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Nursing Assistant Salary in Georgia

How much does a Nursing Assistant make in Georgia?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nursing Assistant in Georgia is $33,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,340
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,600 to $36,700
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,597

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Nursing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,700	$3,058	$706	$18
Average	$33,800	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$31,600	$2,633	$608	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Nursing Assistant Salaries

A Nursing Assistant'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 Nursing Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nursing Assistant'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): $33,477
Nursing Assistant (0-1 years): $33,749
Patient Care Associate (1-3 years): $37,402

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
CNA	0-0 years	$33,477
Nursing Assistant	0-1 years	$33,749
Patient Care Associate	1-3 years	$37,402

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How Do Nursing Assistant 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 Nursing Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,800.
California: $38,600.
Massachusetts: $38,100.

District of Columbia $38,800 California $38,600 Massachusetts $38,100 Washington $38,000 New Jersey $38,000 Alaska $37,900 Connecticut $37,400 New York $37,200

Hawaii $36,600 Rhode Island $36,300 Maryland $36,100 Minnesota $35,900 Colorado $35,800 Illinois $35,700 Oregon $35,600 Delaware $35,500

New Hampshire $35,400 Virginia $35,300 Pennsylvania $34,900 Nevada $34,700 North Dakota $34,600 Michigan $34,500 Wisconsin $34,500 Vermont $34,400

Maine $34,200 Texas $34,200 Arizona $34,100 Ohio $34,100 Georgia $33,800 Indiana $33,600 Wyoming $33,600 Utah $33,600

Iowa $33,500 Kansas $33,400 Missouri $33,300 Louisiana $33,300 North Carolina $33,300 Florida $33,200 Montana $33,100 Nebraska $33,000

Kentucky $33,000 South Carolina $32,800 Tennessee $32,700 Idaho $32,700 New Mexico $32,500 Oklahoma $32,400 Alabama $32,200 South Dakota $31,800

Arkansas $31,700 West Virginia $31,600 Mississippi $31,300

Top Paying Cities for Nursing Assistants

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:

Attapulgus: $31,300
Kennesaw: $33,800
Kingston: $32,200

Attapulgus, GA $31,300 Kennesaw, GA $33,800 Kingston, GA $32,200 Lebanon, GA $33,400 Lindale, GA $32,000 Marble Hill, GA $32,500 Mount Berry, GA $31,800 Mount Zion, GA $32,500

Nelson, GA $32,900 Rockmart, GA $32,900 Rome, GA $31,900 Roopville, GA $32,200 Rydal, GA $32,400 Shannon, GA $31,900 Silver Creek, GA $32,200 Talking Rock, GA $32,000

Tallapoosa, GA $32,200 Tate, GA $32,600 Taylorsville, GA $32,900 Temple, GA $33,100 Villa Rica, GA $33,400 Waco, GA $32,300 Waleska, GA $32,700 White, GA $32,800

Whitesburg, GA $33,200 Winston, GA $33,500 Woodstock, GA $33,700 Barnesville, GA $31,800 Brooks, GA $32,800 Concord, GA $32,000 Experiment, GA $32,900 Fairburn, GA $33,900

Fayetteville, GA $33,900 Flovilla, GA $31,900 Franklin, GA $31,900 Gay, GA $32,100 Glenn, GA $31,900 Grantville, GA $32,200 Greenville, GA $31,800 Griffin, GA $33,000

Hampton, GA $33,500 Haralson, GA $32,700 Hogansville, GA $31,900 Jackson, GA $32,300 Jenkinsburg, GA $32,700 Jonesboro, GA $34,000 Lagrange, GA $31,600 Manor, GA $31,100

Mershon, GA $31,100 Millwood, GA $31,100 Nahunta, GA $31,400 Nicholls, GA $31,200 Odum, GA $31,200 Offerman, GA $31,200 Patterson, GA $31,100 Saint Marys, GA $32,300

Screven, GA $31,100 Sea Island, GA $31,400 Saint George, GA $32,400 Surrency, GA $31,100 Waresboro, GA $31,200 Waverly, GA $31,700 Waynesville, GA $31,500 West Green, GA $31,100

