Mississippi

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, anesthesiologists earned an hourly mean wage of $77.41 and an annual mean wage of $161,010 in Mississippi as of May 2009.
  
  

National Comparison

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that anesthesiologists earned a national hourly mean wage of $101.80 and an annual mean wage of $211,750 as of May 2009. The national hourly wage was $24.39 above Mississippi's hourly wage. The national mean salary was $50,740 above Mississippi's annual mean salary.
  
  

Employment

• There were 200 anesthesiologists employed in Mississippi as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the entire United States, there were 37,450 anesthesiologists employed as of May 2009.
  
  

Metropolitan Areas

• Salaries for anesthesiologists in Mississippi varied across metropolitan areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Metropolitan areas may stretch across multiple states. In May 2009, anesthesiologists in the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi, metropolitan area earned an annual mean wage of $154,580; in the Jackson, Mississippi, metropolitan area, $150,380; and in the Memphis metropolitan area (in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas), more than $166,400 per year.
  
  

Job Outlook

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national employment for physicians and surgeons, including anesthesiologists, is expected to increase at a rate of 22 percent from 2008 through 2018. Employment for physicians and surgeons in Mississippi, including anesthesiologists, is projected to experience a 16 percent increase through 2016.