Nurse Anesthetists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $217K, rent takes 17.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,169/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse anesthetists typically earn — is $182K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $10,635/month. At HUD’s $2,169/month FMR, rent would take 20% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $217K locally vs. $237K nationally, a 8% difference.

Denver-Aurora-Centennial pays $217K median vs. the U.S. average of $237K — that’s -8%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.78), the purchasing-power equivalent is $205K — below the national median.

The median is $216,700 a year, that works out to about $104 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $182,160, and experienced nurse anesthetists can clear $234,090. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $12,612/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,169/month, which eats 17.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Denver-Aurora-Centennial has a Regional Price Parity of 105.78 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median nurse anesthetists salary is worth about $204,859 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.