Nursing Assistants salary

The median pay for nursing assistants in the United States is $42,260 a year. About 1,448,910 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $33,940
25th percentile: $37,260
Median percentile: $42,260
75th percentile: $47,220
90th percentile: $51,980

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Oregon $49,830
Washington $49,180
New York $48,590
New Hampshire $47,870
District of Columbia $47,700
California $47,630
Colorado $47,380
Vermont $47,130
Maine $47,070
New Jersey $46,830
Massachusetts $46,680
Minnesota $46,680
Rhode Island $46,440
Alaska $46,370
Illinois $45,960
North Dakota $45,820
Nevada $45,490
Hawaii $45,350
Wisconsin $45,130
Connecticut $44,790
Arizona $44,780
Pennsylvania $44,590
Maryland $43,240
Virginia $43,200
Delaware $42,030
Montana $40,900
Nebraska $40,000
Utah $39,840
Michigan $39,570
New Mexico $39,390
Iowa $39,350
Wyoming $39,160
Ohio $39,010
South Dakota $38,800
Idaho $38,650
North Carolina $38,460
Kentucky $38,370
Indiana $38,330
Kansas $38,010
Tennessee $37,990
Georgia $37,680
Missouri $37,680
Florida $37,510
Texas $37,500
South Carolina $37,220
West Virginia $36,720
Oklahoma $35,930
Arkansas $34,430
Alabama $34,140
Mississippi $31,520
Louisiana $30,510

By metro area

San Jose, CA $56,840
San Francisco, CA $56,080
Seattle, WA $51,990
Napa, CA $50,370
Portland, OR $50,350
Bend, OR $50,080
Boulder, CO $49,860
Grants Pass, OR $49,770
New York, NY $49,270
Santa Rosa, CA $49,240
Bremerton, WA $49,160
Denver, CO $49,110
Mount Vernon, WA $49,020
Vallejo, CA $48,900
Vineland, NJ $48,890
Salinas, CA $48,870
Salem, OR $48,840
Corvallis, OR $48,830
Lewiston, ME $48,570
Albany, OR $48,550
Barnstable Town, MA $48,520
Wenatchee, WA $48,520
Eugene, OR $48,320
Burlington, VT $48,190
Portland, ME $48,180
San Diego, CA $48,070
Kennewick, WA $48,060
Olympia, WA $48,060
Bellingham, WA $48,040
Minneapolis, MN $48,020
Walla Walla, WA $47,990
Santa Cruz, CA $47,940
Medford, OR $47,890
Longview, WA $47,830
Kahului, HI $47,630
Boston, MA $47,590
Sacramento, CA $47,510
Los Angeles, CA $47,380
Spokane, WA $47,240
Santa Maria, CA $47,130
Yakima, WA $47,080
Sheboygan, WI $47,050
Bangor, ME $46,970
Chicago, IL $46,940
Carson City, NV $46,880
Rochester, MN $46,840
San Luis Obispo, CA $46,840
Visalia, CA $46,810
Oxnard, CA $46,800
Reno, NV $46,760
Bismarck, ND $46,720
Greeley, CO $46,670
Pittsfield, MA $46,620
Modesto, CA $46,550
Santa Fe, NM $46,530
Stockton, CA $46,530
Mankato, MN $46,430
Riverside, CA $46,430
Manchester, NH $46,400
Chico, CA $46,380
Providence, RI $46,330
Cheyenne, WY $46,320
Bozeman, MT $46,220
Kenosha, WI $46,220
Philadelphia, PA $46,220
Bakersfield, CA $46,130
Yuba City, CA $46,130
Colorado Springs, CO $46,120
Amherst Town, MA $46,110
Hanford, CA $45,980
Trenton, NJ $45,980
Grand Forks, ND $45,740
Kiryas Joel, NY $45,730
Washington, DC $45,730
Racine, WI $45,710
Worcester, MA $45,710
Milwaukee, WI $45,690
Ithaca, NY $45,640
Bridgeport, CT $45,560
Reading, PA $45,530
Battle Creek, MI $45,470
Anchorage, AK $45,370
Las Vegas, NV $45,350
Lebanon, PA $45,340
Phoenix, AZ $45,290
Pueblo, CO $45,270
Chambersburg, PA $45,260
Madison, WI $45,260
Urban Honolulu, HI $45,260
Prescott Valley, AZ $45,180
New Haven, CT $45,030
Grand Junction, CO $44,980
Lancaster, PA $44,890
Redding, CA $44,880
Appleton, WI $44,760
Springfield, MA $44,740
Merced, CA $44,730
Fresno, CA $44,710
Kingston, NY $44,710
El Centro, CA $44,670
Oshkosh, WI $44,590
Flagstaff, AZ $44,580
Ann Arbor, MI $44,570
York, PA $44,530
Fond du Lac, WI $44,490
Binghamton, NY $44,410
Allentown, PA $44,360
Hartford, CT $44,340
Lexington Park, MD $44,270
Duluth, MN $44,250
Norwich, CT $44,210
Charlottesville, VA $44,140
Scranton, PA $43,980
Des Moines, IA $43,940
Harrisburg, PA $43,940
Lynchburg, VA $43,660
Wausau, WI $43,660
Utica, NY $43,560
Ames, IA $43,540
La Crosse, WI $43,510