Nurse Anesthetists salary

The median pay for nurse anesthetists in the United States is $236,590 a year. About 51,840 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• Alaska $341,210
• New York $321,030
• Massachusetts $295,550
• California $292,410
• Illinois $286,830
• Vermont $283,060
• West Virginia $278,530
• New Hampshire $275,980
• Washington $274,390
• Wisconsin $273,170
• Iowa $273,070
• Oregon $272,330
• Minnesota $266,190
• South Carolina $265,480
• South Dakota $263,930
• Wyoming $255,250
• Virginia $252,110
• Arizona $248,660
• Maine $247,470
• Michigan $247,010
• Nebraska $246,730
• Texas $244,990
• North Dakota $244,240
• Missouri $242,630
• Connecticut $236,960
• Ohio $231,810
• Georgia $224,630
• North Carolina $224,610
• Maryland $223,140
• Kentucky $222,520
• Louisiana $222,130
• Pennsylvania $221,530
• Kansas $212,090
• Tennessee $211,450
• Florida $210,570
• Mississippi $198,410
• Alabama $190,300
• Oklahoma $156,830

By metro area

• Jacksonville, FL $416,000
• Fayetteville, NC $331,760
• New York, NY $321,030
• Peoria, IL $310,930
• Columbia, MO $310,170
• Hammond, LA $304,640
• Riverside, CA $298,910
• Greensboro, NC $297,560
• Atlantic City, NJ $294,910
• Rochester, NY $286,230
• Madison, WI $283,980
• Milwaukee, WI $282,840
• Utica, NY $282,380
• Charleston, WV $280,250
• Myrtle Beach, SC $279,570
• San Antonio, TX $279,410
• Morgantown, WV $278,530
• Charlotte, NC $277,550
• Houston, TX $275,310
• Seattle, WA $274,390
• Omaha, NE $271,680
• Columbia, SC $271,350
• Wausau, WI $269,790
• Pocatello, ID $268,710
• Baton Rouge, LA $268,210
• Chicago, IL $265,880
• Huntington, WV $264,420
• Duluth, MN $260,760
• Saginaw, MI $259,950
• Minneapolis, MN $258,570
• Spokane, WA $257,650
• Portland, ME $256,620
• Grand Forks, ND $254,410
• Lansing, MI $250,570
• Buffalo, NY $247,970
• Lewiston, ME $247,470
• Portland, OR $246,070
• Austin, TX $244,990
• Sioux Falls, SD $243,560
• Muskegon, MI $243,270
• Memphis, TN $243,240
• Detroit, MI $243,130
• Lexington, KY $242,700
• Dayton, OH $242,420
• Fargo, ND $241,620
• Charlottesville, VA $241,460
• Flint, MI $240,540
• Albany, NY $239,200
• Ann Arbor, MI $239,200
• Bismarck, ND $239,200
• Boston, MA $239,200
• Green Bay, WI $239,200
• Rochester, MN $239,200
• San Francisco, CA $239,200
• Santa Rosa, CA $239,200
• Sheboygan, WI $239,200
• Syracuse, NY $239,200
• Vallejo, CA $239,200
• Atlanta, GA $239,060
• Bangor, ME $239,000
• Philadelphia, PA $238,540
• Des Moines, IA $237,670
• Phoenix, AZ $237,200
• New Haven, CT $236,960
• St. Louis, MO $232,300
• Cleveland, OH $231,830
• Columbus, OH $231,810
• Hartford, CT $231,800
• Shreveport, LA $230,440
• Gulfport, MS $230,160
• Macon, GA $229,800
• Indianapolis, IN $225,590
• La Crosse, WI $225,450
• Gainesville, FL $225,280
• Asheville, NC $223,630
• Pittsburgh, PA $223,570
• Washington, DC $223,150
• Grand Rapids, MI $223,040
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $222,520
• Cincinnati, OH $221,170
• Deltona, FL $219,990
• York, PA $219,980
• Canton, OH $218,920
• Wilmington, NC $218,830
• Dallas, TX $218,650
• Kansas City, MO $218,080
• Baltimore, MD $217,620
• Slidell, LA $217,490
• Denver, CO $216,700
• Lafayette, LA $216,300
• New Orleans, LA $216,280
• Winston, NC $216,140
• Orlando, FL $214,690
• Knoxville, TN $213,900
• Hickory, NC $213,630
• Huntsville, AL $213,590
• Tulsa, OK $212,150
• Erie, PA $212,120
• Akron, OH $211,810
• Nashville, TN $211,450
• Allentown, PA $211,130
• Panama City, FL $207,470
• Tampa, FL $206,270
• Wichita, KS $205,540
• Cape Coral, FL $205,330
• Ocala, FL $203,850
• Houma, LA $203,250
• Texarkana, TX $199,320
• Tuscaloosa, AL $195,660
• Longview, TX $195,450
• Jackson, TN $190,970
• Florence, AL $188,760
• Dothan, AL $187,980
• Birmingham, AL $175,850
• Salem, OR $174,260
• Joplin, MO $170,770