Pay by state · 44 states
Nurse Anesthetist Salary by State (2026)
Nurse Anesthetists earn the most in Alaska at $341,210 a year and the least in Utah at $126,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $236,590. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $341,210Alaska
- National median
- $236,590BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $126,600Utah
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Nurse Anesthetist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of nurse anesthetists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $341,210 | $289,820 | $366,160 | 90 | $333,346 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $321,030 | $279,930 | $325,210 | 2,450 | $297,468 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $295,550 | $253,120 | $356,000 | 500 | $279,461 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $292,410 | $277,920 | $315,990 | 2,230 | $264,099 |
| 5 | NJNew Jersey | $291,350 | $238,580 | $311,830 | N/A | $267,773 |
| 6 | ILIllinois | $286,830 | $209,370 | $315,650 | 1,140 | $286,951 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $283,060 | $268,320 | $310,100 | 40 | $288,961 |
| 8 | WVWest Virginia | $278,530 | $231,830 | $290,670 | 740 | $311,217 |
| 9 | MTMontana | $277,380 | $240,020 | $312,900 | N/A | $293,074 |
| 10 | NHNew Hampshire | $275,980 | $259,420 | $309,200 | 490 | $264,945 |
| 11 | WAWashington | $274,390 | $228,330 | $302,000 | 760 | $256,408 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $273,170 | $245,730 | $288,540 | 990 | $290,313 |
| 13 | IAIowa | $273,070 | $225,770 | $299,920 | 380 | $311,148 |
| 14 | OROregon | $272,330 | $236,360 | $299,260 | 370 | $263,475 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $266,190 | $238,060 | $272,980 | 2,130 | $269,912 |
| 16 | SCSouth Carolina | $265,480 | $229,140 | $302,230 | 1,010 | $283,182 |
| 17 | SDSouth Dakota | $263,930 | $220,920 | $269,480 | 400 | $297,936 |
| 18 | IDIdaho | $263,130 | $227,990 | $312,880 | N/A | $275,546 |
| 19 | WYWyoming | $255,250 | $188,660 | $276,300 | 80 | $275,377 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $252,110 | $207,230 | $294,350 | 700 | $249,357 |
| 21 | AZArizona | $248,660 | $228,390 | $268,580 | 310 | $246,988 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $247,470 | $235,480 | $274,360 | 380 | $254,992 |
| 23 | MIMichigan | $247,010 | $228,810 | $269,110 | 2,300 | $256,722 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $246,730 | $216,030 | $289,830 | 430 | $273,831 |
| 25 | TXTexas | $244,990 | $209,380 | $323,140 | 4,060 | $252,419 |
| 26 | NDNorth Dakota | $244,240 | $241,620 | $262,150 | 250 | $274,553 |
| 27 | MOMissouri | $242,630 | $214,990 | $332,800 | 1,550 | $267,164 |
| 28 | CTConnecticut | $236,960 | $212,920 | $278,830 | 480 | $228,704 |
| 29 | OHOhio | $231,810 | $207,450 | $285,310 | 2,300 | $249,865 |
| 30 | GAGeorgia | $224,630 | $203,180 | $270,020 | 1,170 | $233,278 |
| 31 | NCNorth Carolina | $224,610 | $167,090 | $278,040 | 3,340 | $238,121 |
| 32 | ARArkansas | $224,280 | $128,690 | $260,400 | N/A | $257,980 |
| 33 | MDMaryland | $223,140 | $191,640 | $274,290 | 840 | $212,597 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $222,520 | $211,800 | $242,700 | 1,640 | $246,808 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $222,130 | $212,870 | $268,210 | 900 | $251,828 |
| 36 | PAPennsylvania | $221,530 | $206,010 | $262,930 | 2,500 | $227,043 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $212,090 | $180,210 | $223,520 | 910 | $235,478 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $211,450 | $192,910 | $243,240 | 1,690 | $230,162 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $210,570 | $174,580 | $286,000 | 4,600 | $203,618 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $198,410 | $181,690 | $264,310 | 480 | $228,181 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $190,300 | $169,250 | $213,590 | 1,810 | $214,246 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $156,830 | $156,830 | $209,550 | 990 | $178,534 |
| 43 | NMNew Mexico | $129,370 | $67,000 | $220,740 | N/A | $140,296 |
| 44 | UTUtah | $126,600 | $111,780 | $171,140 | N/A | $128,055 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Nurse Anesthetists, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $341,210, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $333,346.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Nurse Anesthetist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Nurse Anesthetists the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Nurse Anesthetists at $341,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($321,030) and Massachusetts ($295,550).
Which state pays Nurse Anesthetists the least?
Utah reports the lowest median for Nurse Anesthetists at $126,600 a year, $214,610 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Nurse Anesthetists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $333,346 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $341,210. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.