The highest-paying states for nurse anesthetists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nurse anesthetists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $235,120, California is the highest paying state for nurse anesthetists. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $230,420). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nurse anesthetists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $235,120 |
$94,130 | 2,000 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $230,420 |
$104,090 | 40 |
| 3 | Illinois | $230,410 |
$107,120 | 1,930 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $227,010 |
$217,030 | 150 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | $226,580 |
$201,000 | 780 |
| 6 | New York | $226,340 |
$180,090 | 1,690 |
| 7 | Delaware | $224,430 |
$112,220 | 70 |
| 8 | Texas | $222,580 |
$172,550 | 2,880 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $222,400 |
$172,900 | 2,460 |
| 10 | Oregon | $218,370 |
$140,710 | 340 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $217,760 |
$62,210 | 560 |
| 12 | Montana | $216,910 |
$82,360 | 60 |
| 13 | Nebraska | $216,150 |
$155,090 | 400 |
| 14 | Washington | $214,800 |
$177,930 | 430 |
| 15 | West Virginia | $214,360 |
$178,060 | 320 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $214,240 |
$96,500 | 530 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $212,710 |
$159,950 | 550 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $208,330 |
$182,800 | 1,360 |
| 19 | Iowa | $208,140 |
$172,420 | 350 |
| 20 | Maine | $207,620 |
$175,890 | 390 |
| 21 | New Mexico | $207,310 |
$92,710 | 320 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $206,750 |
$164,570 | 2,380 |
| 23 | Vermont | $205,150 |
$179,830 | 60 |
| 24 | Indiana | $202,550 |
$162,460 | 730 |
| 25 | Maryland | $202,310 |
$55,310 | 540 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $197,970 |
$178,680 | 350 |
| 27 | Arizona | $197,360 |
$80,380 | 290 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $197,180 |
$195,730 | 60 |
| 29 | Michigan | $195,840 |
$178,830 | 3,590 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $195,250 |
$188,850 | 290 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $192,080 |
$83,440 | 910 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $190,510 |
$170,200 | 2,870 |
| 33 | Alaska | $184,740 |
$82,980 | 120 |
| 34 | Colorado | $184,460 |
$135,280 | 430 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $183,780 |
$79,780 | 930 |
| 36 | Virginia | $181,690 |
$173,740 | 530 |
| 37 | Missouri | $181,140 |
$150,080 | 1,040 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $180,450 |
$122,420 | 400 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $179,900 |
$67,880 | 240 |
| 40 | Georgia | $178,950 |
$161,080 | 1,230 |
| 41 | Ohio | $178,500 |
$153,540 | 3,490 |
| 42 | Idaho | $178,040 |
$134,980 | 270 |
| 43 | Alabama | $177,400 |
$140,470 | 1,320 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $177,340 |
$138,130 | 1,760 |
| 45 | Kansas | $166,590 |
$63,800 | 550 |
| 46 | Florida | $165,770 |
$122,320 | 3,990 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | $161,650 |
$136,360 | 110 |
| 48 | Nevada | $155,790 |
$109,750 | 70 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $154,580 |
$103,250 | 380 |
| 50 | Utah | $117,100 |
$95,650 | 70 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $62,530 |
$51,070 | 250 |