White Oak, GA $31,700 Woodbine, GA $32,100 Valdosta, GA $31,300 Adel, GA $31,200 Alapaha, GA $31,100 Argyle, GA $31,200 Axson, GA $31,100 Barney, GA $31,100

Boston, GA $31,300 Cecil, GA $31,200 Dixie, GA $31,200 Du Pont, GA $31,100 Fargo, GA $31,200 Hahira, GA $31,200 Homerville, GA $31,200 Lakeland, GA $31,200

Lake Park, GA $31,200 Lenox, GA $31,100 Morven, GA $31,200 Nashville, GA $31,200 Naylor, GA $31,100 Pearson, GA $31,100 Quitman, GA $31,200 Ray City, GA $31,200

Sparks, GA $31,200 Statenville, GA $31,200 Stockton, GA $31,100 Willacoochee, GA $31,200 Moody A F B, GA $31,200 Albany, GA $30,800 Americus, GA $31,200 Andersonville, GA $31,100

Arabi, GA $31,000 Ashburn, GA $31,000 Baconton, GA $30,900 Barwick, GA $31,200 Berlin, GA $31,200 Locust Grove, GA $33,000 Bainbridge, GA $31,200 Blakely, GA $30,600

Bluffton, GA $30,900 Brinson, GA $31,100 Bronwood, GA $30,900 Cairo, GA $31,200 Calvary, GA $31,400 Cedar Springs, GA $30,400 Climax, GA $31,300 Coleman, GA $31,000

Colquitt, GA $31,100 Cuthbert, GA $31,000 Damascus, GA $30,900 Dawson, GA $30,900 Donalsonville, GA $31,000 Edison, GA $31,000 Fort Gaines, GA $30,900 Fowlstown, GA $31,300

Georgetown, GA $31,000 Iron City, GA $31,000 Jakin, GA $30,500 Leary, GA $30,900 Morgan, GA $30,900 Morris, GA $31,000 Newton, GA $31,000 Parrott, GA $31,000

Sasser, GA $30,900 Shellman, GA $31,000 Whigham, GA $31,200 Lovejoy, GA $33,600 Luthersville, GA $32,200 Mcdonough, GA $33,400 Meansville, GA $31,700 Milner, GA $32,000

Molena, GA $31,600 Moreland, GA $32,600 Morrow, GA $34,200 Newnan, GA $32,800 Orchard Hill, GA $32,200 Palmetto, GA $33,600 Peachtree City, GA $33,500 Red Oak, GA $34,200

Rex, GA $34,100 Riverdale, GA $34,100 Sargent, GA $32,900 Senoia, GA $32,800 Sharpsburg, GA $33,200 Stockbridge, GA $33,900 Sunny Side, GA $33,200 The Rock, GA $31,700

Thomaston, GA $31,500 Conley, GA $34,300 Turin, GA $33,000 Tyrone, GA $33,700 Union City, GA $34,000 Williamson, GA $32,300 Woodbury, GA $31,700 Ellenwood, GA $34,300

Zebulon, GA $32,000 Forest Park, GA $34,300 Stapleton, GA $31,900 Thomson, GA $31,900 Warrenton, GA $31,600 Waynesboro, GA $32,000 Wrens, GA $31,900 Augusta, GA $32,400

Abbeville, GA $31,200 North Metro, GA $33,900 Millen, GA $31,500 Mount Vernon, GA $31,100 Newington, GA $31,700 Norristown, GA $31,000 Nunez, GA $31,000 Oliver, GA $31,800

Portal, GA $31,300 Pulaski, GA $31,400 Register, GA $31,500 Adrian, GA $31,000 Allentown, GA $31,300 Bolingbroke, GA $31,400 Bonaire, GA $31,400 Butler, GA $31,200

Byromville, GA $31,200 Byron, GA $31,400 Cadwell, GA $31,200 Cordele, GA $31,200 Chauncey, GA $31,100 Chester, GA $31,300 Clinchfield, GA $31,200 Cochran, GA $31,300

Culloden, GA $31,500 Danville, GA $31,300 Davisboro, GA $31,300 Dexter, GA $31,200 Dry Branch, GA $31,400 Dublin, GA $31,300 Dudley, GA $31,300 Eastman, GA $31,200

