Here are five stats to know about APRN pay:
- Base compensation for CRNAs is the highest among APRNs at $197,000 a year, while compensation for clinical nurse specialists is lowest at $107,000.
- Total compensation for APRNs was up from 2020 to 2021 and increased for all specialties each year from 2015 to 2020.
- APRNs earn an average of 50 percent more than their registered nurse peers.
- CRNAs also saw the largest income increase from 2020 to 2021, at 66 percent.
- Salaried-based earnings for CRNAs increased from $206,000 in 2020 to $225,000 in 2021. NPs’ increased from $116,000 to $120,000 in that same period.
