A CRNA salary calculator converts nurse anesthetist pay between hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual amounts, then places it in official wage data. Nurse anesthetists in the United States had a median wage of $236,590 a year, or $113.75 an hour, in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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How to Use the CRNA Salary Calculator
- Choose hourly rate or annual salary, the way your employer states base pay.
- Enter your base pay, your hours per week and your weeks per year. Add other annual pay or a second offer if you have them.
- Read your annual gross pay, the pay-period amounts and where your hourly pay sits in the BLS wage table.
What each result tells you:
| Result | What it means |
|---|---|
| Annual gross pay | Base pay for the year plus any other annual pay you entered, before tax. |
| Monthly, biweekly, weekly | Annual gross pay divided by 12, 26 and 52. |
| Hourly | Base pay per paid hour. This is the number compared with BLS. |
| BLS percentile band | The two published BLS percentiles your hourly pay falls between. |
| Approximate hourly percentile | A straight-line estimate between those two percentiles. BLS does not publish it. The verdict uses this number. |
| Annual base pay percentile | The same estimate for your yearly base pay against BLS annual wages, which assume 2,080 hours. |
| Gap to BLS median | Your hourly pay minus the BLS median hourly wage, in dollars and percent. |
| Full-time equivalent | Your hourly pay times 2,080 hours, the work year BLS uses for annual wages. |
| Second offer rows | The second offer as annual and hourly pay, its percentile and the yearly difference. |
The first preset is an example, not a typical wage. It shows a CRNA paid $120 an hour for 40 hours and 52 weeks. That is $249,600 a year, about the 56th percentile.
What Is a CRNA Salary?
A CRNA salary is the gross pay a certified registered nurse anesthetist earns in a year, before tax and deductions. BLS counts CRNAs under occupation code 29-1151, Nurse Anesthetists.
BLS describes the work this way: nurse anesthetists administer anesthesia and provide care before, during and after surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic and obstetrical procedures. They also provide pain management and some emergency services.
| Fact | Value (BLS) |
|---|---|
| Wage survey jobs, May 2025 | 51,840 |
| Jobs in 2025 (projections count) | 54,500 |
| Projected jobs in 2035 | 59,800, a rise of 10% |
| Typical entry education | At least a master degree in the nurse anesthetist role |
| Before the program | A registered nurse licence and 1 year of work as a registered nurse in a critical care setting |
| After the program | A national certification exam and a state advanced practice licence |
| Schedule | Most work full time. Hospital shifts include nights, weekends and holidays, and some roles carry call. |
These facts come from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and the OEWS wage survey, read on 2026-10-02.
Nurse anesthetists are the highest-paid of the three advanced practice nursing roles that BLS groups together. The group median is $134,920, and the nurse anesthetist median is $236,590.
This tool is for CRNAs and nurse anesthesia students who are checking an offer, a raise or a schedule. It is not a pay quote from any employer.
How Does the CRNA Salary Calculator Work?
The calculator converts your pay between time periods, then places your hourly pay in the BLS wage distribution for nurse anesthetists.
Annual pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per yearApproximate percentile = P1 + (your hourly - W1) / (W2 - W1) x (P2 - P1)- Convert. An hourly rate is multiplied by hours and weeks. A salary is divided by them to get pay per hour.
- Add other pay. Overtime, differentials and bonuses you typed are added to the annual total only.
- Find the band. Your base hourly pay is checked against the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile wages. Your annual base pay gets the same check against annual wages.
- Interpolate. W1 and W2 are the two BLS wages around your pay. P1 and P2 are their percentiles.
- Measure the gap. Your hourly pay minus the median, then divided by the median.
The table below is the full BLS wage table for nurse anesthetists that the tool uses.
| Nurse Anesthetists (SOC 29-1151) | Hourly wage | Annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $74.64 | $155,250 |
| 25th percentile | $99.39 | $206,730 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $113.75 | $236,590 |
| 75th percentile | $141.51 | $294,350 |
| 90th percentile | $163.22 | $339,500 |
| Mean (average) | $119.38 | $248,320 |
| Employment | 51,840 jobs | |
Source: BLS OEWS, national estimates, May 2025. Read on 2026-10-02.
BLS annual wages equal the hourly wage times 2,080 hours. That is 40 hours for 52 weeks. The comparison uses hourly pay so that part-time and long-shift schedules are judged fairly.
