Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
National estimates for Nurse Anesthetists
Industry profile for Nurse Anesthetists
Geographic profile for Nurse Anesthetists
National estimates for Nurse Anesthetists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nurse Anesthetists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 43,950 |
4.7 % |
$ 97.34 |
$ 202,470 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Nurse Anesthetists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 63.38 |
$ 79.26 |
$ 94.04 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 131,840 |
$ 164,860 |
$ 195,610 |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for Nurse Anesthetists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nurse Anesthetists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Nurse Anesthetists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nurse Anesthetists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
23,270 |
0.86 |
$ 93.39 |
$ 194,240 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
13,990 |
0.25 |
$ 102.09 |
$ 212,340 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
2,670 |
0.27 |
$ 86.17 |
$ 179,220 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,260 |
0.23 |
$ 122.20 |
$ 254,180 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
960 |
0.03 |
$ 96.32 |
$ 200,340 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nurse Anesthetists:
Top paying industries for Nurse Anesthetists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,260 |
0.23 |
$ 122.20 |
$ 254,180 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
440 |
0.16 |
$ 105.55 |
$ 219,540 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
13,990 |
0.25 |
$ 102.09 |
$ 212,340 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
960 |
0.03 |
$ 96.32 |
$ 200,340 |
| Offices of Physicians |
23,270 |
0.86 |
$ 93.39 |
$ 194,240 |
Geographic profile for Nurse Anesthetists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nurse Anesthetists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Nurse Anesthetists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Nurse Anesthetists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,920 |
0.32 |
1.03 |
$ 94.97 |
$ 197,540 |
| Florida |
3,310 |
0.38 |
1.23 |
$ 82.19 |
$ 170,950 |
| Minnesota |
2,890 |
1.06 |
3.39 |
$ 103.11 |
$ 214,460 |
| Ohio |
2,810 |
0.54 |
1.73 |
$ 90.10 |
$ 187,410 |
| New York |
2,130 |
0.25 |
0.79 |
$ 108.26 |
$ 225,180 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Anesthetists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minnesota |
2,890 |
1.06 |
3.39 |
$ 103.11 |
$ 214,460 |
| South Dakota |
400 |
0.96 |
3.06 |
$ 95.05 |
$ 197,710 |
| Tennessee |
2,050 |
0.69 |
2.20 |
$ 84.62 |
$ 176,020 |
| Alabama |
1,290 |
0.67 |
2.15 |
$ 90.79 |
$ 188,840 |
| Missouri |
1,830 |
0.67 |
2.15 |
$ 92.46 |
$ 192,320 |
Top paying states for Nurse Anesthetists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
120 |
0.41 |
1.31 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Connecticut |
430 |
0.28 |
0.89 |
$ 132.95 |
$ 276,540 |
| New Jersey |
1,460 |
0.38 |
1.21 |
$ 126.85 |
$ 263,850 |
| Illinois |
1,140 |
0.20 |
0.65 |
$ 120.33 |
$ 250,280 |
| West Virginia |
320 |
0.49 |
1.56 |
$ 119.06 |
$ 247,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nurse Anesthetists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,420 |
0.28 |
0.90 |
$ 119.16 |
$ 247,850 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,380 |
0.48 |
1.52 |
$ 98.07 |
$ 203,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,310 |
0.72 |
2.30 |
$ 101.63 |
$ 211,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,250 |
0.35 |
1.11 |
$ 95.31 |
$ 198,250 |
| Rochester, MN |
1,080 |
9.36 |
29.99 |
$ 105.30 |
$ 219,030 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
940 |
0.52 |
1.67 |
$ 104.12 |
$ 216,570 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
710 |
0.55 |
1.78 |
$ 86.15 |
$ 179,190 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
710 |
0.70 |
2.23 |
$ 84.64 |
$ 176,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
680 |
0.12 |
0.38 |
$ 107.70 |
$ 224,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
620 |
0.15 |
0.47 |
$ 112.50 |
$ 233,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Anesthetists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rochester, MN |
1,080 |
9.36 |
29.99 |
$ 105.30 |
$ 219,030 |
| Jackson, TN |
130 |
2.03 |
6.50 |
$ 89.12 |
$ 185,360 |
| Springfield, MO |
390 |
1.87 |
5.99 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Rapid City, SD |
110 |
1.63 |
5.23 |
$ 96.75 |
$ 201,250 |
| Lima, OH |
80 |
1.57 |
5.04 |
$ 92.40 |
$ 192,180 |
| Dothan, AL |
80 |
1.49 |
4.78 |
$ 95.29 |
$ 198,200 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
200 |
1.30 |
4.16 |
$ 91.09 |
$ 189,470 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
250 |
1.23 |
3.95 |
$ 133.08 |
$ 276,810 |
| Knoxville, TN |
460 |
1.19 |
3.83 |
$ 89.68 |
$ 186,530 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
560 |
1.16 |
3.71 |
$ 95.83 |
$ 199,320 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Nurse Anesthetists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fairbanks, AK |
40 |
1.13 |
3.63 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Green Bay, WI |
50 |
0.33 |
1.05 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Madison, WI |
110 |
0.30 |
0.95 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Wausau, WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Springfield, IL |
100 |
1.08 |
3.45 |
$ 143.70 |
$ 298,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
190 |
0.12 |
0.40 |
$ 136.32 |
$ 283,550 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
250 |
1.23 |
3.95 |
$ 133.08 |
$ 276,810 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 131.28 |
$ 273,060 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
160 |
0.16 |
0.52 |
$ 126.23 |
$ 262,560 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,420 |
0.28 |
0.90 |
$ 119.16 |
$ 247,850 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Nurse Anesthetists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Anesthetists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Nurse Anesthetists:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
