Certified registered nurse anesthetists make $118,338 per year on average, or $56.89 per hour, in the United States. Certified registered nurse anesthetists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $64,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $216,000.
Location impacts how much a certified registered nurse anesthetist can expect to make. Certified registered nurse anesthetists make the most in North Dakota, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Utah.
The darker areas on the map show where certified registered nurse anesthetists earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | North Dakota | $201,154 | $96.71 | 754 |
2 | Alaska | $178,782 | $85.95 | 595 |
3 | Mississippi | $157,753 | $75.84 | 1,534 |
4 | South Dakota | $147,847 | $71.08 | 880 |
5 | Oregon | $172,843 | $83.10 | 2,571 |
6 | Washington | $173,491 | $83.41 | 4,261 |
7 | Montana | $147,233 | $70.79 | 838 |
8 | Maine | $148,309 | $71.30 | 1,266 |
9 | Utah | $163,755 | $78.73 | 925 |
10 | Minnesota | $161,435 | $77.61 | 3,305 |
11 | Vermont | $148,431 | $71.36 | 631 |
12 | New Hampshire | $145,674 | $70.04 | 1,597 |
13 | Indiana | $138,758 | $66.71 | 6,155 |
14 | Ohio | $139,868 | $67.24 | 7,494 |
15 | Wisconsin | $150,623 | $72.41 | 2,850 |
16 | Michigan | $147,332 | $70.83 | 4,743 |
17 | New York | $149,227 | $71.74 | 9,934 |
18 | Wyoming | $139,620 | $67.13 | 398 |
19 | Oklahoma | $136,122 | $65.44 | 2,465 |
20 | Iowa | $144,844 | $69.64 | 2,095 |
21 | Connecticut | $148,835 | $71.56 | 2,241 |
22 | West Virginia | $134,548 | $64.69 | 1,178 |
23 | Pennsylvania | $136,817 | $65.78 | 8,572 |
24 | New Mexico | $132,472 | $63.69 | 1,498 |
25 | Kentucky | $132,731 | $63.81 | 2,628 |
26 | Illinois | $144,065 | $69.26 | 6,861 |
27 | Massachusetts | $143,960 | $69.21 | 6,376 |
28 | Missouri | $137,403 | $66.06 | 3,750 |
29 | Arizona | $132,647 | $63.77 | 3,967 |
30 | Maryland | $145,414 | $69.91 | 4,121 |
31 | Idaho | $140,749 | $67.67 | 821 |
32 | Texas | $130,450 | $62.72 | 14,526 |
33 | New Jersey | $143,289 | $68.89 | 5,005 |
34 | Kansas | $132,311 | $63.61 | 1,898 |
35 | North Carolina | $135,718 | $65.25 | 5,852 |
36 | California | $148,279 | $71.29 | 13,569 |
37 | Tennessee | $128,061 | $61.57 | 3,877 |
38 | Rhode Island | $142,546 | $68.53 | 540 |
39 | Arkansas | $127,294 | $61.20 | 1,718 |
40 | Colorado | $137,319 | $66.02 | 3,329 |
41 | Delaware | $134,919 | $64.86 | 797 |
42 | Nebraska | $130,996 | $62.98 | 1,203 |
43 | Louisiana | $120,399 | $57.88 | 2,934 |
44 | Florida | $109,488 | $52.64 | 15,260 |
45 | Nevada | $123,474 | $59.36 | 1,307 |
46 | South Carolina | $123,320 | $59.29 | 2,819 |
47 | Georgia | $126,228 | $60.69 | 6,265 |
48 | Virginia | $125,917 | $60.54 | 5,890 |
49 | District of Columbia | $133,108 | $63.99 | 526 |
50 | Alabama | $119,211 | $57.31 | 2,441 |
51 | Hawaii | $63,174 | $30.37 | 362 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Portland, OR | $189,708 | $91.21 |
2 | Seattle, WA | $188,162 | $90.46 |
3 | Oakland, CA | $184,727 | $88.81 |
4 | Columbus, MS | $176,972 | $85.08 |
5 | Minneapolis, MN | $169,310 | $81.40 |
6 | Eau Claire, WI | $162,410 | $78.08 |
7 | Rochester, NY | $161,613 | $77.70 |
8 | Flagstaff, AZ | $155,662 | $74.84 |
9 | Mount Pleasant, MI | $155,380 | $74.70 |
10 | Sioux City, IA | $152,391 | $73.26 |
11 | Portland, ME | $149,112 | $71.69 |
12 | Chicago, IL | $148,856 | $71.57 |
13 | Baltimore, MD | $148,386 | $71.34 |
14 | Denver, CO | $148,034 | $71.17 |
15 | Toledo, OH | $147,019 | $70.68 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $216,000 | $18,000 | $104 |
75th Percentile | $162,000 | $13,500 | $78 |
Average | $118,338 | $9,862 | $57 |
25th Percentile | $86,000 | $7,167 | $41 |
10th Percentile | $64,000 | $5,333 | $31 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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School Nurse | $50,920 | $4,243 | $24.48 | 282,124 |
Clinical Liaison | $71,643 | $5,970 | $34.44 | 237,166 |
