Pay · 29-1151
Nurse anesthetists earn $236,590 a year at the midpoint
From about $155,250 at the low end to $339,500 at the top, with $236,590 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.
National figures for nurse anesthetists, 29-1151, from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”
Nurse anesthetist earnings, from starting pay to the top 10%
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- Managed patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- Responded to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- Monitored patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
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Nurse anesthetist pay rate, from hourly to yearly
Starts at this job’s median. Change the rate or the hours; a full-time year is 40 hours for 52 weeks.
Nurse anesthetist wages in each state
The 34 states where the most people do this work, of 44 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.05 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.
| State | Median a year | Where most start | 10th to 90th | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $321,030 | $144,900 | $144,900 — $342,480 | 2,450 |
| Massachusetts | $295,550 | $199,760 | $199,760 — $391,170 | 500 |
| California | $292,410 | $200,530 | $200,530 — $335,550 | 2,230 |
| Illinois | $286,830 | $103,490 | $103,490 — $335,610 | 1,140 |
| West Virginia | $278,530 | $226,300 | $226,300 — $380,340 | 740 |
| New Hampshire | $275,980 | $231,560 | $231,560 — $320,140 | 490 |
| Washington | $274,390 | $218,640 | $218,640 — $358,160 | 760 |
| Wisconsin | $273,170 | $223,690 | $223,690 — $320,630 | 990 |
| Iowa | $273,070 | $124,470 | $124,470 — $315,610 | 380 |
| Oregon | $272,330 | $205,180 | $205,180 — $339,300 | 370 |
| Minnesota | $266,190 | $221,970 | $221,970 — $292,200 | 2,130 |
| South Carolina | $265,480 | $210,100 | $210,100 — $401,600 | 1,010 |
| South Dakota | $263,930 | $194,200 | $194,200 — $287,650 | 400 |
| Virginia | $252,110 | $174,210 | $174,210 — $387,020 | 700 |
| Arizona | $248,660 | $228,390 | $228,390 — $313,990 | 310 |
| Maine | $247,470 | $219,970 | $219,970 — $336,050 | 380 |
| Michigan | $247,010 | $220,840 | $220,840 — $299,120 | 2,300 |
| Nebraska | $246,730 | $188,560 | $188,560 — $331,660 | 430 |
| Texas | $244,990 | $169,350 | $169,350 — $340,950 | 4,060 |
| Missouri | $242,630 | $177,900 | $177,900 — $362,800 | 1,550 |
| Connecticut | $236,960 | $101,520 | $101,520 — $325,790 | 480 |
| Ohio | $231,810 | $148,690 | $148,690 — $329,690 | 2,300 |
| Georgia | $224,630 | $167,110 | $167,110 — $303,900 | 1,170 |
| North Carolina | $224,610 | $117,170 | $117,170 — $323,640 | 3,340 |
| Maryland | $223,140 | $81,970 | $81,970 — $351,020 | 840 |
| Kentucky | $222,520 | $189,630 | $189,630 — $289,230 | 1,640 |
| Louisiana | $222,130 | $176,660 | $176,660 — $304,640 | 900 |
| Pennsylvania | $221,530 | $155,250 | $155,250 — $303,640 | 2,500 |
| Kansas | $212,090 | $166,080 | $166,080 — $243,000 | 910 |
| Tennessee | $211,450 | $167,480 | $167,480 — $286,630 | 1,690 |
| Florida | $210,570 | $125,680 | $125,680 — $416,000 | 4,600 |
| Mississippi | $198,410 | $177,110 | $177,110 — $281,010 | 480 |
| Alabama | $190,300 | $101,450 | $101,450 — $270,220 | 1,810 |
| Oklahoma | $156,830 | $156,830 | $156,830 — $296,200 | 990 |
No estimate is published for 3 states: the survey withholds a figure when too few employers report it. Nothing has been filled in for them.
Number 4 of 788 by median pay
Better paid than 99% of the occupations in the survey.
- 2 Prosthodontists $311,180
- 3 Orthodontists $289,140
- 4 Nurse anesthetists $236,590
- 5 Airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers $232,140
- 6 Dentists, All Other Specialists $224,990
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Questions people often ask
What is a nurse anesthetist’s yearly income?
A nurse anesthetist makes a median of $236,590 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $206,730 and $294,350.
What is a nurse anesthetist’s hourly pay rate?
The median pay rate is $113.75 an hour; the average is $248,320 a year.
What is the starting pay for a nurse anesthetist?
Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $206,730 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $155,250.
Which state pays nurse anesthetists the most?
Alaska, with a median of $341,210 a year.
How many people work as nurse anesthetists?
About 51,840 in the United States — number 4 of 788 occupations by median pay.
Work that pays roughly the same
Median pay within $65,320 of what nurse anesthetists earn — $236,590 a year — but not always the same spread.
- $61,450 less Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140median a year 10th percentile: $107,550 90th percentile: $297,510
- $64,340 less Physicists $172,250median a year 10th percentile: $82,110 90th percentile: $274,110
- $65,320 less Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270median a year 10th percentile: $120,810 90th percentile: $262,760