SOC 29-1151 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Columbus, OH is $231,810. The 10th percentile is $221,440 and the 90th percentile is $373,700. Employment is 450.

Median annual wage

$231,810

10th percentile
$221,440
25th percentile
$221,450
Median
$231,810
75th percentile
$324,790
90th percentile
$373,700
Mean
$261,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $221,440 and the 90th percentile is $373,700. The difference is $152,260, which is 65.7% 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 $221,450 to the 75th at $324,790, covers $103,340.

The mean annual wage is $261,540, which sits above the median of $231,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 2% lower than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $242,812, which is 2.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Ohio median of $231,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $231,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $242,812 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Columbus, OH ranks 9th of 16 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).).

  • Mansfield, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $229,250. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $257,955, against $242,812 here.
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $242,420 and employment of 150. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $261,527, against $242,812 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 98 miles away, with a median of $218,920 and employment of 70. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $244,861, against $242,812 here.

Employment share

Nurse Anesthetists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (450 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Columbus, OH is $231,810. The 10th percentile is $221,440 and the 90th percentile is $373,700. Employment is 450.

How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Anesthetists?

The local median is 2% lower than the national median of $236,590.

What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $231,810 is $242,812. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?

Mansfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $229,250. Columbus, OH ranks 9th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.