Nurse Anesthetists · SOC 29-1151
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Nurse Anesthetistss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for nurse anesthetists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (5 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 142 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville, FL | $416,000 | 340 | 0.4 |
| 2 | Springfield, MA | $357,740 | Not published | Not published |
| 3 | Fayetteville, NC | $331,760 | 90 | 0.7 |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $321,030 | 2,310 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Peoria, IL | $310,930 | 100 | 0.6 |
| 6 | Columbia, MO | $310,170 | 90 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Hammond, LA | $304,640 | 40 | 0.9 |
| 8 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $298,910 | 140 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Idaho Falls, ID | $298,560 | Not published | Not published |
| 10 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $297,560 | 100 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $294,910 | 140 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Rochester, NY | $286,230 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Madison, WI | $283,980 | 150 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $282,930 | Not published | Not published |
| 15 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $282,840 | 210 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Utica-Rome, NY | $282,380 | 30 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Charleston, WV | $280,250 | 220 | 2.2 |
| 18 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $279,570 | 40 | 0.3 |
| 19 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $279,410 | 200 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Morgantown, WV | $278,530 | 200 | 2.9 |
| 21 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $277,550 | 910 | 0.7 |
| 22 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $275,310 | 680 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $274,390 | 420 | 0.2 |
| 24 | Omaha, NE-IA | $271,680 | 230 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Columbia, SC | $271,350 | 210 | 0.5 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Nurse Anesthetists overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.