CAA salary in Tennessee
Use this page to benchmark how certified anesthesiologist assistant pay is showing up in Tennessee right now, which metro markets appear strongest, and how the state compares with the broader national picture.
As of September 2026, CAAs in Tennessee earn a median of $245,000 per year on Anesthesio, with the middle half of salary-bearing postings between $245,000 and $260,000. The figures come from 6 active openings that publish pay, not from survey estimates, and refresh as postings change. That is below the national CAA midpoint of $250,000.
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Market signal from live postings
About 50 CAA postings are active in Tennessee 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. Computed September 30, 2026.
| Employment type | Median | Middle range | Active postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| LocumsHourly rates annualized at 2,080 hours | $572,000 | $572,000 – $572,000 | about 30 |
| Setting | Median | Middle range | Active postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | $330,000 | $295,000 – $451,000 | about 25 |
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.
A few current examples from the live job feed so the salary page stays tied to real market openings.
Use the role-wide salary rankings page to see where Tennessee sits relative to the other published CAAs markets, then move back into any state page for local context.
Start with the strongest state-level salary markets where Anesthesio has enough active compensation data to publish a useful snapshot.
Once you know how Tennessee compares on pay, the next useful move is usually checking broader compensation framing, role tradeoffs, or real offer math before you commit to a package story.
Zoom out from one CAA state page when total package framing matters more than a single local salary benchmark.
Check where one CAA market sits against the broader published state leaderboard before you narrow further.
Use the broad decision guide when local CAA pay research turns into a geography or role-fit decision.
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.
Based on current salary-bearing CAA listings on Anesthesio, the market midpoint in Tennessee is around $245,000, with most current salary ranges clustering between $245,000 and $260,000.
Tennessee currently sits below the national midpoint on Anesthesio’s active salary-bearing listings. That does not mean every job in the state pays more or less — it just means the current state-level market signal is moving lower than the national center.
Use it to benchmark whether a target job looks below-market, near-market, or above-market for Tennessee, then open individual listings and the Offer Comparison tool when you need to model taxes, bonuses, or employment-structure tradeoffs on a real offer.
Switch into package modeling once a state-specific CAA lead becomes an actual compensation decision.