Nurse Anesthetists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $321K, rent takes 16.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,910/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse anesthetists typically earn — is $150K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $8,999/month. At HUD’s $2,910/month FMR, rent would take 32% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 36% above the national median — $321K here vs. $237K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 13% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

New York-Newark-Jersey City pays $321K median vs. the U.S. average of $237K — that’s +36%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 112.56), the purchasing-power equivalent is $285K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $321,030 a year, that works out to about $154 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $149,990, and experienced nurse anesthetists can clear $339,500. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $17,389/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,910/month, which eats 16.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New York-Newark-Jersey City has a Regional Price Parity of 112.56 (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 $285,208 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.