29 Series · SOC 29-1151
Nurse Anesthetists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $236,590
- Median / year
- $339,500
- Top 10% earn
- +8.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 51,840
- US workers
Nurse Anesthetists earn a median of $236,590 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $236,590, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $155,250 (10th percentile) to $339,500 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 51,840 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($341,210), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Nurse Anesthetists earn a median of $236,590, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 98% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #20 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.6% by 2033.
- $236,590
- Median annual wage
- Top 2%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #20 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $341,210. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Nurse Anesthetists (SOC 29-1151) pays a national median of $236,590 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $155,250 at the 10th percentile to $339,500 at the 90th, with a mean of $248,320 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 51,840 Americans work in this occupation across 44 reporting states and 171 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 2,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $341,210, which is +44% above the national figure. The top metro is Jacksonville, FL at $416,000 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$236,590
per year
Median Hourly
$113.75/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$248,320
average
Employment
51,840
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Nurse Anesthetists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$236,590 Top 2% higher than 98% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Nurse Anesthetists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 25 29-series occupations with growth data, Nurse Anesthetists sits on the faster-growing side at +8.6% growth and $236,590 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+8.6%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
2,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Nurse Anesthetists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- ▸ Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- ▸ Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
- ▸ Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
- ▸ Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
- ▸ Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
- ▸ Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
- ▸ Develop anesthesia care plans.
- ▸ Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
- ▸ Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified methods and procedures.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$155,250
25th Percentile
$206,730
Median
$236,590
75th Percentile
$294,350
90th Percentile
$339,500
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $341,210 | +44% above national |
| 2 | New York | $321,030 | +36% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $295,550 | +25% above national |
| 4 | California | $292,410 | +24% above national |
| 5 | New Jersey | $291,350 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Illinois | $286,830 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $283,060 | +20% above national |
| 8 | West Virginia | $278,530 | +18% above national |
| 9 | Montana | $277,380 | +17% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $275,980 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Washington | $274,390 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $273,170 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $273,070 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Oregon | $272,330 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Minnesota | $266,190 | +13% above national |
| 16 | South Carolina | $265,480 | +12% above national |
| 17 | South Dakota | $263,930 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Idaho | $263,130 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Wyoming | $255,250 | +8% above national |
| 20 | Virginia | $252,110 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $248,660 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Maine | $247,470 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Michigan | $247,010 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Nebraska | $246,730 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Texas | $244,990 | +4% above national |
| 26 | North Dakota | $244,240 | +3% above national |
| 27 | Missouri | $242,630 | +3% above national |
| 28 | Connecticut | $236,960 | same as national |
| 29 | Ohio | $231,810 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Georgia | $224,630 | 5% below national |
| 31 | North Carolina | $224,610 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Arkansas | $224,280 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Maryland | $223,140 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Kentucky | $222,520 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Louisiana | $222,130 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $221,530 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $212,090 | 10% below national |
| 38 | Tennessee | $211,450 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $210,570 | 11% below national |
| 40 | Mississippi | $198,410 | 16% below national |
| 41 | Alabama | $190,300 | 20% below national |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $156,830 | 34% below national |
| 43 | New Mexico | $129,370 | 45% below national |
| 44 | Utah | $126,600 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville, FL | $416,000 | +76% above national |
| 2 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $364,830 | +54% above national |
| 3 | Springfield, MA | $357,740 | +51% above national |
| 4 | Fayetteville, NC | $331,760 | +40% above national |
| 5 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $323,490 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $323,470 | +37% above national |
| 7 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $321,030 | +36% above national |
| 8 | Peoria, IL | $310,930 | +31% above national |
| 9 | Columbia, MO | $310,170 | +31% above national |
| 10 | Hammond, LA | $304,640 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $298,910 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Idaho Falls, ID | $298,560 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $297,560 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $294,910 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $290,090 | +23% above national |
| 16 | Rochester, NY | $286,230 | +21% above national |
| 17 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $285,340 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $285,030 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Madison, WI | $283,980 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $282,930 | +20% above national |
| 21 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $282,840 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Utica-Rome, NY | $282,380 | +19% above national |
| 23 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $282,260 | +19% above national |
| 24 | Charleston, WV | $280,250 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $279,570 | +18% above national |
| 26 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $279,410 | +18% above national |
| 27 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $279,280 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $278,960 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $278,670 | +18% above national |
| 30 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $278,640 | +18% above national |
| 31 | Morgantown, WV | $278,530 | +18% above national |
| 32 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $277,550 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $276,760 | +17% above national |
| 34 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $275,690 | +17% above national |
| 35 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $275,310 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $274,390 | +16% above national |
| 37 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $273,850 | +16% above national |
| 38 | Omaha, NE-IA | $271,680 | +15% above national |
| 39 | Columbia, SC | $271,350 | +15% above national |
| 40 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $270,400 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Wausau, WI | $269,790 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Appleton, WI | $269,690 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $269,130 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Pocatello, ID | $268,710 | +14% above national |
| 45 | Baton Rouge, LA | $268,210 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $267,440 | +13% above national |
| 47 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $266,660 | +13% above national |
