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

How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Kansas City, MO-KS is $218,080. The 10th percentile is $167,250 and the 90th percentile is $464,130. Employment is 980.

Median annual wage

$218,080

10th percentile
$167,250
25th percentile
$180,200
Median
$218,080
75th percentile
$264,350
90th percentile
$464,130
Mean
$243,830

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $167,250 and the 90th percentile is $464,130. The difference is $296,880, which is 136.1% 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 $180,200 to the 75th at $264,350, covers $84,150.

The mean annual wage is $243,830, which sits above the median of $218,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $235,653, which is 0.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.1% lower than the Missouri median of $242,630.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $218,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $235,653 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Anesthetists. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 4th of 8 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).).

  • Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $310,170 and employment of 90. That median is 42.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $346,799, against $235,653 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 127 miles away, with a median of $170,770 and employment of 30. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $199,223, against $235,653 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $205,540 and employment of 220. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $231,084, against $235,653 here.

Employment share

Nurse Anesthetists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (980 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.68 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 Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Kansas City, MO-KS is $218,080. The 10th percentile is $167,250 and the 90th percentile is $464,130. Employment is 980.

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

The local median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $236,590.

What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $218,080 is $235,653. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 100 miles away, at $310,170. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.