Nurse Clinician | $66,449 | $5,537 | $31.95 | 596,073 |
Family Nurse Practitioner | $104,903 | $8,742 | $50.43 | 41,710 |
Occupational Health Nurse | $60,625 | $5,052 | $29.15 | 328,501 |
Intensive Care Unit Nurse | $86,263 | $7,189 | $41.47 | 611,699 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | St. Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute | $249,727 | $120.06 | 2 |
2 | Lenoir Memorial Hospital | $236,832 | $113.86 | 1 |
3 | WellSpan Health | $232,726 | $111.89 | 51 |
4 | South Shore Health | $228,009 | $109.62 | 6 |
5 | Covenant HealthCare | $227,819 | $109.53 | 5 |
6 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | $227,622 | $109.43 | 15 |
7 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear | $223,053 | $107.24 | 2 |
8 | Mount Sinai Health System | $221,711 | $106.59 | 53 |
9 | Yale New Haven Health | $220,484 | $106.00 | 39 |
10 | University Hospitals | $213,042 | $102.42 | 7 |
11 | Central Maine Healthcare | $212,678 | $102.25 | 19 |
12 | MEDNAX | $212,055 | $101.95 | 122 |
13 | Doctors Medical Ctr | $211,528 | $101.70 | |
14 | Kaiser Permanente | $207,417 | $99.72 | 245 |
15 | OSF HealthCare | $205,045 | $98.58 | 41 |
16 | Favorite Healthcare Staffing | $203,756 | $97.96 | |
17 | Lake Charles Memorial Health System | $202,506 | $97.36 | 8 |
18 | Allina Health | $201,923 | $97.08 | 70 |
19 | Lehigh Valley Health Network | $201,292 | $96.78 | 24 |
20 | Mayo Clinic | $201,155 | $96.71 | 122 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2022 | $118,000 | $56.89 | +4.8% |
2021 | $113,000 | $54.17 | +3.9% |
2020 | $108,000 | $52.05 | +1.7% |
2019 | $106,000 | $51.17 | +2.9% |
2018 | $103,000 | $49.67 | +2.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Independence Anesthesia Services (Division of Icon Medical) | Crna | Bangor, ME | 06/02/2022 | $396,530 |
Independence Anesthesia Services (Division of Icon Medical) | Crna-Southeast Iowa | West Burlington, IA | 06/02/2022 | $333,920 |
Independence Anesthesia Services (Division of Icon Medical) | Locum Crna | Manassas, VA | 06/02/2022 | $354,790 |
Independence Anesthesia Services (Division of Icon Medical) | Locum Crna-Northeastern Illinois | Chicago, IL | 06/02/2022 | $365,225 |
Staff Care | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) | Stockton, CA | 06/01/2022 | $304,702 |
Merritt Hawkins | Crna | Nome, TX | 06/01/2022 | $264,000 |
Sound Physicians | Physician-Anesthesiology-Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) | Scranton, PA | 06/01/2022 | $200,000 |
Staff Care | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) | Portage, WI | 06/01/2022 | $304,702 |
Epix Healthcare Associates | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Digestive Disease Endoscopy Center | Normal, IL | 05/31/2022 | $210,000 |
Northstar Anesthesia | Chesapeake Regional Medical CTR-1099 Crna | Chesapeake, VA | 05/31/2022 | $215,000 |
North Dakota pays Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $201,154 per year, or $96.71 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Alaska you should be paid close to $178,782 per year.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner gets paid the most. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner made a median salary of $113,347. The best-paid 10 percent make $136,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $94,000.
CRNAs starting out make around $120,000 annually. Entry-level certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) have a high salary because CRNAs are the highest paid of all nursing specialties.
Certified registered nurse anesthetists make $183,000 a year. Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are the highest paid of all nursing specialties.
This is because being a nurse anesthetist requires a person to have a high level of skill, experience, knowledge, and judgment as they manage a patient's anesthesia.
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