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gaspassah · Sep 17, 2003

i know that some of the crna's i know practically refuse to work overtime because they make 130k per year, and dont want to work any harder, and rarely do they work more than 45 hours per week, so to answer your question you are right. although it does depend on what part of the country your talkin about.

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CRHSrn · Sep 17, 2003

i told him that it depends on what part of the country you're in. in the 'not so desirable areas' you'll make a WHOLE lot more. for example, according to GASWORK.NET in brownsville, TX you can make in the mid $200,000's but then again, you're living in brownsville, TX. HAHAHA

yoga crna · Sep 17, 2003

The AANA has data on income of nurse anesthetists. It would be worth going to their web-site and see if the information is there.

CRNAs can make as little or as much as they want, depending on how hard and how much they want to work. I know a lot of CRNAs who practice part-time and average about $175,000 a year. But when one considers what we do in anesthesia we are never overpaid.

Tell your friend to sign on to this site and let me take him on. Remember what I said in another post--one of the things I don't like about being a CRNA is the jealousy from other nurses.

Yoga

CRHSrn · Sep 17, 2003

ok, i think i've heard it all now. this guy says one of his 'friends' quit being a CRNA b/c he could make more money working as a staff nurse in icu !!! obviously this guy smokes some sort of illegal drug before he comes to work.

kmchugh · Sep 17, 2003

Tell your fried he is out of his mind. I work an average of about 30 hours a week, and make WELL over $100,000 a year. I don't think I'd even consider a job at this point that paid less than $130,000 a year PLUS benefits (and yes, right now I make more than that).

Kevin McHugh

CRHSrn · Sep 17, 2003

kmchugh,

that's what i said. more responsibility and less pay ??? i don't think so. he's one of those older marine nurses who knows everything though (NO OFFENSE TO OTHER MILITARY NURSES).

Cynthiann · Sep 17, 2003

Maybe it's because he's military? I know they don't get paid no where near what civilians do. They go by a pay scale, their pay is determined by rank and years of service. Living next to a military base all my life, I've heard of so many people who want to get out and get a civilian job because they can make a lot more money (i.e. pilots).

meandragonbrett · Sep 17, 2003

He's crazy! The salaries that are listed on gaswork can be off sometimes. Not all anesthesia groups/hospitals post listings on gaswork as well )

Brett