11 Highest Paying States for Anesthesiologists

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2. Kentucky

Average Annual Salary: $299,255

Recently, the FDA has approved of the long acting pain killer of Pfizer, Troxyca ER. The aim of this drug is to curb opioid use. However, University of Kentucky professor and anesthesiologist Dr. Raeford Brown has said that data still isn’t clear about this new drug. Physicians are still in conflict if this drug will indeed deter intranasal and intravenous abuse.

Highest Paying States for Anesthesiologists

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