CRNA salary by state

CRNA salary in Minnesota

CRNAs in Minnesota earned a mean of $259,210 a year in May 2025, $10,890 above the national mean. That ranks Minnesota 18 of 44 states with published data.

Map of the US with Minnesota highlighted
$259,210mean annual pay
$124.62mean hourly
$266,190median pay
2,130CRNAs employed

Pay range in Minnesota

The middle of the market sits around the median. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $221,970 and the top 10% earn over $292,200.

Metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areaMean annualCRNAs employed
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$254,9101,250
Rochester, MNNot published440
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$252,940230

Compare nearby states

StateMean annual
Iowa$253,510
Kansas$206,320
Missouri$271,780
Nebraska$255,610
North Dakota$248,580
South Dakota$249,720

Working as a CRNA in Minnesota

  • Minnesota has opted out of Medicare's physician supervision rule, which affects how CRNAs can practice in hospitals. Learn more.
  • Minnesota has 4 accredited CRNA programs. See CRNA schools in Minnesota.
  • To work in Minnesota you need a Minnesota APRN license (or the state's equivalent) and NBCRNA certification. Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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: $240kLouisiana: $243kNorth Dakota: $249kSouth Dakota: $250kIllinois: $252kIowa: $254kMichigan: $254kVirginia: $255kNebraska: $256kTexas: $256kArizona: $257kMaine: $259kWyoming: $261kIdaho: $266kMontana: $270kMissouri: $272kWisconsin: $272kWashington: $274kWest Virginia: $275kSouth Carolina: $276kNew Hampshire: $278kOregon: $280kCalifornia: $284kNew York: $285kVermont: $290kNew Jersey: $291kMassachusetts: $303kAlaska: $311kUS mean $248kMinnesota: $259k

Number 18 of 44. Each grey dot is one state; hover for names.

Pay range in Minnesota vs the US
Minnesota$266k$222k$292kUnited States$237k$155k$340k

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