Highest-paying Cities for Nurse Anesthetists

The top 100 highest paying cities for nurse anesthetists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nurse anesthetists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $237,960, Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa is the highest paying city for nurse anesthetists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $235,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nurse anesthetists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Nurse Anesthetists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$237,960	$208,880	30
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$235,120	$91,010	260
3	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$234,670	$202,380	30
4	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$231,820	$62,930	80
5	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$231,390	$199,590	240
6	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$229,110	$159,160	30
7	Charlottesville, Virginia	$227,860	$176,360	50
8	Rochester, Minnesota	$227,700	$184,510	500
9	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$227,290	$175,360	50
10	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$227,160	$207,790	80
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$227,100	$84,790	180
12	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$227,080	$208,840	50
13	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$227,050	$206,190	60
14	Fargo, North Dakota	$227,010	$175,410	80
15	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$226,580	$203,740	70
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$226,540	$196,760	2,040
17	Madison, Wisconsin	$226,180	$214,880	150
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$225,840	$179,390	780
19	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$225,230	$174,110	40
20	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$225,050	$224,080	40
21	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$224,400	$159,160	40
22	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$223,600	$182,020	140
23	Flint, Michigan	$223,080	$194,150	140
24	Syracuse, New York	$222,860	$193,410	80
25	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$222,580	$175,770	1,270
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$221,770	$173,060	90
27	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$221,560	$211,310	50
28	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$221,430	$61,200	170
29	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$221,410	$183,250	30
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$221,280	$166,530	1,360
31	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$221,280	$201,000	60
32	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$221,240	$190,730	30
33	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$221,230	$155,580	140
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$220,960	$177,930	260
35	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$220,690	$181,940	60
36	Duluth, Wisconsin	$219,970	$169,410	140
37	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$219,830	$182,980	30
38	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$219,430	$107,120	1,390
39	St Cloud, Minnesota	$219,010	$159,990	90
40	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$217,800	$170,620	30
41	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$217,550	$155,580	130
42	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$216,170	$183,620	50
43	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$215,930	$179,340	410
44	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$215,500	$142,050	80
45	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$215,370	$179,080	210
46	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$214,460	$192,130	40
47	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$214,290	$192,560	430
48	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$213,950	$173,680	230
49	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$213,950	$149,990	80
50	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$213,840	$158,030	100
51	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$213,670	$139,030	240
52	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$213,190	$170,200	120
53	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$213,160	$167,510	180
54	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$212,710	$159,990	30
55	Columbia, South Carolina	$211,730	$74,270	160
56	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$211,480	$194,570	110
57	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$209,790	$180,830	1,390
58	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$209,290	$135,200	80
59	Lima, Ohio	$208,570	$155,320	40
60	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$207,960	$178,680	60
61	Spokane, Washington	$207,890	$168,320	40
62	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$207,810	$185,110	60
63	Wausau, Wisconsin	$207,400	$206,210	50
64	Mansfield, Ohio	$207,400	$167,060	40
65	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$207,310	$88,800	110
66	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$207,050	$170,530	50
67	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$206,890	$58,630	220
68	Wheeling, West Virginia	$206,650	$179,350	50
69	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$206,400	$177,950	140
70	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$206,260	$120,010	70
71	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$205,880	$177,550	980
72	Florence, South Carolina	$205,590	$182,120	60
73	Rochester, New York	$205,580	$101,900	100
74	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$205,460	$155,580	90
75	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$205,440	$167,840	240
76	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$203,530	$179,500	90
77	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$203,380	$154,440	230
78	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$202,930	$55,310	420
79	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$202,830	$147,960	n/a
80	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$202,430	$183,960	30
81	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$202,070	$92,850	60
82	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$201,470	$177,070	80
83	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$201,240	$154,290	30
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$200,550	$171,910	210
85	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$200,050	$167,170	n/a
86	Lincoln, Nebraska	$199,960	$177,420	60
87	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$199,890	$175,140	30
88	Akron, Ohio	$199,870	$160,700	180
89	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$199,640	$176,590	30
90	Appleton, Wisconsin	$199,610	$172,640	n/a
91	Farmington, New Mexico	$199,500	$187,670	n/a
92	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$198,810	$175,500	70
93	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$198,350	$127,820	100
94	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$198,220	$150,680	310
95	Morgantown, West Virginia	$198,140	$152,800	220
96	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$198,050	$168,580	60
97	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$197,450	$209,660	70
98	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$197,180	$195,730	60
99	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$196,640	$176,270	90
100	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$196,030	$175,120	420

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for nurse anesthetists.