Average Nurse Anesthetists Salary in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

BLS tracks 70 nurse anesthetists in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 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 2025 estimates for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for nurse anesthetists in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 70
How common this job is here: 5.13×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

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

Alaska: $164.04/hr
New York: $154.34/hr
Massachusetts: $142.09/hr
California: $140.58/hr
New Jersey: $140.07/hr
Illinois: $137.90/hr
Vermont: $136.09/hr
West Virginia: $133.91/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Jacksonville, FL: $200.00/hr
Springfield, MA: $171.99/hr
Fayetteville, NC: $159.50/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $154.34/hr
Peoria, IL: $149.49/hr
Columbia, MO: $149.12/hr
Hammond, LA: $146.46/hr
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: $143.71/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

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.