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Highest Paying Industries for Nurse Anesthetists

The top 36 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $170,030, general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned is the highest paying industry for nurse anesthetists. It is followed by hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $170,030). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of nurse anesthetists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 36 Highest Paying Industries for Nurse Anesthetists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$170,030	$129,540	1,790
2	Hospitals - Local government owned	$170,030	$129,540	1,790
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$169,930	$129,270	1,800
4	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$169,170	$119,890	340
5	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$168,740	$119,900	420
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$166,540	$122,720	11,210
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$166,460	$122,790	10,790
8	Hospitals - Privately owned	$166,300	$120,480	8,770
9	Outpatient Care Centers	$166,220	$59,640	1,000
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$166,210	$120,510	8,430
11	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$162,200	$125,630	3,690
12	Hospitals - State government owned	$161,210	$122,920	640
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$160,190	$122,920	560
14	Federal government, including USPS	$157,780	$129,300	890
15	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$157,780	$129,300	890
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$157,780	$129,100	890
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$157,780	$129,100	890
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$157,700	$112,050	1,000
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$153,920	$108,210	34,750
20	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$149,400	$86,870	360
21	Educational Services - State government owned	$149,400	$86,870	360
22	Offices of Physicians	$148,480	$108,660	21,280
23	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$148,380	$105,500	23,530
24	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$144,870	$72,850	560
25	Educational Services	$144,780	$72,960	560
26	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$138,540	$124,560	n/a
27	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$138,540	$124,560	n/a
28	Temporary Help Services	$138,140	$56,860	70
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$138,130	$36,710	200
30	Educational Services - Privately owned	$138,130	$36,710	200
31	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$130,830	$47,290	1,120
32	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$130,180	$61,700	110
33	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$129,920	$46,530	1,100
34	Employment Services	$125,470	$65,890	210
35	Administrative and Support Services	$123,940	$65,350	220
36	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$123,940	$65,350	220