Average Nurse Anesthetists Salary in Illinois
BLS tracks 1,270 nurse anesthetists in Illinois but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Illinois (state).
Local employment
- Workers tracked locally
- 1,270
- How common this job is here
- 0.64×
- Less concentrated here than nationally.
Metros inside Illinois
Pay and employment for nurse anesthetists often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Peoria, IL
- Rockford, IL
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Springfield, IL
- Bloomington, IL
- Kankakee, IL
- Decatur, IL
Where nurse anesthetists earn the most per hour
Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for nurse anesthetists this release, ranked highest to lowest.
By hourly wage
Top-paying states
By hourly wage
Top-paying metros
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- $114.80/hr
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- $114.68/hr
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- $114.09/hr
- Charleston, WV
- $113.86/hr
- Winston-Salem, NC
- $113.64/hr
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- $113.43/hr
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $113.22/hr
- York-Hanover, PA
- $113.13/hr
National job outlook
BLS publishes national employment projections for nurse anesthetists from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.
- Projected growth
- +8.6%
- 4,600 net jobs over the projection period
- Annual openings
- 2,700
- Includes growth plus replacements
- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
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