CRNA Career Guide USA 2026: Salary, Path & What ICU Nurses Need to Know
Updated May 31, 2026 • Reading Time: ~19 Minutes You are an ICU nurse with two years of critical care experience, a CCRN, and a 3.6 GPA. Your base salary is $91,000. A colleague who entered nurse anesthesia school alongside you three years ago now earns $215,000 in the same hospital system. The path that…