CRNA Salary Example: Three 12-Hour Shifts a Week
A CRNA in a hospital works three 12-hour shifts a week for 50 weeks, at a base rate of $118 an hour. Overtime and call pay add $22,000 over the year. Another hospital offers $130 an hour for the same shifts.
| Step | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Paid hours a year | 36 x 50 | 1,800 hours |
| Annual base pay | 118.00 x 1,800 | $212,400.00 |
| Annual gross pay | 212,400 + 22,000 | $234,400.00 |
| Monthly | 234,400 / 12 | $19,533.33 |
| Biweekly | 234,400 / 26 | $9,015.38 |
| BLS hourly band | 118.00 is between 113.75 and 141.51 | 50th to 75th percentile |
| Approximate hourly percentile | 50 + (118.00 - 113.75) / (141.51 - 113.75) x 25 | About the 54th |
| Annual base pay percentile | 212,400 against BLS annual wages | About the 30th |
| Gap to median | 118.00 - 113.75 | +$4.25 an hour (+3.7%) |
| Second offer | 130.00 x 1,800 | $130.00 an hour, about the 65th, +$21,600.00 a year |
Her base rate is $4.25 above the median of $113.75, at about the 54th percentile. Her base pay for the year, $212,400, sits lower, at about the 30th percentile of annual wages. The cause is the schedule. She is paid for 1,800 hours, and BLS annual wages assume 2,080. Overtime and call pay lift her gross pay to $234,400, but BLS wages leave that premium pay out.
Factors That Change CRNA Pay
Shift Pattern
The shift pattern sets the paid hours behind an hourly rate. At $118 an hour, 36 hours for 50 weeks pays $212,400. Forty hours for 52 weeks pays $245,440.
Overtime, Call and Differentials
BLS wages are straight-time pay. They exclude overtime pay and shift differentials. Enter those in the other annual pay field. The overtime pay calculator prices extra hours at a premium rate.
Industry
Offices of physicians employ 50.7% of nurse anesthetists in the survey, and general hospitals employ 32.1%.
| Industry | Jobs | Share of 51,840 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of Physicians | 26,270 | 50.7% |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 16,620 | 32.1% |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | 4,080 | 7.9% |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 2,050 | 4.0% |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 870 | 1.7% |
The industries with the highest employment of nurse anesthetists that BLS lists. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Read on 2026-10-02.
Mean wages differ by industry.
| Industry | Annual mean wage | Versus national mean |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of Dentists | $287,940 | +$39,620 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $276,480 | +$28,160 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $259,350 | +$11,030 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $256,930 | +$8,610 |
| Employment Services | $255,630 | +$7,310 |
The five industries with the highest annual mean wage for nurse anesthetists. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Read on 2026-10-02.
Offices of dentists top the list, with a 7.3% relative standard error. The employment services figure carries a 23.3% error, so treat it as a rough guide.
State
Alaska has the highest annual mean wage for nurse anesthetists at $311,110.
| State | Annual mean wage |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $311,110 |
| Massachusetts | $303,310 |
| New Jersey | $290,920 |
| Vermont | $289,870 |
| New York | $285,020 |
The states with the highest annual mean wage for nurse anesthetists. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Read on 2026-10-02.
The states with the most nurse anesthetist jobs are Florida with 4,600, Texas with 4,060 and North Carolina with 3,340.
CRNA Pay vs Nurse Midwife and Nurse Practitioner Pay
Nurse anesthetists earn far more than the other two advanced practice nursing roles. Their median of $236,590 is $104,290 above the nurse practitioner median and $102,550 above the nurse midwife median.
| Occupation | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Mean | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse anesthetist (29-1151) | $155,250 | $206,730 | $236,590 | $294,350 | $339,500 | $248,320 | 51,840 |
| Nurse midwife (29-1161) | $93,620 | $116,510 | $134,040 | $157,400 | $188,320 | $136,980 | 7,920 |
| Nurse practitioner (29-1171) | $101,340 | $117,990 | $132,300 | $156,700 | $174,420 | $137,300 | 323,040 |
Annual wages. Source: BLS OEWS, national estimates, May 2025. Read on 2026-10-02.
The gap holds at every point. The 10th percentile for nurse anesthetists, $155,250, is close to the 75th percentile for nurse practitioners, $156,700.
Physicians in the same operating rooms earn more. The BLS median for anesthesiologists was $391,490 in May 2025, which is $154,900 above the nurse anesthetist median.
Growth runs the other way. BLS projects 10% growth for nurse anesthetists from 2025 to 2035, 11% for nurse midwives and 41% for nurse practitioners.
When to Use the CRNA Salary Calculator
Turning an Hourly Rate into a Yearly Figure
Enter the rate with your real shifts and weeks. The annual result is what the rate pays on your schedule.
