Nurse Anesthetists Salary — Charleston, West Virginia

The average Nurse Anesthetists in Charleston, West Virginia earns $266,040 a year.

$266,040 / year, mean
↑ 7.2% above national average 67th percentile in West Virginia

Charleston sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within West Virginia — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for nurse anesthetists — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within West Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
220
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.2%
Cost of living 89 #171 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1318 #1 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $148,817 #184 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $58,089 #175 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Charleston ranks #171 for cost of living and #184 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Jacksonville $322,640 Austin $297,870 New York $290,150 Chicago $285,110 Peoria $284,670 Spokane $283,320 Morgantown $280,010 Seattle $279,630 Riverside $276,570 Los Angeles $274,940 Atlantic City $271,550 Saginaw $268,040 Charleston $266,040 Miami $265,460 Utica $265,000 Charlottesville $263,370 Orlando $261,640 Rochester $261,220 Houston $257,570 Virginia Beach $256,600 Philadelphia $256,180 Detroit $255,930 Portland $254,780 Lansing $252,680 York $250,240 San Antonio $250,230 Dallas $245,320 Muskegon $244,730 Flint $240,400 Huntington $239,010 Lexington $237,660 Richmond $236,620 Fort Myers $235,950 Longview $235,900 Louisville $234,900 Allentown $234,200 Deltona $230,200 Buffalo $229,570 Scranton $227,190 Grand Rapids $226,190 Crestview $224,600 Indianapolis $223,190 Pittsburgh $221,740 Salem $221,580 Texarkana $221,280 Erie $219,950 Baltimore $217,770 Ocala $216,780 Gainesville $215,710 Panama City $213,180 Tampa $194,540 Pensacola $159,580
CityMean salaryvs. Charleston
Allentown, Pennsylvania$234,200-12.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$271,550+2.1%
Austin, Texas$297,870+12.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$217,770-18.1%
Buffalo, New York$229,570-13.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$235,950-11.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$263,370-1.0%
Chicago, Illinois$285,110+7.2%
Crestview, Florida$224,600-15.6%
Dallas, Texas$245,320-7.8%
Deltona, Florida$230,200-13.5%
Detroit, Michigan$255,930-3.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$219,950-17.3%
Flint, Michigan$240,400-9.6%
Gainesville, Florida$215,710-18.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$226,190-15.0%
Houston, Texas$257,570-3.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$239,010-10.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$223,190-16.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$322,640+21.3%
Lansing, Michigan$252,680-5.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$237,660-10.7%
Longview, Texas$235,900-11.3%
Los Angeles, California$274,940+3.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$234,900-11.7%
Miami, Florida$265,460-0.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$280,010+5.3%
Muskegon, Michigan$244,730-8.0%
New York, New York$290,150+9.1%
Ocala, Florida$216,780-18.5%
Orlando, Florida$261,640-1.7%
Panama City, Florida$213,180-19.9%
Pensacola, Florida$159,580-40.0%
Peoria, Illinois$284,670+7.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$256,180-3.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$221,740-16.7%
Portland, Oregon$254,780-4.2%
Richmond, Virginia$236,620-11.1%
Riverside, California$276,570+4.0%
Rochester, New York$261,220-1.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$268,040+0.8%
Salem, Oregon$221,580-16.7%
San Antonio, Texas$250,230-5.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$227,190-14.6%
Seattle, Washington$279,630+5.1%
Spokane, Washington$283,320+6.5%
Tampa, Florida$194,540-26.9%
Texarkana, Texas$221,280-16.8%
Utica, New York$265,000-0.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$256,600-3.5%
York, Pennsylvania$250,240-5.9%
Gross salary
266,040/yr
Estimated take-home
182,417/yr
Est. total withheld
31.4%

Single filer, federal + West Virginia state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1151 SOC code
Official area Charleston, WV BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wv_tax_division_verificado 2026
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.