Nurse Anesthetists by metro

This occupation is outside the 25 occupations that receive a difficulty score, so this table does not print one.

46 metros publish a median wage and a location quotient, which is the local share of these jobs compared with the country. The U.S. median is $236,590, and national employment is 51,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Metro	Median	Location quotient
Akron, OH	$211,810	1.25
Allentown, PA	$211,130	3.50
Atlanta, GA	$239,060	0.49
Austin, TX	$244,990	1.11
Baltimore, MD	$217,620	0.94
Baton Rouge, LA	$268,210	0.98
Birmingham, AL	$175,850	4.31
Buffalo, NY	$247,970	0.25
Charlotte, NC	$277,550	2.00
Chicago, IL	$265,880	0.56
Cincinnati, OH	$221,170	1.82
Cleveland, OH	$231,830	1.12
Columbia, SC	$271,350	1.58
Columbus, OH	$231,810	1.23
Dallas, TX	$218,650	0.96
Dayton, OH	$242,420	1.22
Detroit, MI	$243,130	1.84
Grand Rapids, MI	$223,040	0.78
Hartford, CT	$231,800	1.16
Houston, TX	$275,310	0.62
Jacksonville, FL	$416,000	1.34
Kansas City, MO	$218,080	2.68
Knoxville, TN	$213,900	1.58
Louisville, KY	$222,520	3.10
Madison, WI	$283,980	1.13
Memphis, TN	$243,240	0.99
Milwaukee, WI	$282,840	0.76
Minneapolis, MN	$258,570	1.92
Nashville, TN	$211,450	2.27
New Haven, CT	$236,960	1.25
New Orleans, LA	$216,280	1.31
New York, NY	$321,030	0.73
Omaha, NE	$271,680	1.36
Orlando, FL	$214,690	1.63
Philadelphia, PA	$238,540	1.23
Phoenix, AZ	$237,200	0.29
Pittsburgh, PA	$223,570	1.36
Portland, OR	$246,070	0.60
Riverside, CA	$298,910	0.25
Rochester, NY	$286,230	0.83
San Antonio, TX	$279,410	0.53
Seattle, WA	$274,390	0.60
St. Louis, MO	$232,300	1.44
Tampa, FL	$206,270	2.22
Tulsa, OK	$212,150	1.51
Winston-Salem, NC	$216,140	4.91

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A metro stays off this table when OEWS leaves the median, the local share of these jobs, or both percentiles unpublished. How the scored roles are chosen