Chief CRNA salary, United States
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The median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists (the closest BLS occupation to Chief CRNA) in the United States was $236,590 in BLS OEWS May 2025, and the middle half of workers earned between $206,730 and $294,350.
What does the published band tell you about a Chief CRNA offer?
The published annual P25 to P75 band for Chief CRNA in the United States is $206,730 to $294,350. That Chief CRNA band spans $87,620 in the United States; it is a spread of reported wages, not a suggested offer. For this Chief CRNA opening, compare regular pay with the duties you need covered in the United States. Neither end of the Chief CRNA band labels a worker's experience or promises what a candidate will accept.
How does Chief CRNA pay in the United States compare with the nation?
BLS reports $236,590 as the annual median for SOC 29-1151, Nurse Anesthetists, in the United States. Chief CRNA in the United States has a annual median $0 away from the national median of $236,590. Chief CRNA may cover different duties within that published occupation. We ask what this Chief CRNA must handle before you use the the United States median in an offer.
What does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ add to this Chief CRNA comparison?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $321,030 for Nurse Anesthetists in BLS OEWS May 2025. The Chief CRNA median gap between the United States and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $84,440 on this annual basis. A Chief CRNA candidate moving between these markets still has to weigh the work and schedule. For Chief CRNA in the United States, this the United States comparison does not measure living costs, commuting distance or relocation expense.
What does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX add to this Chief CRNA comparison?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX reports $218,650 for Nurse Anesthetists in BLS OEWS May 2025. The Chief CRNA median gap between the United States and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is
Which published industries help you read Chief CRNA pay?
For Chief CRNA, Offices of Dentists, NAICS 621200, reports a national median of $312,580. For Chief CRNA, Outpatient Care Centers, NAICS 621400, reports a national median of $288,880. These Nurse Anesthetists estimates are national, not industry pay rates for the United States. Top-coded industry medians are not placed in this numeric Chief CRNA ranking. Use the Chief CRNA setting and duties to decide whether that industry comparison belongs in your brief.
What changed between releases for Chief CRNA in the United States?
Chief CRNA in the United States had a annual median of $223,210 in BLS OEWS May 2024. The BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the same Chief CRNA mapping is $236,590. Subtracting those two the United States medians gives
What belongs beside base pay in your Chief CRNA offer?
Chief CRNA wages in the United States include base rates and guaranteed or production pay under the BLS definition. For Chief CRNA, production incentives already counted in OEWS should not be added again. For this Chief CRNA brief, overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay sit outside the OEWS wage. A non-production sign-on payment for Chief CRNA is also outside that the United States figure. We discuss those Chief CRNA terms without inventing an amount to add.
What else should you ask about this pay table?
Chief CRNA maps to SOC 29-1151, Nurse Anesthetists. The the United States annual median is $236,590. For Chief CRNA in the United States, this is a broader occupation, not a separate survey of this exact title.
Does the United States publish a separate wage for Chief CRNA?
Chief CRNA maps to SOC 29-1151, Nurse Anesthetists. The the United States annual median is $236,590. For Chief CRNA in the United States, this is a broader occupation, not a separate survey of this exact title.
Where should you place a Chief CRNA offer inside the the United States band?
The published annual P25 to P75 band for Chief CRNA in the United States is $206,730 to $294,350. That Chief CRNA band spans $87,620 in the United States; it is a spread of reported wages, not a suggested offer. For Chief CRNA in the United States, we do not assign a percentile between the published points or call a point an experience level.
Can the Chief CRNA figure in the United States stand in for the whole package?
Chief CRNA pay in this the United States table is not total compensation. For Chief CRNA in the United States, shift differential, on-call pay and non-production sign-on payments are excluded by the OEWS definition. For Chief CRNA in the United States, write those terms separately before comparing offers.
Which markets can you compare with the United States for Chief CRNA?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX have published rows for Nurse Anesthetists. For Chief CRNA in the United States, they are employment-based comparison markets, not a claim about nearest locations. Each linked Chief CRNA table names its own area and SOC.
Is the Chief CRNA change in the United States a forecast?
Chief CRNA in the United States had a annual median of $223,210 in BLS OEWS May 2024. The BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the same Chief CRNA mapping is $236,590. Subtracting those two the United States medians gives
The Chief CRNA national comparison markets use published employment, not geographic proximity. Read the geography and wage definitions.
BLS occupation: Nurse Anesthetists.
BLS reports Nurse Anesthetists as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for Chief CRNA, its setting or its engagement terms.
What does this occupation pay nationally?
BLS publishes five national pay points for Nurse Anesthetists, SOC 29-1151, in BLS OEWS May 2025: the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. The range bar and table below show each published point. Percentiles describe the spread of pay across workers, not experience levels. Read the median as a midpoint, not an offer for your vacancy.
