Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

October 30, 2016

Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Job Description

A CRNA is responsible for keeping the patient pain free. They must offer care to their patients before, during and after surgery or birth. CRNA’s must monitor the patient’s vital signs and make adjustments to anesthesia as necessary, make decisions, communicate with other medical personnel, handle emergency situations appropriately. Because CRNA’s practice with great deal of autonomy, you will find many of them working as the sole administering professional of anesthesia in rural communities.

Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Salary Statistics as of 2015

Average annual salary for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is $138332 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $186881. The lowest salary was $76577. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is $42.55 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $76.03. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $9.07. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $254.34 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $1957 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $60,820 – $179,735
Florida – $91,578 – $153,802
Georgia – $67,070 – $180,434
New York – $61,277 – $154,037
Ohio – $100,210 – $168,383
Pennsylvania – $76,475 – $155,844
Texas – $69,531 – $162,816

These are the highest paying cities for a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Houston, Texas –
New York, New York –
Atlanta, Georgia –
Dallas, Texas –
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –
St. Louis, Missouri –
Baltimore, Maryland –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $138332 while in 2007 it was just $128286.67

Requirements And Work Environment

Because an RN needs to be accepted into a school that teaches nurse anesthesia courses, the CRNA, Master’s Degree program requires that you have clinical experience. In most cases you are required to only have one year of work experience as a RN, but because the applications far outnumber the space available at any school the number of years needed in the field grows to 7 seven years in many instances. The quickest way to gain acceptance in a nurse anesthesia program is to work as a surgical nurse or work in acute care.

CRNA’s administer more than half of the anesthesia administered annually. For the same expenditure, for every one anesthesiologist that is educated, eight certified registered nurse anesthetist can be educated. To keep cost from soaring more and more, medical institutions are utilizing the expertise of the CRNA. Because the CRNA salary is one-third of an anesthesiologists and they are able to handle most operations and procedures that required anesthesia. It is likely that this profession will have continued astronomical growth in the future.

Job Outlook

Gender Statistics

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55%

Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 45% of Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)s were males while 55% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.

Past Jobs

Registered Nurse (RN)
$40,360 – $78,562
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room
$43,169 – $87,494
Registered Nurse (RN), Operating Room
$44,818 – $86,112

Future Jobs

Chief Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
$99,267 – $231,503
Nurse Anesthetist
$67,340 – $187,524