CRNA Salary in South Carolina

CRNAs in South Carolina earn a mean annual wage of $233,920, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023). That works out to $112 per hour on average. This is a mean across all reporting employers in the state — your actual offer will vary by practice setting, call schedule, and experience.

South Carolina ranks #13 of 44 states with a published BLS figure for Nurse Anesthetists, at $233,920/year against a national average of $214,200. That puts South Carolina above the national average, though cost of living, tax rates, and call pay all change what that salary is actually worth day to day.

We track 2 CRNA programs in South Carolina, with an average published tuition of $79,406 and an average program length of 3 yr. See the full list, with tuition and admissions requirements, on our South Carolina programs page.

Using the average published tuition across South Carolina CRNA programs ($79,406) against the state's BLS mean annual wage ($233,920), tuition equals roughly 0.3 years of pre-tax salary. That is a simple division, not a full return-on-investment model — it ignores loan interest, taxes, cost of living, and the years of RN income you give up while in school. Use it as a starting point, then run your own numbers with our CRNA school cost and financing guide.