Turning a Salary into an Hourly Rate
Enter the salary and the hours you work. A $230,000 salary at 40 hours is $110.58 an hour, about the 44th percentile. The salary to hourly calculator does the conversion alone.
Comparing an Employed Offer with Contract Work
An employee rate and an independent contractor rate are not like for like. A contractor pays both halves of payroll tax and funds benefits. Estimate that tax with the self-employment tax calculator.
Budgeting from a New Offer
The result is gross pay. Read the gross vs net income guide before you plan spending from it.
Common Mistakes with CRNA Pay Comparisons
1. Multiplying Every Hourly Rate by 2,080
Three 12-hour shifts for 50 weeks is 1,800 paid hours, not 2,080. The difference at $118 an hour is $33,040 a year.
2. Counting Overtime as Base Pay
BLS wages exclude overtime and shift differentials. Adding them to base pay makes your rate look higher than the table it is judged against.
3. Comparing Contractor Rates with Employee Wages
The BLS survey covers employees. It leaves out self-employed nurse anesthetists, so a contractor rate has no match in the table.
4. Using the Mean as the Typical Wage
The mean is $248,320 and the median is $236,590. High earners pull the mean up by $11,730.
5. Treating the National Median as a Local Rate
The mean in Alaska is $311,110. This page has national percentiles only.
Accuracy and Limitations
The conversion is exact arithmetic. The percentile is an estimate, because BLS publishes only five points of the wage distribution.
What it calculates accurately
- Annual, monthly, biweekly, weekly and hourly gross pay from your own figures.
- The BLS percentile band your hourly pay falls in.
- The dollar and percent gap to the BLS national median.
- The yearly difference between two offers on the same schedule.
- The approximate percentile of your annual base pay against BLS annual wages.
What it does not account for
- Federal, state and local tax, or any payroll deduction.
- Your state, metro area, employer, experience or subspecialty.
- Benefits such as health insurance, retirement match and paid leave.
- Wages after May 2025. BLS updates the survey once a year.
- Pay of self-employed and independent contractor nurse anesthetists. BLS does not survey them.
- Practice model. BLS reports one wage table for every nurse anesthetist.
BLS wages are straight-time gross pay. They exclude overtime pay, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses. Keep those in the other annual pay field so the comparison stays like for like.
How We Calculate CRNA Pay and Percentiles
Frequently Asked Questions About CRNA Salaries
How much do CRNAs make a year?
Nurse anesthetists had a median annual wage of $236,590 in May 2025, according to BLS. The mean was $248,320. The middle half earned between $206,730 and $294,350.
How much do CRNAs make an hour?
The median hourly wage for nurse anesthetists was $113.75 in May 2025. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $74.64 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $163.22.
What do the top 10 percent of CRNAs earn?
The highest 10 percent of nurse anesthetists earned more than $339,500 a year in May 2025. That is $102,910 above the median.
What is the lowest CRNA pay BLS reports?
The 10th percentile wage was $155,250 a year, or $74.64 an hour, in May 2025. One nurse anesthetist in ten earned less than that.
Which state pays CRNAs the most?
Alaska had the highest annual mean wage, $311,110, in May 2025. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont and New York were the next four.
Where do most CRNAs work?
Offices of physicians employ 26,270 of the 51,840 nurse anesthetists in the wage survey. General medical and surgical hospitals employ 16,620.
Do CRNAs earn more than nurse practitioners?
Yes. The nurse anesthetist median was $236,590 and the nurse practitioner median was $132,300 in May 2025, a difference of $104,290.
Is nurse anesthesia a growing field?
Yes. BLS projects 10 percent growth for nurse anesthetists from 2025 to 2035, from 54,500 to 59,800 jobs. The average for all occupations is 3 percent.
What education does a CRNA need?
BLS says nurse anesthetists need at least a master degree in the role, a registered nurse licence, a national certification and a state advanced practice licence. Programs require 1 year of critical care nursing first.
Does the BLS wage include overtime and call pay?
No. BLS wages are straight-time gross pay. Overtime pay, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses are excluded. Incentive pay and production bonuses are included.
Is my pay information saved?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server. The Save button stores a result only on your own device.
Sources
- BLS OEWS Profiles, May 2025 national estimates (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Select 29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, 29-1161 Nurse Midwives or 29-1171 Nurse Practitioners. Read 2026-10-02.)
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Duties, education, employers and 2025 to 2035 outlook. Read 2026-10-02.)
- BLS technical notes for the May 2025 OEWS estimates (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Defines the wage: straight-time gross pay, 2,080-hour year. Read 2026-10-02.)
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Physicians and Surgeons (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source of the anesthesiologist median wage. Read 2026-10-02.)
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