Nurse Anesthetist Salary
Nurse anesthetists check patient vital signs and administer anesthesia. They also monitor patients while they are recovering from anesthesia. Nurse anesthetists are registered nurses with special graduate education.
Salary
The average salary of a nurse anesthetist is $154,390 yearly. The bottom 10% earns at most $105,810 annually; the top 10% earns at least $187,199 a year. The median salary is $148,160 a year.
The best industries for employment are offices of physicians (19,900 employed, $149,660 average); general medical and surgical hospitals (9,710 employed, $163,220 average); and the offices of other health practitioners (1,190 employed, $176,740 average). The top paying industry is the offices of dentists, paying $189,330 on average (30 employed).
The three top paying states are Wyoming ($215,720 average), Nevada ($208,700), and Washington D.C. ($185,800).
Job Outlook
The job outlook of nurse anesthetists is expected to increase by 25% from 2012 to 2022, which is much faster than average.
Nurse Anesthetist Salary by State
| State | Lowest 10% | Median Salary | Highest 10% | Average Salary |
| Alabama | $112,950 | $144,590 | $185,870 | $148,180 |
| Alaska | $97,680 | $111,910 | NA | $149,960 |
| Arizona | $131,690 | $167,070 | NA | $168,710 |
| Arkansas | $96,190 | $135,950 | NA | $145,640 |
| California | $87,810 | $167,220 | NA | $163,570 |
| Colorado | $123,700 | $167,740 | NA | $171,920 |
| Connecticut | $128,010 | $168,560 | NA | $186,500 |
| Florida | $94,350 | $137,190 | $177,740 | $135,910 |
| Georgia | $96,970 | $135,410 | $180,540 | $135,560 |
| Idaho | $125,540 | $145,400 | NA | $168,230 |
| Illinois | $120,560 | $154,810 | NA | $154,910 |
| Indiana | $104,120 | $166,820 | NA | $171,360 |
| Iowa | $115,730 | $153,850 | NA | $161,770 |
| Kansas | $101,610 | $134,020 | $151,750 | $128,810 |
| Kentucky | $103,000 | $139,670 | $181,390 | $138,900 |
| Louisiana | $98,810 | $142,970 | NA | $144,980 |
| Maine | $123,370 | $159,570 | NA | $159,250 |
| Maryland | $114,580 | $184,330 | NA | $196,690 |
| Massachusetts | $37,190 | $151,570 | $186,850 | $137,880 |
| Michigan | $136,410 | $169,700 | NA | $167,920 |
| Minnesota | $126,260 | $157,880 | NA | $161,180 |
| Mississippi | $48,450 | $149,170 | NA | $145,220 |
| Missouri | $106,070 | $145,550 | NA | $152,610 |
| Montana | $32,440 | $138,610 | NA | $127,290 |
| Nebraska | $81,990 | $138,950 | $186,200 | $137,980 |
| Nevada | $134,190 | NA | NA | $221,240 |
| New Mexico | $67,130 | $118,090 | $153,360 | $120,640 |
| New York | $126,530 | $163,410 | NA | $168,150 |
| North Carolina | $107,990 | $147,850 | NA | $158,840 |
| North Dakota | $133,530 | $170,110 | NA | $171,630 |
| Ohio | $117,620 | $141,910 | $186,470 | $146,770 |
| Oklahoma | $56,710 | $165,840 | NA | $151,250 |
| Oregon | $99,910 | $151,650 | NA | $157,070 |
| Pennsylvania | $123,170 | $160,460 | NA | $173,580 |
| South Carolina | $111,240 | $152,240 | NA | $159,430 |
| South Dakota | $130,900 | $165,460 | NA | $165,120 |
| Tennessee | $107,250 | $136,630 | NA | $145,020 |
| Texas | $72,530 | $154,940 | NA | $162,090 |
| Utah | $65,260 | $124,100 | NA | $144,080 |
| Vermont | $103,620 | $143,010 | NA | $147,410 |
| Virginia | $85,700 | $157,040 | NA | $166,330 |
| Washington | $72,780 | $165,330 | NA | $165,490 |
| West Virginia | $131,080 | $164,560 | NA | $168,230 |
| Wisconsin | $97,690 | NA | NA | $200,350 |
| Wyoming | $87,090 | $185,730 | NA | $197,310 |