7 Highest-Paying W‑2 CAA Jobs in September 2026
Seven current full-time W‑2 CAA jobs with advertised maximum base salaries from $253,575 to $285,000.
Updated September 2026
- Evidence cutoff
- September 12, 2026
- Job links checked
- September 12, 2026
Just like you, we're always curious about which Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant jobs are offering the highest salaries right now. So, we reviewed the active full-time W‑2 CAA jobs on BagMask for September 2026 and pulled together the seven positions with the highest advertised maximum base salaries.
At the top of this month's list is a CAA position at UF Health Shands in Gainesville, Florida, with a structured maximum base salary of $285,000. Across all seven jobs, advertised maximum base salaries range from $253,575 to $285,000.
We ranked these jobs using advertised maximum W‑2 base salary only. Bonuses, overtime, premium pay, benefits, loan repayment, estimated earnings, and total compensation are not included. When the public description did not restate a structured maximum, we say so and recommend confirming the salary directly.
Highest-Paying W‑2 CAA Jobs at a Glance
| Rank | Employer | Location | Position | Advertised max base salary | Schedule or time-off highlight | Job |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville, FL | Academic hospital CAA | $285,000 | No call, nights, weekends, or holidays | View job |
| 2 | GoldMatch Healthcare Solutions | Dayton, OH | CAA | $275,000 | 32–35 hours weekly; no required call | View job |
| 3 | North American Partners in Anesthesia | Raleigh, NC | CAA at UNC Rex | $260,000 | Large multispecialty hospital practice | View job |
| 4 | TeamHealth | Norwalk, OH | CAA at Fisher-Titus Medical Center | $260,000 | No call; eight weeks of PTO | View job |
| 5 | Freeman Health System | Joplin, MO | CAA | $257,025 | Six-week rotation with 14–16 weeks off | View job |
| 6 | North American Partners in Anesthesia | Houston, TX | CAA at The Woman's Hospital of Texas | $255,000 | Women’s and pediatric specialty practice | View job |
| 7 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Aurora, CO | CAA at Children's Hospital Colorado | $253,575 | Pediatric academic practice | View job |
Employer: UF Health Shands Hospital
Location: Gainesville, FL
Advertised max base salary: $285,000
Schedule or time-off highlight: No call, nights, weekends, or holidays
Job: View job
Employer: GoldMatch Healthcare Solutions
Location: Dayton, OH
Advertised max base salary: $275,000
Schedule or time-off highlight: 32–35 hours weekly; no required call
Job: View job
Employer: North American Partners in Anesthesia
Location: Raleigh, NC
Advertised max base salary: $260,000
Schedule or time-off highlight: Large multispecialty hospital practice
Job: View job
Employer: TeamHealth
Location: Norwalk, OH
Advertised max base salary: $260,000
Schedule or time-off highlight: No call; eight weeks of PTO
Job: View job
Employer: Freeman Health System
Location: Joplin, MO
Advertised max base salary: $257,025
Schedule or time-off highlight: Six-week rotation with 14–16 weeks off
Job: View job
Employer: North American Partners in Anesthesia
Location: Houston, TX
Advertised max base salary: $255,000
Schedule or time-off highlight: Women’s and pediatric specialty practice
Job: View job
Employer: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Location: Aurora, CO
Advertised max base salary: $253,575
Schedule or time-off highlight: Pediatric academic practice
Job: View job
These jobs are ranked by advertised maximum W‑2 base salary. When several jobs advertise the same maximum, their order does not mean that one pays more than another. Job terms can change, so review the linked listing and confirm the complete offer directly with the employer.
Our read on the list
What stood out to us this month
The first thing that stood out to us was how tight this month's salary range is. The seven advertised maximums average approximately $263,657, with a median of $260,000. Only $31,425 separates the first and seventh jobs.
The schedules and practice settings are much more varied. The group includes no-call academic hospital work, an average 32- to 35-hour week, a hospital role with eight weeks of PTO, 14 to 16 weeks off in a six-week rotation, obstetric practice, and pediatric academic anesthesia.
We also paid special attention to the first two jobs because their structured salary fields provide the ranked maximums, but their longer public descriptions do not restate those numbers. That does not disqualify the jobs under our approved rule, but candidates should verify the guaranteed salary and progression in writing.
To us, this is exactly where a ranked list is most useful as a starting point. With a narrow salary spread, schedule, call, case mix, time off, and the path to the advertised maximum may matter more than a few places in the ranking.
1. UF Health Shands Hospital — Gainesville, Florida — up to $285,000
This academic-hospital opportunity takes the top spot with a structured maximum base salary of $285,000.
UF Health Shands is a teaching hospital and Level I trauma center with a broad specialty mix. The listing advertises full-time 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. coverage with no call, nights, weekends, or holidays.
Extra shifts, accrued PTO, 10 holidays, two weeks of CME, a $3,000 CME allowance, student-loan support, relocation, and other benefits are separate. The public description does not restate the $285,000 maximum, so candidates should confirm the guaranteed starting salary, annual review process, and requirements for reaching the maximum.
2. GoldMatch CAA — Dayton, Ohio — up to $275,000
This Southwest Ohio opportunity carries a structured base-salary range reaching $275,000.
The listing describes eight-hour shifts averaging 32 to 35 hours per week, no required call, and optional airway call for additional pay. Overtime above eight hours is also paid separately.
The job advertises 7.5 weeks off and a 10% retirement match. Its longer public narrative calls the salary strong but does not restate the structured range, so candidates should confirm the guaranteed salary and the experience or schedule conditions attached to $275,000.
3. NAPA at UNC Rex — Raleigh, North Carolina — up to $260,000
This UNC Rex position advertises a base-salary range of $210,000 to $260,000.
