Nurse Anesthetists Salary in the US
A nurse anesthetists earns a national median of $236,590 a year (mean $248,320) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #20 of 825.
How much does a nurse anesthetists earn in the US?
A nurse anesthetists in the United States earns a median of $236,590 a year (mean $248,320), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 364% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 51,840 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1151), ranked #20 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$236,590
per year
Mean
$248,320
per year
Employment
51,840
US workers
National rank
#20
of 825 by median
What a nurse anesthetists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nurse anesthetists (SOC 29-1151) earns a median annual wage of $236,590 and a mean (average) of $248,320. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse anesthetists earn more and half earn less — and is 364% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nurse anesthetists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nurse anesthetists is $236,590, and the mean (average) is $248,320. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse anesthetists earn more and half earn less.
- How does nurse anesthetists pay compare to the US average?
- At $236,590, a nurse anesthetists earns 364% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nurse anesthetists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 51,840 nurse anesthetists employed nationally (SOC 29-1151), across all industries.
- Where does this nurse anesthetists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1151. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1151 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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