Nurse Anesthetists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $241K, rent takes 11.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,548/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse anesthetists typically earn — is $185K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $11,090/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $241K locally vs. $237K nationally, a 2% difference.

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area pays $241K median vs. the U.S. average of $237K — that’s +2%.

The median is $240,810 a year, that works out to about $116 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $184,830, and experienced nurse anesthetists can clear $362,800. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $13,830/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,548/month, which eats 11.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median nurse anesthetists salary is worth about $240,810 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.