Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
Top skills:Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem Solving
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Nurse Anesthetist salary by industry
Health Care and Social Assistance
50,180 workers
$257,500
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
2,350 workers
$281,500
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
1,770 workers
$242,500
Educational Services
890 workers
$248,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
290 workers
$268,500
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing$254,000
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$261,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
The average base salary for a Nurse Anesthetist in the United States is $257,000 per year, or about $123.56 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $214,000 and $304,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical roles?
The Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family averages $165,500 across 71 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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