CRNA salary by state

CRNA salary in Montana

CRNAs in Montana earned a mean of $270,330 a year in May 2025, $22,010 above the national mean. That ranks Montana 14 of 44 states with published data.

Map of the US with Montana highlighted
$270,330mean annual pay
$129.96mean hourly
$277,380median pay
n/pCRNAs employed

Pay range in Montana

The middle of the market sits around the median. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $233,670 and the top 10% earn over $325,620.

Compare nearby states

StateMean annual
Arizona$256,610
Idaho$265,850
New Mexico$149,980
Utah$139,750
Wyoming$260,650

Working as a CRNA in Montana

  • Montana has opted out of Medicare's physician supervision rule, which affects how CRNAs can practice in hospitals. Learn more.
  • Montana has 0 accredited CRNA programs. See CRNA schools in Montana.
  • To work in Montana you need a Montana APRN license (or the state's equivalent) and NBCRNA certification. Montana 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 Montana 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: $257kMinnesota: $259kMaine: $259kWyoming: $261kIdaho: $266kMissouri: $272kWisconsin: $272kWashington: $274kWest Virginia: $275kSouth Carolina: $276kNew Hampshire: $278kOregon: $280kCalifornia: $284kNew York: $285kVermont: $290kNew Jersey: $291kMassachusetts: $303kAlaska: $311kUS mean $248kMontana: $270k

Number 14 of 44. Each grey dot is one state; hover for names.

Pay range in Montana vs the US
Montana$277k$234k$326kUnited States$237k$155k$340k

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