Below are the average hourly wages for nurse anesthetists, based on May 2022 BLS data released April 2023.
CRNAs earn the highest hourly wage in New York at $114.77, followed by Illinois at $114.64. However, when factoring in cost of living adjustments, New York falls to 40th while Illinois claims the top spot.
Oklahoma has the lowest average hourly CRNA wage at $80.99, but Maryland sits at the bottom when adjusted for the cost of living.
Below are the living expense-adjusted average salaries for CRNAs.
Note: Data was unavailable for seven states.
|
State |
CRNA hourly mean wage |
Cost of living vs. US avg. |
COL-adjusted CRNA wage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Illinois |
$114.64 |
-0.06 |
$121.17 |
|
Kentucky |
$113.10 |
-0.07 |
$120.90 |
|
West Virginia |
$110.30 |
-0.10 |
$120.78 |
|
Indiana |
$105.78 |
-0.09 |
$115.72 |
|
Nebraska |
$108.46 |
-0.06 |
$115.29 |
|
Wisconsin |
$110.71 |
-0.04 |
$114.70 |
|
New Mexico |
$103.48 |
-0.09 |
$112.79 |
|
Iowa |
$101.45 |
-0.10 |
$111.70 |
|
Missouri |
$98.65 |
-0.10 |
$108.71 |
|
Texas |
$100.45 |
-0.08 |
$108.39 |
|
North Carolina |
$103.24 |
-0.04 |
$107.68 |
|
Minnesota |
$106.99 |
0.00 |
$106.99 |
|
South Dakota |
$107.31 |
0.01 |
$106.25 |
|
Michigan |
$96.00 |
-0.09 |
$104.35 |
|
Wyoming |
$98.69 |
-0.06 |
$104.32 |
|
Ohio |
$95.01 |
-0.09 |
$103.28 |
|
Alabama |
$91.92 |
-0.12 |
$103.04 |
|
Georgia |
$91.73 |
-0.11 |
$102.00 |
|
Virginia |
$103.62 |
0.02 |
$101.79 |
|
South Carolina |
$94.15 |
-0.06 |
$100.18 |
|
Montana |
$97.81 |
0.01 |
$97.13 |
|
New Jersey |
$111.84 |
0.15 |
$97.08 |
|
Washington |
$107.03 |
0.12 |
$95.91 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$97.89 |
0.03 |
$95.50 |
|
Connecticut |
$115.66 |
0.22 |
$95.12 |
|
Mississippi |
$88.65 |
-0.07 |
$94.59 |
|
New Hampshire |
$103.83 |
0.10 |
$94.48 |
|
Vermont |
$109.96 |
0.17 |
$93.98 |
|
Tennessee |
$83.74 |
-0.11 |
$92.95 |
|
Kansas |
$81.45 |
-0.14 |
$92.45 |
|
Louisiana |
$86.12 |
-0.07 |
$92.15 |
|
Oklahoma |
$80.99 |
-0.12 |
$90.79 |
|
Maine |
$103.33 |
0.15 |
$89.85 |
|
Delaware |
$95.23 |
0.08 |
$88.26 |
|
Idaho |
$87.07 |
0.02 |
$85.28 |
|
Colorado |
$89.36 |
0.05 |
$84.86 |
|
Arizona |
$86.41 |
0.03 |
$83.73 |
|
Florida |
$83.84 |
0.00 |
$83.59 |
|
California |
$118.52 |
0.42 |
$83.46 |
|
New York |
$114.77 |
0.48 |
$77.44 |
|
Oregon |
$99.00 |
0.30 |
$76.10 |
|
Massachusetts |
$98.41 |
0.35 |
$72.90 |
|
Maryland |
$87.84 |
0.24 |
$70.84 |
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