| 48 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $265,880 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $264,420 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $262,930 | +11% above national |
| 51 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $262,240 | +11% above national |
| 52 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $260,990 | +10% above national |
| 53 | Duluth, MN-WI | $260,760 | +10% above national |
| 54 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $260,000 | +10% above national |
| 55 | Saginaw, MI | $259,950 | +10% above national |
| 56 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $258,570 | +9% above national |
| 57 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $257,650 | +9% above national |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $256,620 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $256,240 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $254,410 | +8% above national |
| 61 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $253,930 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $253,780 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $253,390 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $250,570 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Toledo, OH | $248,100 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $247,970 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $247,470 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $246,070 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $246,020 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $244,990 | +4% above national |
| 71 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $244,510 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $243,560 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $243,270 | +3% above national |
| 74 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $243,240 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $243,130 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $242,700 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $242,420 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Fargo, ND-MN | $241,620 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Charlottesville, VA | $241,460 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $240,810 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Flint, MI | $240,540 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $239,060 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Bangor, ME | $239,000 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $238,540 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $237,670 | same as national |
| 86 | Jackson, MS | $237,440 | same as national |
| 87 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $237,200 | same as national |
| 88 | New Haven, CT | $236,960 | same as national |
| 89 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $236,180 | same as national |
| 90 | Richmond, VA | $235,320 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $233,060 | 1% below national |
| 92 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $232,300 | 2% below national |
| 93 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $232,000 | 2% below national |
| 94 | Cleveland, OH | $231,830 | 2% below national |
| 95 | Columbus, OH | $231,810 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $231,800 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $230,440 | 3% below national |
| 98 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $230,160 | 3% below national |
| 99 | Columbus, GA-AL | $229,990 | 3% below national |
| 100 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $229,800 | 3% below national |
| 101 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $229,740 | 3% below national |
| 102 | Mansfield, OH | $229,250 | 3% below national |
| 103 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $229,230 | 3% below national |
| 104 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $228,740 | 3% below national |
| 105 | Boise City, ID | $227,990 | 4% below national |
| 106 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $225,590 | 5% below national |
| 107 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $225,450 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Gainesville, FL | $225,280 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $224,280 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Asheville, NC | $223,630 | 5% below national |
| 111 | Pittsburgh, PA | $223,570 | 6% below national |
| 112 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $223,150 | 6% below national |
| 113 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $223,040 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $222,520 | 6% below national |
| 115 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $221,580 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $221,580 | 6% below national |
| 117 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $221,170 | 7% below national |
| 118 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $219,990 | 7% below national |
| 119 | York-Hanover, PA | $219,980 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $218,920 | 7% below national |
| 121 | Wilmington, NC | $218,830 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $218,650 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $218,370 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $218,080 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $217,620 | 8% below national |
| 126 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $217,490 | 8% below national |
| 127 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $216,700 | 8% below national |
| 128 | Lafayette, LA | $216,300 | 9% below national |
| 129 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $216,280 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Winston-Salem, NC | $216,140 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Lincoln, NE | $216,030 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $215,990 | 9% below national |
| 133 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $214,690 | 9% below national |
| 134 | Knoxville, TN | $213,900 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $213,630 | 10% below national |
| 136 | Huntsville, AL | $213,590 | 10% below national |
| 137 | Tulsa, OK | $212,150 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Erie, PA | $212,120 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Akron, OH | $211,810 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $211,450 | 11% below national |
| 141 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $211,310 | 11% below national |
| 142 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $211,130 | 11% below national |
| 143 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $207,470 | 12% below national |
| 144 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $206,270 | 13% below national |
| 145 | Wichita, KS | $205,540 | 13% below national |
| 146 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $205,330 | 13% below national |
| 147 | Ocala, FL | $203,850 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $203,250 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $199,800 | 16% below national |
| 150 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $199,320 | 16% below national |
| 151 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $197,560 | 16% below national |
| 152 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $195,660 | 17% below national |
| 153 | Longview, TX | $195,450 | 17% below national |
| 154 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $194,770 | 18% below national |
| 155 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $194,770 | 18% below national |
| 156 | Jackson, TN | $190,970 | 19% below national |
| 157 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $190,630 | 19% below national |
| 158 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $188,760 | 20% below national |
| 159 | Dothan, AL | $187,980 | 21% below national |
| 160 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $186,300 | 21% below national |
| 161 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $178,290 | 25% below national |
| 162 | Birmingham, AL | $175,850 | 26% below national |
| 163 | Salem, OR | $174,260 | 26% below national |
| 164 | Joplin, MO-KS | $170,770 | 28% below national |
| 165 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $169,250 | 28% below national |
| 166 | Oklahoma City, OK | $156,830 | 34% below national |
| 167 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $155,250 | 34% below national |
| 168 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $131,050 | 45% below national |
| 169 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $124,470 | 47% below national |
| 170 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $99,990 | 58% below national |
| 171 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $86,170 | 64% below national |
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