Here are six statistics on CRNAs and nurse anesthetists, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists' Fiscal Year 2009 AANA Practice Profile and Demographic Surveys & Database.
1. The average CRNA salary is $182,000. Here is a breakdown of CRNA salaries by percentile:
• 25th percentile — $150,000
• Median — $180,000
• 75th percentile — $218,000
• 90th percentile — $250,000
2. Most CRNAs (86 percent) indicate a hospital as their primary practice setting. Here is breakdown of the percent of CRNAs employed in other practice settings:
• ASC — 11 percent
• Office-based — 1 percent
• All other — 1 percent
3. Of CRNAs practicing at hospitals, 61.8 percent indicate practicing at only one hospital. Here is a breakdown of the percent of CRNAs practicing at multiple hospitals:
• Two hospitals — 18.5 percent
• Three hospitals — 7.2 percent
• Four hospitals — 2.2 percent
• Five or more hospitals — 2.5 percent
4. A large majority of CRNAs are employed by an anesthesia group (36 percent) or by a hospital (36 percent). Here is a breakdown of the percent of CRNAs employed by other employer types:
• Independent contractor — 14 percent
• Employee in other setting — 7 percent
• Owner/partner — 4 percent
• Military/government/VA — 3 percent
5. The majority of CRNAs (81 percent) work full-time (35 or more hours per week); 15 percent work part-time, 3 percent are retired and 1 percent are unemployed.
4. The average CRNA is 48.6 years old. Here is a breakdown of the percent of CNRAs by age range:
• Under 30 — 2 percent
• 30-34 — 10 percent
• 35-39 — 13 percent
• 40-44 — 12 percent
• 45-49 — 13 percent
• 50-54 — 18 percent
• 55-59 — 17 percent
• 60-64 — 10 percent
• 65 and older — 5 percent
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