The practice includes about 40 anesthetizing sites across 25 subspecialties in an anesthesia care-team model. The case mix includes general, orthopedic, neurologic, electrophysiology, vascular, thoracic, cardiac, bariatric, endoscopy, obstetric, ophthalmology, and limited pediatric work.
A $75,000 sign-on incentive is separate from the base range. We would ask which experience and schedule levels determine the maximum, how call is shared, and how often clinicians rotate among services.
4. TeamHealth at Fisher-Titus Medical Center — Norwalk, Ohio — up to $260,000
This TeamHealth position advertises a base-salary range of $240,000 to $260,000 based on years of experience.
The case mix includes general, orthopedic, and labor-and-delivery work without cardiac cases. The listing advertises no call, welcomes new graduates, and includes eight weeks of PTO.
A $50,000 sign-on bonus and retention payments are separate and did not affect the ranking. We would ask for the experience-based salary steps and whether nights, weekends, or holidays are part of the normal schedule.
5. Freeman Health System — Joplin, Missouri — $257,025
This Freeman Health System opportunity advertises an explicit base salary of $257,025.
The six-week rotation includes three weeks of 10-hour shifts, three weeks of 12-hour shifts, and one weekend in each rotation. The listing describes 14 to 16 weeks off and a Level II trauma practice covering general, orthopedic, ENT, urology, obstetric, gynecologic, podiatric, robotic, GI, and healthy pediatric cases.
An $80,000 educational or start bonus and optional extra weekday shifts paid at $175 to $225 per hour are separate. We excluded both from the ranking and would ask how the rotation, weekends, and additional shifts are assigned.
6. NAPA at The Woman's Hospital of Texas — Houston, Texas — up to $255,000
This Houston position advertises a base-salary range of $210,000 to $255,000.
The anesthesia care-team practice focuses primarily on obstetrics, with pediatric, gynecologic, and cosmetic cases also listed.
A $75,000 sign-on incentive, loan repayment or training assistance, and other benefits are separate. We would ask how nights, weekends, holidays, and obstetric call are scheduled and what experience is required for the maximum salary.
7. University of Colorado at Children's Hospital Colorado — Aurora, Colorado — up to $253,575
This pediatric academic position advertises a hiring range of $225,000 to $253,575.
The role is based at the 600-bed Children's Hospital Colorado, which includes a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit and Level I pediatric trauma services. The appointment also includes faculty and teaching responsibilities.
A 10% retirement match, Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, time off, a $30,000 recruitment incentive, and $10,000 in relocation assistance are separate. We would ask how faculty duties, call, and experience determine placement within the published range.
Before you compare offers
Questions we would ask before comparing these offers
- What portion of the advertised salary is guaranteed, and what experience, training, tenure, or schedule conditions determine the maximum?
- If I am a new graduate, when would my salary change after orientation or training, and is that progression written into the contract?
- What are the expected weekly hours, nights, weekends, holidays, call duties, and post-call relief rules?
- Would I practice at one facility or rotate among several, and how far in advance are assignments set?
- What is the normal case mix, anesthesia care-team structure, and expected level of CAA responsibility?
- How are overtime, extra shifts, weekend premiums, call pay, and bonuses calculated separately from base salary?
- How much PTO is included?
- Which health, retirement, malpractice, disability, CME, relocation, parental-leave, and student-loan benefits are separate from salary?
Putting those answers beside the guaranteed base salary will produce a more useful comparison than treating every advertised dollar as one compensation figure.
How we chose these jobs
We reviewed active full-time W‑2 Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant jobs on BagMask and ranked newly posted jobs, or jobs not used in a prior monthly list, when they included an explicit annual maximum base salary. We excluded 1099 work, estimated pay, total compensation, bonuses, overtime, premium pay, and other extras. An explicit structured maximum could qualify even when the longer description did not repeat the same number.
Frequently asked questions
What is the highest-paying W‑2 CAA job on BagMask this month?
Among the jobs included in this September 2026 review, the highest structured maximum base salary is $285,000 for a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant position at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Are the advertised CAA salary maximums guaranteed?
Not necessarily. A maximum may depend on experience, tenure, annual review, schedule, or another employer-defined condition. The first two listings do not restate their structured maximums in the longer public descriptions, so candidates should confirm the guaranteed salary and progression in writing.
Are bonuses, overtime, premium pay, and benefits included in the ranking?
No. Sign-on bonuses, overtime, extra-shift pay, weekend premiums, call pay, loan assistance, benefits, reimbursements, and figures described only as total compensation are excluded.
What should CAAs compare besides base salary?
Compare weekly hours, nights, weekends, holidays, call, facility rotation, case mix, care-team structure, paid time off, malpractice coverage, and benefits. Similar maximum salaries in this review accompany very different schedules and clinical settings.
Why are W‑2 CAA jobs ranked separately from 1099 and locum-tenens work?
W‑2 and independent-contractor offers allocate taxes, benefits, expenses, malpractice responsibility, and schedule risk differently. Keeping them separate prevents a higher contractor figure from being presented as directly comparable to an employed base salary.
How current are these CAA jobs and salary figures?
This article uses a September 12, 2026 evidence cutoff, and each linked job page was live when checked that day. Employers can change salaries or close jobs without notice, so candidates should confirm every term directly.
Continue your CAA job research
These seven opportunities had the highest qualifying maximum base salaries in this month’s full-time W‑2 review. With only $31,425 separating the group, schedule, call, case mix, time off, and the path to the maximum may matter more than rank alone.
Job terms and availability can change. BagMask reports information from employer-provided job records and does not guarantee compensation, employment terms, or continued availability.