthesiologist — $493,805
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon — $342,866
  • Physician — $301,345

16. Memphis, Tenn

  • Anesthesiologist — $360,207
  • Thoracic surgeon — $332,009
  • Physician — $295,354

17. Miami

  • Physician — $279,115
  • Anesthesiologist — $258,697
  • Hospitalist physician — $244,952

18. New Haven, Conn

  • Anesthesiologist — $352,405
  • Thoracic surgeon — $352,054
  • Physiatrist — $279,786

19. New Orleans 

  • Physician — $270,506
  • Reconstructive surgeon — $265,519
  • Hospitalist physician — $262,905

20. New York City 

  • Oral Surgeon — $380,583
  • Anesthesiologist — $358,369
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $354,459

21. Omaha, Neb. 

  • Anesthesiologist — $469,112
  • Neurosurgeon — $353,790
  • Rheumatologist — $350,086

22. Philadelphia

  • Anesthesiologist — $369,243
  • Trauma surgeon — $339,112
  • Dermatologist — $323,127

23. Phoenix

  • Anesthesiologist — $313,002
  • Practicing MD anesthesiologist — $286,815
  • Oncologist — $269,250

24.  Portland, Ore

  • Assistant professor of surgery — $470,384
  • Dermatologist — $371,929
  • Anesthesiologist — $351,730

25. Salt Lake City

  • Nephrologist — $287,207
  • Psychiatrist — $281,212
  • Cardiologist — $272,825

26. San Antonio

  • Anesthesiologist — $303,683
  • Assistant professor of surgery — $289,640
  • Hospitalist physician — $257,074

27. San Diego 

  • Staff psychiatrist — $252,494
  • Psychiatrist — $250,160
  • Child psychiatrist — $236,503

28.  Seattle

  • Thoracic surgeon — $441,520
  • Pediatric surgeon — $411,956
  • Neurosurgeon — $399,453

29. Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Transplant surgeon — $463,493
  • Hematologist — $394,544
  • Rheumatologist — $393,097

30. Tulsa, Okla. 

  • Physician — $279,994
  • Hospitalist physician — $273,139
  • Medical director — $227,599

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