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CNA Salary in Nebraska

How much does a CNA make in Nebraska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA in Nebraska is $32,700 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a CNA's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $35,852
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,340 to $34,350
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,281

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CNA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,350	$2,863	$661	$17
Average	$32,700	$2,725	$629	$16
25th Percentile	$29,340	$2,445	$564	$14

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Key Factors That Influence CNA Salaries

A CNA's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CNA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNA's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

CNA (0-0 years): $32,699
Nursing Assistant (0-1 years): $32,965
Patient Care Associate (1-3 years): $36,534

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
CNA	0-0 years	$32,699
Nursing Assistant	0-1 years	$32,965
Patient Care Associate	1-3 years	$36,534

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How Do CNA Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract CNAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,430.
California: $38,290.
Massachusetts: $37,780.

District of Columbia $38,430 California $38,290 Massachusetts $37,780 Washington $37,640 New Jersey $37,630 Alaska $37,580 Connecticut $37,100 New York $36,900

Hawaii $36,280 Rhode Island $35,990 Maryland $35,790 Minnesota $35,520 Colorado $35,420 Illinois $35,380 Oregon $35,250 Delaware $35,150

New Hampshire $35,090 Virginia $34,960 Pennsylvania $34,560 Nevada $34,360 North Dakota $34,290 Michigan $34,190 Wisconsin $34,150 Vermont $34,070

Texas $33,860 Maine $33,850 Arizona $33,830 Ohio $33,800 Georgia $33,480 Indiana $33,320 Wyoming $33,290 Utah $33,240

Iowa $33,220 Kansas $33,050 Louisiana $33,010 North Carolina $32,990 Missouri $32,980 Florida $32,850 Montana $32,770 Nebraska $32,700

Kentucky $32,670 South Carolina $32,530 Tennessee $32,440 Idaho $32,410 New Mexico $32,150 Oklahoma $32,100 Alabama $31,890 South Dakota $31,550

Arkansas $31,360 West Virginia $31,260 Mississippi $30,960

Top Paying Cities for CNAs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Offutt A F B: $32,980
La Vista: $32,980
Adams: $32,390

Offutt A F B, NE $32,980 La Vista, NE $32,980 Adams, NE $32,390 Alexandria, NE $32,250 Alvo, NE $32,450 Auburn, NE $32,350 Avoca, NE $32,530 Barneston, NE $32,390

Beatrice, NE $32,360 Beaver Crossing, NE $32,360 Bee, NE $32,400 Belvidere, NE $32,230 Benedict, NE $32,290 Bennet, NE $32,400 Blue Springs, NE $32,280 Bradshaw, NE $32,280

Brock, NE $32,320 Brownville, NE $32,320 Bruning, NE $32,260 Burchard, NE $32,220 Burr, NE $32,420 Byron, NE $32,200 Carleton, NE $32,240 Chester, NE $32,220

Clatonia, NE $32,380 Cook, NE $32,420 Cordova, NE $32,340 Cortland, NE $32,380 Crab Orchard, NE $32,380 Crete, NE $32,390 Davenport, NE $32,240 Davey, NE $32,400

Dawson, NE $32,230 Daykin, NE $32,270 Denton, NE $32,390 Deshler, NE $32,270 De Witt, NE $32,340 Diller, NE $32,260 Dorchester, NE $32,360 Douglas, NE $32,410

Du Bois, NE $32,210 Dunbar, NE $32,480 Eagle, NE $32,410 Elk Creek, NE $32,290 Elmwood, NE $32,470 Endicott, NE $32,230 Exeter, NE $32,290 Fairbury, NE $32,290

Fairmont, NE $32,280 Falls City, NE $32,290 Filley, NE $32,340 Firth, NE $32,390 Friend, NE $32,350 Garland, NE $32,390 Geneva, NE $32,310 Gilead, NE $32,270

Goehner, NE $32,360 Grafton, NE $32,250 Greenwood, NE $32,470 Gresham, NE $32,300 Wilcox, NE $32,220 Alma, NE $32,230 Arapahoe, NE $32,210 Atlanta, NE $32,350

Axtell, NE $32,230 Ayr, NE $32,230 Beaver City, NE $32,180 Bertrand, NE $32,210 Bladen, NE $32,210 Bloomington, NE $32,180 Blue Hill, NE $32,240 Campbell, NE $32,210

Clay Center, NE $32,260 Deweese, NE $32,230 Edgar, NE $32,230 Edison, NE $32,170 Elwood, NE $32,210 Fairfield, NE $32,240 Franklin, NE $32,220 Funk, NE $32,210

Glenvil, NE $32,240 Guide Rock, NE $32,190 Hardy, NE $32,200 Harvard, NE $32,260 Heartwell, NE $32,220 Hendley, NE $32,180 Hildreth, NE $32,220 Holbrook, NE $32,180

