***Will the future of CRNAs remain like this???

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(1)Will the salaries of CRNAs go down in future?

(2)since How many years the salaries are about 100 grands per year? I mean do they gone to 100K per year only recently ???

(3)What is the salary for the beginners right after school and boards?

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(1)Will the salaries of CRNAs go down in future?

(2)since How many years the salaries are about 100 grands per year? I mean do they gone to 100K per year only recently ???

(3)What is the salary for the beginners right after school and boards?

1) Who knows

2) A few years, depends on the area and details of the practice

2) Again, depends on practice, benefits, location,etc.

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RT

I know a lot about CRNA income (not all of us are salaried) and also about health care economics. CRNA income is a function of supply and demand, consistent with market forces. Income is also consistent with the amount of education and the value of administering anesthesia. The AANA has data on income and you can probably obtain that information from their website

I am always a little skeptical about the questions that relate to income. Anyone who goes into anesthesia for the income is very misdirected and probably will be disillusioned very early in the process. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the higher income is nice and that I don't know anyone who thinks we are overpaid.

Let us know a little about you and where you are coming from.

Yoga CRNA

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RT

I know a lot about CRNA income (not all of us are salaried) and also about health care economics. CRNA income is a function of supply and demand, consistent with market forces. Income is also consistent with the amount of education and the value of administering anesthesia. The AANA has data on income and you can probably obtain that information from their website

I am always a little skeptical about the questions that relate to income. Anyone who goes into anesthesia for the income is very misdirected and probably will be disillusioned very early in the process. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the higher income is nice and that I don't know anyone who thinks we are overpaid.

Let us know a little about you and where you are coming from.

Yoga CRNA

I"m a first year ADN student. At the beginning of the first semester, about 3/4 of our class was planning on going for their CRNA and was gonna make huge money. Now, halfway through the second semester, the ones that are left are pretty much saying they just want their ADN lol

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I would agree that it is the demand and supply equation that influences CRNA income. In west coast the demand for CRNA is relatively weaker, but the supply (CRNAs who want to work in the region) is strong because the good weather attracts people to move in. As a result CRNAs earn less in the west even with the high cost of living. Some experienced RNs could make $100K/yr in SF bay area, but I guess a starting CRNA probably just make $130K there (I don't know how much really it is). The extra $30K isn't worth all the effort to just go for the money as $130K isn't really considered high income in SF. Considering all the tuition and lost RN wages while attending NA school, the monetary benefit to become a CRNA is very small. The experienced high-tech engineers in Cisco, Intel, Google or other .com can make $120K plus a generous stock option package which could potentially translate to hundreds of thousand $ if not millions. Those CRNAs who work there must love their career first. I don't think becoming a M.D. is a way to get rich either. If somebody just wants to maximize the their financial benefits, start their own business, grow it and sell it to a Fortune 500 company for hundreds of millions when the company is large enough. CRNAs make a good living, never close to be rich.

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I am always a little skeptical about the questions that relate to income. Anyone who goes into anesthesia for the income is very misdirected and probably will be disillusioned very early in the process. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the higher income is nice and that I don't know anyone who thinks we are overpaid.

I agree with Yoga re: skepticism. It ain't all about the salary. However, for once, I have found one thing to disagree with Yoga about.

I have found a huge number of people, mostly hospital administrators, who think CRNA's are vastly overpaid. One even described CRNA's as "greedy." Guess that should have been a clue to not work there, huh?

Kevin McHugh

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If a CRNA at hospital is paid let say $150,000 salary and benefits how much does he/she really bring into the hospital from reimbursement from Insurance etc.. I bet it is more than double that amount.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
If a CRNA at hospital is paid let say $150,000 salary and benefits how much does he/she really bring into the hospital from reimbursement from Insurance etc.. I bet it is more than double that amount.

Yeah, *way* more than double. 20 years ago, this was the situation with the last MDA I worked for: my personal work generated for him $250,000 in billings, in return for which he paid me the annual sum of $35,000. Self-employment has been more lucrative for me, needless to say.

deepz

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Wow, $35,000? Were u a Crna?

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