1. Certified registered nurses anesthetists earn an average base salary of $211,000 in 2024, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Ramping Up Take-Home Pay: Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2024.
2. CRNAs have an average annual total compensation of $256,000.
3. Male CRNAs earn $30,000 more than their female counterparts every year, at $278,000 and $248,000, respectively.
4. CRNAs earn approximately $9,000 in bonuses annually, with a $3,000 average bonus and $6,000 in productivity and incentive pay.
5. Nurse anesthetists have a mean hourly wage of $102.98, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
6. Outpatient care centers are the top-paying setting for the profession, with an average annual wage of $263,960.
7. Nurse anesthetists earn the most in Illinois, with an average mean salary of $281,240.
8. Massachusetts, Montana, New York and Vermont round out the top five states where nurse anesthetists have the highest annual salaries.
9. Nurse anesthetists have the lowest average annual salary in Utah, earning $125,890.
10. The median annual wage for nurse anesthetists is $212,650.
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