SOC 29-1151 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $86,170. The 10th percentile is $46,340 and the 90th percentile is $268,070. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$86,170
- 10th percentile
- $46,340
- 25th percentile
- $46,340
- Median
- $86,170
- 75th percentile
- $151,650
- 90th percentile
- $268,070
- Mean
- $129,450
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $46,340 and the 90th percentile is $268,070. The difference is $221,730, which is 257.3% 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 $46,340 to the 75th at $151,650, covers $105,310.
The mean annual wage is $129,450, which sits above the median of $86,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 63.6% lower than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,326, which is 60.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 61.6% lower than the Arkansas median of $224,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $94,326 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 7th of 7 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).).
- Joplin, MO-KS is 71 miles away, with a median of $170,770 and employment of 30. That median is 98.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $199,223, against $94,326 here.
- Tulsa, OK is 117 miles away, with a median of $212,150 and employment of 230. That median is 146.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $237,799, against $94,326 here.
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $224,280. That median is 160.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $250,974, against $94,326 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $86,170. The 10th percentile is $46,340 and the 90th percentile is $268,070.
How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Anesthetists?
The local median is 63.6% lower than the national median of $236,590.
What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,170 is $94,326. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?
Joplin, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $170,770. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.