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

How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $218,650. The 10th percentile is $190,360 and the 90th percentile is $336,060. Employment is 1,290.

Median annual wage

$218,650

10th percentile
$190,360
25th percentile
$204,480
Median
$218,650
75th percentile
$304,570
90th percentile
$336,060
Mean
$245,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $190,360 and the 90th percentile is $336,060. The difference is $145,700, which is 66.6% 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 $204,480 to the 75th at $304,570, covers $100,090.

The mean annual wage is $245,320, which sits above the median of $218,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $212,096, which is 10.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% lower than the Texas median of $244,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $218,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $212,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

  • Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $195,450 and employment of 50. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $218,416, against $212,096 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 166 miles away, with a median of $199,320 and employment of 40. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $237,252, against $212,096 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $156,830. That median is 28.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $173,469, against $212,096 here.

Employment share

Nurse Anesthetists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1,290 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $218,650. The 10th percentile is $190,360 and the 90th percentile is $336,060. Employment is 1,290.

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

The local median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $236,590.

What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $218,650 is $212,096. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?

Longview, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 136 miles away, at $195,450. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.