Average CRNA Salary

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the job profile of nurse anesthetists is quite challenging; they should be very good in decision making under stressful situations. the satisfactory point for this medical job is the high salary package. as with any profession, the crna earning information varies according to location, level of eduction, experience and size of the hiring organization. it is reported that crnas employed in acute care hospitals are paid higher than those working in general hospitals.

about 5 years ago, the average salary of crna was usd 160,000 yearly; while those without experience were paid somewhere around usd 110,000 to usd 130,000 per annum. in the latest 2009 review about salary ranges for jobs, the crna average salary was usd 189,000 per year. immediately after passing out, a certified registered nurse anesthetist can start his/her career from the lower scale, which comes to about usd 110,000. after gaining experience in the relative field, salary can be increased to about usd 200,000 per year.

speaking more about the earning potential of certified registered nurse anesthetist, those work in cities get a higher salary package than people employed in rural areas. the same salary variation exists according to state. like for example; crna salary in california comes within usd 150,000-200,000, while the average crna salary in texas falls between usd 140,000-170,000. in the present scenario, there is shortage for crnas in almost all states. hence, a qualified nurse anesthetist can ask for a higher pay scale at the time of hiring.

as you now have a brief idea about crna salary range, you will be able to calculate how much money you can expect to make out of this profession. whats more, nurse anesthetist salary is higher, while working independently as a contractor. or you can also start an organization, for providing staffing, in the crna field, to private clinics and hospitals. that way, you can increase your earning potential to a large extent. overall, the career outlook for certified registered nurse anesthetist is very bright for the coming years.

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i'm pleased aleady:d

All I'm trying to say is there are too many schools and you can see the affect, jobs on one main site, gasworks down 4000 jobs since about 2 years ago.

Specializes in Anesthesia.
All I'm trying to say is there are too many schools and you can see the affect, jobs on one main site, gasworks down 4000 jobs since about 2 years ago.

I do understand what you are saying, but IMO it would be best to increase the requirements to a point where the schools that are only interested in meeting the minimum requirements would have to close. The AANA has no interest in reducing the amount of CRNAs. Basically if there is an abundant supply of CRNAs there is no reason for AAs to grow. One of the biggest arguments that is used to allow AAs is a deficient supply of anesthesia providers. We know it isn't true and the only reason to AAs are around is to give MDAs more control of the anesthesia market with a type of provider that can never compete against them.

Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired.
Knew five years ago, With AANA this was coming guess if wages get to four year b s degrees their will be less students !

Huh? Please elucidate on this gibberish.

As crna wages are pushed down due to over supply rn wages are getting closer to crna wages maybe enrollment will drop.

Specializes in Anesthesia.
As crna wages are pushed down due to over supply rn wages are getting closer to crna wages maybe enrollment will drop.

Average RN salary is about 65K. http://www1.salary.com/Registered-Nurse-Salary.html Average CRNA salary is approximately 170K. I think we still have a long way to go before the one effects the other. I think the biggest immediate effect of CRNA "oversupply" was older CRNAs foregoing retirement due to the recession.

Is NY a good state for new grads? We only have 4 schools.

Also, I heard the average if your work in NYC is 180-200k. Is that with a few years experience? Or are we talkin' decades of exp.?

Bump. Good information here. It is my hope that there will still be a demand for CRNAs when I do graduate.

It will be interesting to see if the retirees will open the market up more for CRNA'S. As a new grad RN, it was astounding to me how many classmates wanted to be or were going to school just to become CRNA's one day. Of course circumstances change and not all of those students will get in, but if the demand by RN's to pursue graduate school continues to grow (and our country continues to pump out more new graduate nurses) I do not see how the CRNA market can sustain itself. The rate of BSN prepared nurses is increasing daily and will eventually be the norm as ADN's begin to be phased out. Oftentimes, the BSN prepared nurses want to pursue higher degrees, as would the ambitious business student who wanted to pursue an MBA. More BSN's= more people pursuing graduate schools = higher competition but also more programs opening their doors to get $100k plus / student. I hope the market never becomes saturated but if one pursues this path only for the money, they may be disappointed (or not, who knows in the end).

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