The average annual salary for nurse anesthetists has increased from $181,040 in 2019 to $231,700 in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Over the past six years, compensation for the profession has climbed more than $50,000, or about 28%.
Here is how the average annual wage and average hourly wage have changed for nurse anesthetists from 2019 to 2024, along with the state where nurse anesthetists earned the most each year.
Mean annual wage: $181,040
Mean hourly wage: $87.04
State with the highest average salary: Wyoming, annual mean wage of $243,310
Mean annual wage: $189,190, year-over-year increase of $8,150
Mean hourly wage: $90.96
State with the highest average salary: Oregon, annual mean wage of $236,540
Mean annual wage: $202,470, year-over-year increase of $13,280
Mean hourly wage: $97.34
State with the highest average salary: Connecticut, annual mean wage of $276,540
Mean annual wage: $205,770, year-over-year increase of $3,300
Mean hourly wage: $98.93
State with the highest average salary: California, annual mean wage of $246,510
Mean annual wage: $214,200, year-over-year increase of $8,430
Mean hourly wage: $102.98
State with the highest average salary: Illinois, annual mean wage of $281,240
Mean annual wage: $231,700, year-over-year increase of $17,500
Mean hourly wage: $111.39
State with the highest average salary: Massachusetts, annual mean wage of $292,390