- P10 to P90 published range
- P25 to P75 middle range
- P50 median
| Point | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $155,250 |
| 25th percentile | $206,730 |
| Median | $236,590 |
| 75th percentile | $294,350 |
| 90th percentile | $339,500 |
| Mean (average) | $248,320 |
For Nurse Anesthetists in the United States, BLS reports a median of $236,590; the middle half of workers earned between $206,730 and $294,350 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
- P10 to P90 published range
- P25 to P75 middle range
- P50 median
| Point | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $74.64 |
| 25th percentile | $99.39 |
| Median | $113.75 |
| 75th percentile | $141.51 |
| 90th percentile | $163.22 |
| Mean (average) | $119.38 |
For Nurse Anesthetists in the United States, BLS reports a median of $113.75; the middle half of workers earned between $99.39 and $141.51 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
What BLS wages include and exclude
Included
- Base rates
- Commissions
- Cost-of-living allowances
- Deadheading pay
- Guaranteed pay
- Hazard pay
- Incentive pay
- Longevity pay
- Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
- Piece rates
- Portal-to-portal rates
- Production bonuses
- Tips
Excluded
- Attendance bonuses
- Back pay
- Clothing allowances
- Discount
- Draw
- Holiday bonus
- Holiday premium pay
- Jury duty pay
- Meal and lodging payments
- Merchandise discounts
- Non-production bonuses
- On-call pay
- Overtime pay
- Perquisites
- Profit-sharing payments
- Relocation allowances
- Severance pay
- Shift differentials
- Stock bonuses
- Tool/equipment allowances
- Tuition repayment
- Uniform allowance
- Weekend premium pay
- Year-end bonuses
Employment: 51,840 jobs nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, United States. BLS page for this occupation. CSV
How has published pay changed since the last BLS release?
These are separate BLS estimates, not a wage growth forecast. Survey coverage and area boundaries can change. The table places the published median for Nurse Anesthetists in United States from BLS OEWS May 2024 next to BLS OEWS May 2025. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.
| Pay basis | BLS OEWS May 2024 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| annual | $223,210 | $236,590 |
| hourly | $107.31 | $113.75 |
Prior release: 2024-05, published 2025-04-02. Current release: 2025-05, published 2026-05-15. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.
What does this pay include, and what does it leave out?
OEWS counts base rates, guaranteed pay and production incentives. It describes pay reported for employees, not an offer for this vacancy. Benefits and self-employed earnings are outside these wage estimates. For physicians and other providers, production bonuses and commissions belong in BLS wages.
Do not add them twice. Partnership distributions and contractor receipts are not a separate rate published by OEWS.
Overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay are excluded. If this job has a call rota or extra shifts, spell out those payments rather than treating the BLS median as the whole package.
Meal and lodging payments and relocation allowances are excluded. A travel per diem for those costs is not part of this wage. Keep it separate from the pay comparison.
Non-production bonuses are excluded. A sign-on or retention payment that is not tied to production should be discussed separately. BLS does not publish an amount to add for that payment.
BLS pay definitions. These notes do not add an estimated bonus or premium.
Which metro areas publish pay for this occupation?
This table lists every metro area where BLS published a median for Nurse Anesthetists in BLS OEWS May 2025. Each row shows the median, the middle half of pay from the 25th to the 75th percentile, employment and the location quotient. Metros without a published median are left out rather than estimated. Select a metro for its own pay page.
| Metro area | Median | 25th to 75th | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 460 | 0.58 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 530 | 0.58 |
| Rochester, MN | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 440 | 10.71 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $321,030 | $291,350 to $324,710 | 2,310 | 0.73 |
| Northern New Jersey market: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Shared metro, not New Jersey-only. | $321,030 | $291,350 to $324,710 | 2,310 | 0.73 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $277,550 | $231,470 to $312,690 | 910 | 2.00 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $275,310 | $220,840 to $323,790 | 680 | 0.62 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $265,880 | $163,880 to $390,360 | 840 | 0.56 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $258,570 | $230,800 to $270,720 | 1,250 | 1.92 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $244,990 | $214,410 to $431,520 | 480 | 1.11 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $243,130 | $228,810 to $253,370 | 1,170 | 1.84 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $239,060 | $217,150 to $298,280 | 470 | 0.49 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $238,540 | $221,480 to $301,260 | 1,190 | 1.23 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $232,300 | $214,990 to $313,980 | 650 | 1.44 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $232,000 | $181,930 to $375,650 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Columbus, OH | $231,810 | $221,450 to $324,790 | 450 | 1.23 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $223,570 | $195,540 to $229,700 | 500 | 1.36 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $223,150 | $223,130 to $351,020 | 440 | 0.42 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $222,520 | $211,800 to $222,530 | 710 | 3.10 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $221,170 | $191,360 to $234,640 | 670 | 1.82 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $218,650 | $204,480 to $304,570 | 1,290 | 0.96 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $218,080 | $180,200 to $264,350 | 980 | 2.68 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $214,690 | $168,590 to $441,400 | 770 | 1.63 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $211,450 | $192,910 to $214,300 | 830 | 2.27 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $211,130 | $211,130 to $229,100 | 440 | 3.50 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $206,270 | $156,830 to $212,660 | 1,070 | 2.22 |
| Birmingham, AL | $175,850 | $101,450 to $211,480 | 750 | 4.31 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $155,250 | $75,740 to $157,790 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
How do you find pay for a state or nonmetro area?