Holdrege, NE $32,260 Holstein, NE $32,220 Inavale, NE $32,180 Inland, NE $32,240 Juniata, NE $32,270 Kenesaw, NE $32,250 Lawrence, NE $32,230 Loomis, NE $32,220

Minden, NE $32,250 Naponee, NE $32,190 Nelson, NE $32,230 Oak, NE $32,230 Orleans, NE $32,190 Oxford, NE $32,200 Ragan, NE $32,210 Red Cloud, NE $32,230

Republican City, NE $32,190 Riverton, NE $32,160 Roseland, NE $32,240 Ruskin, NE $32,220 Saronville, NE $32,240 Smithfield, NE $32,200 Stamford, NE $32,170 Superior, NE $32,250

Sutton, NE $32,280 Trumbull, NE $32,250 Upland, NE $32,200 Bellwood, NE $32,350 Mc Cook, NE $32,230 Bartley, NE $32,170 Benkelman, NE $32,160 Cambridge, NE $32,190

Champion, NE $32,210 Culbertson, NE $32,170 Curtis, NE $32,190 Danbury, NE $32,150 Enders, NE $32,130 Eustis, NE $32,190 Farnam, NE $32,160 Haigler, NE $32,160

Hayes Center, NE $32,140 Imperial, NE $32,220 Indianola, NE $32,180 Lebanon, NE $32,160 Max, NE $32,140 Maywood, NE $32,150 Moorefield, NE $32,140 Palisade, NE $32,160

Parks, NE $32,110 Stockville, NE $32,090 Stratton, NE $32,150 Trenton, NE $32,170 Wauneta, NE $32,160 Wilsonville, NE $32,150 North Platte, NE $32,250 Arnold, NE $32,160

Arthur, NE $32,060 Big Springs, NE $32,190 Brady, NE $32,170 Broadwater, NE $32,100 Brule, NE $32,190 Bushnell, NE $32,300 Chappell, NE $32,210 Cozad, NE $32,240

Dalton, NE $32,120 Dickens, NE $32,120 Dix, NE $32,180 Elsie, NE $32,130 Elsmere, NE $32,070 Gothenburg, NE $32,220 Grant, NE $32,220 Abie, NE $32,460

Arlington, NE $32,790 Ashland, NE $32,590 Bancroft, NE $32,240 Bellevue, NE $32,990 Bennington, NE $32,940 Blair, NE $32,850 Boys Town, NE $32,980 Bruno, NE $32,450

Cedar Bluffs, NE $32,560 Cedar Creek, NE $32,860 Ceresco, NE $32,420 Colon, NE $32,560 Craig, NE $32,350 Decatur, NE $32,250 Elkhorn, NE $32,920 Fort Calhoun, NE $32,950

Fremont, NE $32,690 Gretna, NE $32,810 Herman, NE $32,730 Homer, NE $31,600 Hooper, NE $32,620 Ithaca, NE $32,520 Kennard, NE $32,880 Linwood, NE $32,350

Louisville, NE $32,780 Lyons, NE $32,270 Macy, NE $31,950 Malmo, NE $32,500 Mead, NE $32,630 Memphis, NE $32,560 Hallam, NE $32,390 Hebron, NE $32,260

Henderson, NE $32,300 Hickman, NE $32,390 Hubbell, NE $32,210 Humboldt, NE $32,270 Jansen, NE $32,270 Johnson, NE $32,330 Julian, NE $32,400 Lewiston, NE $32,300

Liberty, NE $32,230 Lorton, NE $32,520 Mc Cool Junction, NE $32,310 Malcolm, NE $32,390 Manley, NE $32,660 Martell, NE $32,390 Milford, NE $32,390 Milligan, NE $32,280

Murdock, NE $32,550 Murray, NE $32,780 Nebraska City, NE $32,450 Nehawka, NE $32,670 Nemaha, NE $32,280 Odell, NE $32,260 Ohiowa, NE $32,260 Otoe, NE $32,510

Palmyra, NE $32,420 Panama, NE $32,400 Pawnee City, NE $32,250 Peru, NE $32,370 Pickrell, NE $32,380 Pleasant Dale, NE $32,390 Plymouth, NE $32,300 Raymond, NE $32,400

Reynolds, NE $32,210 Roca, NE $32,390 Rulo, NE $32,230 Salem, NE $32,210 Seward, NE $32,390 Shickley, NE $32,250 Shubert, NE $32,250 Sprague, NE $32,390

Staplehurst, NE $32,400 Steele City, NE $32,230 Steinauer, NE $32,260 Stella, NE $32,270 Sterling, NE $32,400 Strang, NE $32,240 Swanton, NE $32,340 Syracuse, NE $32,460

