SOC 29-1151 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Columbus, GA-AL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Columbus, GA-AL is $229,990. The 10th percentile is $177,140 and the 90th percentile is $239,720. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$229,990
- 10th percentile
- $177,140
- 25th percentile
- $212,980
- Median
- $229,990
- 75th percentile
- $239,720
- 90th percentile
- $239,720
- Mean
- $221,880
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $177,140 and the 90th percentile is $239,720. The difference is $62,580, which is 27.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $212,980 to the 75th at $239,720, covers $26,740.
The mean annual wage is $221,880, which sits below the median of $229,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Columbus, GA-AL median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $257,559, which is 8.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.4% higher than the Georgia median of $224,630.
Columbus, GA-AL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.296, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $229,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $257,559 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 2nd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $229,800 and employment of 50. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $259,579, against $257,559 here.
- Dothan, AL is 89 miles away, with a median of $187,980 and employment of 90. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $224,232, against $257,559 here.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $239,060 and employment of 470. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $238,921, against $257,559 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, GA-AL · Nurse Anesthetists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Columbus, GA-AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Columbus, GA-AL is $229,990. The 10th percentile is $177,140 and the 90th percentile is $239,720.
How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Anesthetists?
The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $236,590.
What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Columbus, GA-AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.296, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $229,990 is $257,559. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Columbus, GA-AL compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?
Macon-Bibb County, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 72 miles away, at $229,800. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 2nd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.