CRNA salary by state

CRNA salary in Louisiana

CRNAs in Louisiana earned a mean of $243,240 a year in May 2025, $5,080 below the national mean. That ranks Louisiana 28 of 44 states with published data.

Map of the US with Louisiana highlighted
$243,240mean annual pay
$116.94mean hourly
$222,130median pay
900CRNAs employed

Pay range in Louisiana

The middle of the market sits around the median. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $176,660 and the top 10% earn over $304,640.

Metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areaMean annualCRNAs employed
Hammond, LA$278,75040

Compare nearby states

StateMean annual
Arkansas$198,540
Oklahoma$190,820
Texas$255,820

Working as a CRNA in Louisiana

  • Louisiana has not opted out of Medicare's physician supervision rule, which affects how CRNAs can practice in hospitals. Learn more.
  • Louisiana has 4 accredited CRNA programs. See CRNA schools in Louisiana.
  • To work in Louisiana you need a Louisiana APRN license (or the state's equivalent) and NBCRNA certification. Louisiana Board of Nursing.

BLS counts employees only, so independent contractors and practice owners are not included, and pay packages also differ in call, benefits and bonuses. See starting salaries and 1099 pay.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

How Louisiana pay compares with other states
$150k$200k$250k$300kUtah: $140kNew Mexico: $150kAlabama: $189kOklahoma: $191kArkansas: $199kKansas: $206kMississippi: $217kMaryland: $218kTennessee: $219kConnecticut: $226kGeorgia: $226kNorth Carolina: $227kKentucky: $230kPennsylvania: $233kOhio: $237kFlorida: $240kNorth Dakota: $249kSouth Dakota: $250kIllinois: $252kIowa: $254kMichigan: $254kVirginia: $255kNebraska: $256kTexas: $256kArizona: $257kMinnesota: $259kMaine: $259kWyoming: $261kIdaho: $266kMontana: $270kMissouri: $272kWisconsin: $272kWashington: $274kWest Virginia: $275kSouth Carolina: $276kNew Hampshire: $278kOregon: $280kCalifornia: $284kNew York: $285kVermont: $290kNew Jersey: $291kMassachusetts: $303kAlaska: $311kUS mean $248kLouisiana: $243k

Number 28 of 44. Each grey dot is one state; hover for names.

Pay range in Louisiana vs the US
Louisiana$222k$177k$305kUnited States$237k$155k$340k

Bars run from the 10th percentile to the 90th percentile; the dark mark is the median.