Table Rock, NE $32,280 Talmage, NE $32,350 Tecumseh, NE $32,350 Ong, NE $32,240 Tobias, NE $32,260 Unadilla, NE $32,440 Union, NE $32,680 Utica, NE $32,360

Verdon, NE $32,250 Virginia, NE $32,280 Waco, NE $32,300 Walton, NE $32,400 Waverly, NE $32,420 Weeping Water, NE $32,630 Western, NE $32,330 Wilber, NE $32,350

Wymore, NE $32,290 York, NE $32,350 Lincoln, NE $32,390 Nickerson, NE $32,700 Oakland, NE $32,340 Papillion, NE $32,980 Pender, NE $32,150 Plattsmouth, NE $32,870

Prague, NE $32,470 Rosalie, NE $32,070 St Columbans, NE $32,990 Scribner, NE $32,370 South Bend, NE $32,690 Springfield, NE $32,870 Tekamah, NE $32,510 Thurston, NE $31,820

Uehling, NE $32,450 Valley, NE $32,820 Valparaiso, NE $32,410 Wahoo, NE $32,500 Walthill, NE $31,870 Washington, NE $32,920 Waterloo, NE $32,840 Weston, NE $32,450

Winnebago, NE $31,700 Winslow, NE $32,640 Yutan, NE $32,720 Omaha, NE $32,990 Brainard, NE $32,430 Cedar Rapids, NE $32,260 Clarks, NE $32,280 Clarkson, NE $32,330

Creston, NE $32,340 David City, NE $32,430 Dodge, NE $32,340 Duncan, NE $32,380 Dwight, NE $32,410 Elgin, NE $32,280 Ericson, NE $32,210 Fullerton, NE $32,290

Genoa, NE $32,310 Howells, NE $32,330 Humphrey, NE $32,340 Leigh, NE $32,330 Lindsay, NE $32,320 Monroe, NE $32,310 Morse Bluff, NE $32,390 North Bend, NE $32,410

Osceola, NE $32,310 Petersburg, NE $32,280 Platte Center, NE $32,330 Polk, NE $32,290 Primrose, NE $32,250 Rising City, NE $32,320 Rogers, NE $32,330 Saint Edward, NE $32,300

Schuyler, NE $32,400 Shelby, NE $32,320 Silver Creek, NE $32,290 Snyder, NE $32,480 Spalding, NE $32,250 Stromsburg, NE $32,320 Surprise, NE $32,400 Ulysses, NE $32,400

Norfolk, NE $32,450 Allen, NE $31,780 Amelia, NE $32,150 Atkinson, NE $32,220 Bassett, NE $32,160 Battle Creek, NE $32,390 Beemer, NE $32,310 Belden, NE $32,200

Gurley, NE $32,170 Columbus, NE $32,410 Albion, NE $32,300 Ames, NE $32,580 Bartlett, NE $32,200 Belgrade, NE $32,250 Bloomfield, NE $32,280 Halsey, NE $32,120

Hershey, NE $32,170 Keystone, NE $32,100 Kimball, NE $32,270 Lemoyne, NE $32,130 Lewellen, NE $32,090 Lisco, NE $32,060 Lodgepole, NE $32,180 Madrid, NE $32,150

Maxwell, NE $32,160 Mullen, NE $32,060 Ogallala, NE $32,230 Oshkosh, NE $32,120 Paxton, NE $32,140 Potter, NE $32,150 Purdum, NE $32,100 Sidney, NE $32,280

Seneca, NE $32,090 Stapleton, NE $32,130 Sutherland, NE $32,150 Thedford, NE $32,100 Tryon, NE $32,080 Venango, NE $32,220 Wallace, NE $32,150 Wellfleet, NE $32,150

Willow Island, NE $32,220 Valentine, NE $32,140 Ainsworth, NE $32,190 Cody, NE $32,060 Crookston, NE $32,120 Johnstown, NE $32,100 Kilgore, NE $32,080 Long Pine, NE $32,180

Merriman, NE $32,040 Nenzel, NE $32,040 Sparks, NE $32,110 Wood Lake, NE $32,090 Alliance, NE $32,160 Angora, NE $32,060 Ashby, NE $32,020 Bayard, NE $32,160

Bingham, NE $32,020 Bridgeport, NE $32,150 Chadron, NE $32,150 Crawford, NE $32,160 Ellsworth, NE $32,020 Gering, NE $32,260 Gordon, NE $32,080 Harrisburg, NE $32,130

Harrison, NE $32,130 Hay Springs, NE $32,110 Hemingford, NE $32,120 Hyannis, NE $32,040 Lakeside, NE $32,020 Lyman, NE $32,230 Mcgrew, NE $32,310 Marsland, NE $32,050