Choose a state, metro or nonmetropolitan area below to open the published figures for Nurse Anesthetists. If BLS did not publish a median, the guide shows the state or national estimate with a clear fallback label. It does not create a salary page for that missing combination. Every area page names its source row.
Does this pay differ by healthcare industry?
National industry estimates for Nurse Anesthetists, SOC 29-1151. Industry names are the names published by BLS. These are not local industry wages. Each row uses the pay basis BLS published for that industry, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with employment. Cells BLS did not publish stay blank rather than estimated. Compare rows only within the same pay basis.
| Industry / NAICS | Basis | P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of Physicians NAICS 621100 | annual | $156,830 | $197,560 | $222,530 | $291,340 | $345,220 | 26,270 |
| Offices of Dentists NAICS 621200 | annual | $174,990 | $277,040 | $312,580 | $332,800 | $337,620 | Not published by BLS |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners NAICS 621300 | annual | $78,820 | $111,780 | $201,370 | $333,030 | $364,830 | 4,080 |
| Outpatient Care Centers NAICS 621400 | annual | $216,820 | $269,560 | $288,880 | $296,270 | $316,720 | 2,050 |
| Home Health Care Services NAICS 621600 | annual | $202,420 | $204,510 | $204,510 | $210,520 | $220,130 | Not published by BLS |
| Hospitals NAICS 622000 | annual | $186,800 | $224,880 | $260,060 | $297,560 | $333,450 | 17,250 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. National industry-specific estimates. A value marked “or more” is top-coded.
Where is published pay highest and lowest for this occupation?
Highest and lowest published numeric medians for Nurse Anesthetists, SOC 29-1151. Top-coded medians cannot be ranked exactly and are not placed in this list. The table shows up to ten metros at each end, with employment and location quotient. Location quotient describes employment concentration, not pay. A metro missing here may still publish a capped value.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, FL | $416,000 | 340 | 1.34 |
| Springfield, MA | $357,740 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Fayetteville, NC | $331,760 | 90 | 2.07 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $321,030 | 2,310 | 0.73 |
| Peoria, IL | $310,930 | 100 | 1.75 |
| Columbia, MO | $310,170 | 90 | 2.44 |
| Hammond, LA | $304,640 | 40 | 2.60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $298,910 | 140 | 0.25 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $298,560 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $297,560 | 100 | 0.84 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $188,760 | 50 | 2.82 |
| Dothan, AL | $187,980 | 90 | 4.41 |
| Birmingham, AL | $175,850 | 750 | 4.31 |
| Salem, OR | $174,260 | 40 | 0.64 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $170,770 | 30 | 1.04 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $156,830 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $155,250 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $131,050 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $99,990 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $86,170 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
How does this pay compare with all wages in each metro?
We divide this occupation's median by the all-occupations median for the same area and pay basis. This is simple arithmetic on BLS rows. It is not a cost-of-living adjustment or a percentile. Location quotient is shown separately. A ratio above one means this occupation's median is higher than the area's all-occupations median.
| Metro | Occupation median | All-occupations median | Median ratio | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville, FL | $416,000 | $48,830 | 8.52 times | 1.34 |
| Hammond, LA | $304,640 | $38,480 | 7.92 times | 2.60 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $279,570 | $37,930 | 7.37 times | 0.76 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $331,760 | $45,620 | 7.27 times | 2.07 |
| Springfield, MA | $357,740 | $51,930 | 6.89 times | Not published by BLS |
| Columbia, MO | $310,170 | $47,260 | 6.56 times | 2.44 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $297,560 | $46,570 | 6.39 times | 0.84 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $298,560 | $46,800 | 6.38 times | Not published by BLS |
| Peoria, IL | $310,930 | $49,590 | 6.27 times | 1.75 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $294,910 | $47,520 | 6.21 times | 2.48 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, metropolitan areas listed above. BLS page for this occupation. CSV
What do we see when recruiting for this role?
Read the Chief CRNA brief alongside the occupation mapping. Required credentials, current duties and the work setting can differ within Nurse Anesthetists. A BLS wage is a description of surveyed workers, not an offer recommendation. Compare the actual responsibilities and the candidate's preferences before changing the brief. This is a qualitative view from our search work, not BLS data.
What is the median pay for Nurse Anesthetists?
$236,590 nationally (BLS OEWS May 2025). 50% of workers in this occupation earned less than this and 50% earned more. The median covers every setting BLS surveyed, so it is a midpoint of reported pay, not an offer benchmark for your vacancy. Read the mapping note and the percentile range before you set pay.
How much do the best-paid workers earn?
10% of workers in this occupation earned more than $339,500, and 10% earned less than $155,250.
Is this the pay for Chief CRNA exactly?
No. BLS reports Nurse Anesthetists as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for Chief CRNA, its setting or its engagement terms. Treat these figures as the closest published evidence, not an exact-title benchmark.
What is the hourly equivalent?
The BLS median hourly wage is $113.75. BLS converts hourly to annual with 2,080 hours a year, so the annual median is $236,590.
Where is the median highest?
Among the metro areas listed on this page, Jacksonville, FL has the highest published median at $416,000.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimates 51,840 jobs nationally (BLS OEWS May 2025).