Anesthesia assistant salary
Compare anesthesia assistant salary, anesthesiologist assistant salary, and CAA pay using active Anesthesio listings. Start with the national salary range, then move into state markets, highest-paying CAA states, live jobs, and offer comparison.
As of September 2026, CAAs in the United States earn a median of $250,000 per year on Anesthesio, with the middle half of salary-bearing postings between $230,000 and $275,000. The figures come from 250 active openings that publish pay, not from survey estimates, and refresh as postings change.
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Market signal from live postings
About 1,150 CAA postings are active nationwide on Anesthesio. The tables below split posted pay by employment type and by practice setting, using every active posting that publishes compensation; a row appears only when at least ten postings support it. 39% of permanent postings advertise a sign-on bonus. Computed September 26, 2026.
| Employment type | Median | Middle range | Active postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent (employed / W-2) | $245,000 | $229,750 – $280,000 | about 560 |
| LocumsHourly rates annualized at 2,080 hours | $499,200 | $431,600 – $561,000 | about 370 |
| Per diemDaily rates annualized at 220 shifts | $364,000 | $241,780 – $364,000 | about 55 |
Once the pay picture is clear enough, the next useful move is usually opening matching live jobs or pressure-testing a real package. Start broad with the live CAA feed, then jump into the salary states that also have active market pages.
Median $275,000 on the linked salary page
Move from the CAA salary guide into the matching live jobs page for Michigan, then circle back to the salary page if you need more compensation context.
Open the highest-paying states view to rank published CAAs salary markets by current median compensation, then drill into any state for local detail.
Start with the strongest state-level salary markets where Anesthesio has enough active compensation data to publish a useful snapshot.
Use the salary guide as the pay baseline, then move into broader compensation framing, role tradeoffs, live openings, or real offer modeling once the question gets more specific.
Use the broader compensation hub when one CAA salary number is not enough and taxes, bonuses, or structure start to matter.
Use the CAA guide when salary research needs state-aware job-search context, role comparisons, and offer next steps.
Use the CAA-specific comparison when flexibility, benefits, W-2 vs 1099 structure, and state availability are the real decision points.
Practical market context, not a synthetic salary survey.
These salary pages are built from active CAA job postings on Anesthesio that include structured compensation data. We use salary ranges from current listings, compute midpoints for directional market comparisons, and surface percentile bands to show spread rather than pretending the market has one exact number.
That means this page is best used for market orientation: understanding where current openings cluster, how wide compensation ranges look, and which states or metros are paying above or below the middle of the market right now.
Usually, yes. Searchers often type anesthesia assistant salary, anesthesia assistant pay, anesthesiologist assistant salary, Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant salary, or CAA salary when they are trying to benchmark the same role. Anesthesio uses CAA salary data from active salary-bearing listings, then routes the research into state pages and offer comparison.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants on Anesthesio’s live listings earn a median of $250,000 per year, with the middle half of salary-bearing postings between $230,000 and $275,000. That reflects 250 active CAA openings that publish pay across the states where CAAs are licensed to practice.
Anesthesio’s current CAA salary data centers around a median of $250,000, with most active salary-bearing listings clustering between $230,000 and $275,000 compensation levels.
Use the highest-paying states page when you want the fastest shortlist of where published CAA pay looks strongest right now. Use an individual state salary page once one market is interesting enough that you want a more local compensation read instead of a leaderboard.
Leave the role guide for the compensation hub when salary is only one part of the decision and you need broader help with bonuses, taxes, structure, or total package tradeoffs. Leave for the rankings hub when the next question is which anesthesia markets are paying strongest across roles, not just within CAA compensation.
| Setting | Median | Middle range | Active postings |
|---|
| Hospital | $255,000 | $230,000 – $294,500 | about 510 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory surgery center | $249,600 | $220,000 – $283,520 | about 110 |
Locums and per diem figures convert posted hourly or daily rates to an annual equivalent so the rows compare on one scale; they are gross contract rates, not W-2 salaries with benefits. Postings without a published rate are excluded. Educational context only, not tax or legal advice.
Anesthesia assistant salary research hub
Search demand often says "anesthesia assistant salary," while clinicians and employers usually say CAA or Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant. This guide bridges that language with current CAA pay signal, state salary pages, highest-paying markets, and offer-comparison paths.
Start here when the query is broad anesthesia assistant salary, anesthesiologist assistant salary, or CAA pay and you need a current baseline before narrowing by state.
Use the guide to shortlist the CAA states that actually have enough salary signal to justify a deeper click.
Move from this guide into offer modeling once a CAA search shifts from broad market orientation into comparing concrete packages.
Broad role-intent salary research first, then cleaner handoffs into state pages, rankings, compare guides, and tools.
The useful next click changes depending on whether you are comparing markets, sorting through role tradeoffs, or evaluating a real package. These are the cleanest handoffs from the broad CAA salary guide.
Use the compensation guide when taxes, bonuses, benefits, contract structure, or broader anesthesia pay context matter more than one role-specific number.
Move from CAA salary research into current openings once you know which market or compensation band deserves a closer look.
Open the rankings hub when you want the fastest cross-role view of where published anesthesia pay is strongest right now.
Use the CAA rankings view to shortlist which state salary pages deserve the next click.
Useful when compensation research turns into a broader question about geography, supervision model, and role fit.
Model salary, bonus, benefits, and package shape once the question stops being theoretical and starts involving real offers.
These state salary pages currently have enough CAA compensation signal to be useful directional reads. Start here if your search is already state-shaped.
Median $250,000
Open the CAA salary page for Georgia to inspect the market more locally.
Median $245,000
Open the CAA salary page for Texas to inspect the market more locally.
Median $250,000
Open the CAA salary page for Florida to inspect the market more locally.
Median $250,000 on the linked salary page
Move from the CAA salary guide into the matching live jobs page for Georgia, then circle back to the salary page if you need more compensation context.
Median $250,000 on the linked salary page
Move from the CAA salary guide into the matching live jobs page for Florida, then circle back to the salary page if you need more compensation context.
Use the broad decision guide when CAA pay curiosity turns into a geography, supervision-model, or role-fit question.
Use compare pages when you are still sorting through role-level tradeoffs like training, scope, geography, or long-run fit. Use the offer comparison tool once you have actual packages to evaluate and want a cleaner side-by-side view of salary, bonus, benefits, and structure.