Nurse Anesthetists Salary
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 52K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$236,590
Median hourly
$114
Average annual
$248,320
Typical range
$155,250–$339,500
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Nurse Anesthetists is $236,590 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $114 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists.
Most earn between $155,250 and $339,500 a year. There are roughly 52K people employed as nurse anesthetists in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Nurse Anesthetists.
- Hourly
- $113.75
- Daily
- $910
- Weekly
- $4,550
- Bi-weekly
- $9,100
- Monthly
- $19,716
- Annual
- $236,590
$236,590 a year is around the 50th percentile for Nurse Anesthetistss. The median is $236,590.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1Alaska$341,210
- 2New York$321,030
- 3Massachusetts$295,550
- 4California$292,410
- 5New Jersey$291,350
- 6Illinois$286,830
- 7Vermont$283,060
- 8West Virginia$278,530
- 9Montana$277,380
- 10New Hampshire$275,980
- 11Washington$274,390
- 12Wisconsin$273,170
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Jacksonville, FL$416,000
- 2Springfield, MA$357,740
- 3Fayetteville, NC$331,760
- 4New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$321,030
- 5Peoria, IL$310,930
- 6Columbia, MO$310,170
- 7Hammond, LA$304,640
- 8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$298,910
- 9Idaho Falls, ID$298,560
- 10Greensboro-High Point, NC$297,560
- 11Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$294,910
- 12Rochester, NY$286,230
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Employers advertise Nurse Anesthetists roles under these titles.
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What a Nurse Anesthetists does
- Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- 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.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Nurse Anesthetists make?
- The median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists is $236,590 ($114 per hour). Pay ranges from about $155,250 at the 10th percentile to $339,500 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Nurse Anesthetists?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $248,320, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Nurse Anesthetistss the most?
- Alaska has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $341,210.
- Is Nurse Anesthetists a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 52K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Nurse Anesthetists do?
- Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.; 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..