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

How much do Nurse Anesthetists make in Wausau, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Wausau, WI is $269,790. The 10th percentile is $214,160 and the 90th percentile is $320,630. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$269,790

10th percentile
$214,160
25th percentile
$269,730
Median
$269,790
75th percentile
$320,630
90th percentile
$320,630
Mean
$278,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Anesthetists, the published 10th percentile is $214,160 and the 90th percentile is $320,630. The difference is $106,470, which is 39.5% 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 $269,730 to the 75th at $320,630, covers $50,900.

The mean annual wage is $278,370, which sits above the median of $269,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 14% higher than the national median of $236,590 for Nurse Anesthetists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $291,190, which is 23.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $273,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $269,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Anesthetists at $291,190 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. Wausau, WI ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $269,690. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $291,812, against $291,190 here.
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 107 miles away, with a median of $225,450 and employment of 60. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $245,671, against $291,190 here.
  • Madison, WI is 126 miles away, with a median of $283,980 and employment of 150. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $291,899, against $291,190 here.

Employment share

Nurse Anesthetists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (70 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.02 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 Wausau, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Anesthetists in Wausau, WI is $269,790. The 10th percentile is $214,160 and the 90th percentile is $320,630. Employment is 70.

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

The local median is 14% higher than the national median of $236,590.

What is Nurse Anesthetists pay in Wausau, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $269,790 is $291,190. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wausau, WI compare with nearby metros for Nurse Anesthetists?

Appleton, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $269,690. Wausau, WI ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.