Melbeta, NE $32,360 Minatare, NE $32,180 Mitchell, NE $32,220 Morrill, NE $32,260 Rushville, NE $32,110 Scottsbluff, NE $32,270 Whiteclay, NE $32,070 Whitman, NE $32,010

Whitney, NE $32,080 Verdigre, NE $32,250 Wakefield, NE $31,910 Waterbury, NE $31,680 Wausa, NE $32,300 Wayne, NE $32,220 West Point, NE $32,340 Winnetoon, NE $32,260

Winside, NE $32,260 Wisner, NE $32,280 Wynot, NE $32,140 Grand Island, NE $32,380 Alda, NE $32,310 Amherst, NE $32,210 Anselmo, NE $32,140 Ansley, NE $32,200

Arcadia, NE $32,200 Archer, NE $32,240 Ashton, NE $32,220 Aurora, NE $32,300 Boelus, NE $32,250 Brewster, NE $32,130 Broken Bow, NE $32,230 Burwell, NE $32,190

Cairo, NE $32,260 Bristow, NE $32,190 Brunswick, NE $32,280 Butte, NE $32,210 Carroll, NE $32,210 Center, NE $32,250 Chambers, NE $32,220 Clearwater, NE $32,270

Coleridge, NE $32,180 Concord, NE $31,870 Creighton, NE $32,300 Crofton, NE $32,290 Dakota City, NE $31,520 Dixon, NE $31,890 Emerson, NE $31,770 Emmet, NE $32,220

Ewing, NE $32,230 Fordyce, NE $32,260 Hadar, NE $32,450 Hartington, NE $32,210 Hoskins, NE $32,320 Hubbard, NE $31,620 Inman, NE $32,260 Jackson, NE $31,590

Laurel, NE $32,130 Lynch, NE $32,190 Mclean, NE $32,300 Madison, NE $32,370 Magnet, NE $32,350 Maskell, NE $32,220 Meadow Grove, NE $32,320 Mills, NE $32,110

Naper, NE $32,170 Neligh, NE $32,330 Newcastle, NE $31,880 Newman Grove, NE $32,320 Newport, NE $32,140 Niobrara, NE $32,260 Oakdale, NE $32,310 Oneill, NE $32,260

Orchard, NE $32,270 Osmond, NE $32,320 Page, NE $32,250 Pierce, NE $32,360 Pilger, NE $32,290 Plainview, NE $32,320 Ponca, NE $31,710 Randolph, NE $32,260

Royal, NE $32,260 Saint Helena, NE $32,210 South Sioux City, NE $31,490 Spencer, NE $32,210 Springview, NE $32,130 Stanton, NE $32,350 Stuart, NE $32,200 Tilden, NE $32,330

Callaway, NE $32,180 Central City, NE $32,310 Chapman, NE $32,270 Comstock, NE $32,180 Dannebrog, NE $32,260 Doniphan, NE $32,270 Dunning, NE $32,110 Eddyville, NE $32,160

Elba, NE $32,230 Elm Creek, NE $32,230 Elyria, NE $32,200 Farwell, NE $32,230 Gibbon, NE $32,260 Giltner, NE $32,260 Greeley, NE $32,230 Hampton, NE $32,280

Hazard, NE $32,200 Kearney, NE $32,320 Hordville, NE $32,280 Lexington, NE $32,270 Litchfield, NE $32,200 Loup City, NE $32,230 Marquette, NE $32,280 Mason City, NE $32,180

Merna, NE $32,190 Miller, NE $32,190 North Loup, NE $32,220 Oconto, NE $32,160 Odessa, NE $32,320 Ord, NE $32,240 Overton, NE $32,220 Palmer, NE $32,250

Phillips, NE $32,280 Pleasanton, NE $32,230 Ravenna, NE $32,240 Riverdale, NE $32,240 Rockville, NE $32,210 Saint Libory, NE $32,270 Saint Paul, NE $32,280 Sargent, NE $32,190

Scotia, NE $32,230 Shelton, NE $32,260 Sumner, NE $32,180 Taylor, NE $32,160 Westerville, NE $32,180 Wolbach, NE $32,230 Wood River, NE $32,250 Hastings, NE $32,350

CNA Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

CNA salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $34,911. While startup companies pay approximate $29,683.

CNA Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$29,683
Growth Stage	51~500	$31,353
Established	501~5000	$33,756
Enterprise	5000+	$34,911

CNA Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNA roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, CNA positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view CNA as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a CNA

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$45,780	$22.0	40%

CNA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNA's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$29,340

Average $32,700/year

$34,350

$2,445

Average $2,725/month

$2,863

$564

Average $629/week

$661

$14

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,350	$2,863	$661	$17
Average	$32,700	$2,725	$629	$16
25th Percentile	$29,340	$2,445	$564	$14

CNA Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a CNA, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Nursing Assistant role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $33,000 - a projected growth of 1% over your current level.

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