CRNA salary by state

CRNA salary in Nebraska

CRNAs in Nebraska earned a mean of $255,610 a year in May 2025, $7,290 above the national mean. That ranks Nebraska 21 of 44 states with published data.

Map of the US with Nebraska highlighted
$255,610mean annual pay
$122.89mean hourly
$246,730median pay
430CRNAs employed

Pay range in Nebraska

The middle of the market sits around the median. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $188,560 and the top 10% earn over $331,660.

Metro areas in Nebraska

Metro areaMean annualCRNAs employed
Omaha, NE-IA$272,930230

Compare nearby states

StateMean annual
Iowa$253,510
Kansas$206,320
Minnesota$259,210
Missouri$271,780
North Dakota$248,580
South Dakota$249,720

Working as a CRNA in Nebraska

  • Nebraska has opted out of Medicare's physician supervision rule, which affects how CRNAs can practice in hospitals. Learn more.
  • Nebraska has 2 accredited CRNA programs. See CRNA schools in Nebraska.
  • To work in Nebraska you need a Nebraska APRN license (or the state's equivalent) and NBCRNA certification. Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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: $255kTexas: $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 $248kNebraska: $256k

Number 21 of 44. Each grey dot is one state; hover for names.

Pay range in Nebraska vs the US
Nebraska$247k$189k$332kUnited States$237k$155k$340k

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