Nurse Anesthetists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $279K, rent takes 7.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse anesthetists typically earn — is $217K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $13,009/month.

Local pay is 18% above the national median — $279K here vs. $237K nationally.

Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $279K median vs. the U.S. average of $237K — that’s +18%.

The median is $278,640 a year, that works out to about $134 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $216,810, and experienced nurse anesthetists can clear $300,460. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $15,412/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 7.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northwestern South Carolina 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 $278,640 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.