Eatonton, GA $31,700 Elko, GA $31,200 East Dublin, GA $31,200 Centerville, GA $31,400 Forsyth, GA $31,600 Fort Valley, GA $31,300 Gordon, GA $31,400 Gray, GA $31,400

Haddock, GA $31,400 Hardwick, GA $31,300 Harrison, GA $31,200 Hawkinsville, GA $31,200 Helena, GA $31,200 Hillsboro, GA $31,500 Howard, GA $31,200 Ideal, GA $31,200

Irwinton, GA $31,300 Jeffersonville, GA $31,400 Jewell, GA $31,400 Juliette, GA $31,500 Kathleen, GA $31,300 Kite, GA $31,000 Knoxville, GA $31,300 Lilly, GA $31,200

Lizella, GA $31,400 Mc Intyre, GA $31,300 Mc Rae, GA $31,200 Marshallville, GA $31,300 Mauk, GA $31,100 Milledgeville, GA $31,300 Milan, GA $31,100 Montezuma, GA $31,200

Monticello, GA $31,800 Montrose, GA $31,300 Musella, GA $31,400 Oconee, GA $31,300 Oglethorpe, GA $31,200 Perry, GA $31,300 Pinehurst, GA $31,200 Pineview, GA $31,200

Pitts, GA $31,100 Rentz, GA $31,200 Reynolds, GA $31,300 Rhine, GA $31,100 Roberta, GA $31,400 Rochelle, GA $31,100 Rupert, GA $31,100 Sandersville, GA $31,300

Scotland, GA $31,200 Seville, GA $31,300 Shady Dale, GA $32,000 Smarr, GA $31,500 Sparta, GA $31,400 Warner Robins, GA $31,400 Comer, GA $31,400 Crawford, GA $31,500

Tennille, GA $31,300 Toomsboro, GA $31,200 Unadilla, GA $31,200 Vienna, GA $31,200 Warthen, GA $31,200 Wrightsville, GA $31,100 Yatesville, GA $31,600 Reidsville, GA $31,300

Rockledge, GA $31,100 Rocky Ford, GA $31,300 Sardis, GA $31,800 Soperton, GA $31,100 Statesboro, GA $31,600 Stillmore, GA $31,100 Sylvania, GA $31,400 Tarrytown, GA $31,100

Twin City, GA $31,000 Uvalda, GA $31,100 Vidalia, GA $31,100 Wadley, GA $31,300 Gainesville, GA $32,600 Chestnut Mountain, GA $33,000 Alto, GA $31,800 Baldwin, GA $31,700

Blairsville, GA $31,400 Blue Ridge, GA $31,600 Buford, GA $33,400 Bowersville, GA $31,800 Braselton, GA $33,000 Canon, GA $31,700 Carnesville, GA $31,600 Cherry Log, GA $31,600

Clarkesville, GA $31,500 Clayton, GA $31,600 Clermont, GA $32,100 Cleveland, GA $31,800 Commerce, GA $32,100 Cornelia, GA $31,800 Dahlonega, GA $32,100 Dawsonville, GA $32,600

Demorest, GA $31,600 Ellijay, GA $31,800 Dillard, GA $31,600 Eastanollee, GA $31,700 East Ellijay, GA $31,800 Epworth, GA $31,600 Flowery Branch, GA $33,100 Gillsville, GA $32,300

Habersham, GA $31,600 Helen, GA $31,400 Hiawassee, GA $31,400 Homer, GA $31,700 Hoschton, GA $32,900 Jefferson, GA $32,400 Lakemont, GA $31,600 Lavonia, GA $31,800

Lula, GA $32,100 Mc Caysville, GA $31,600 Martin, GA $31,700 Maysville, GA $32,100 Mineral Bluff, GA $31,500 Morganton, GA $31,500 Mountain City, GA $31,700 Mount Airy, GA $31,600

Murrayville, GA $32,300 Nicholson, GA $32,000 Oakwood, GA $32,900 Pendergrass, GA $32,500 Rabun Gap, GA $31,600 Sautee Nacoochee, GA $31,500 Suches, GA $31,600 Tallulah Falls, GA $31,700

Talmo, GA $32,500 Tiger, GA $31,600 Toccoa, GA $31,700 Turnerville, GA $31,600 Wiley, GA $31,700 Young Harris, GA $31,400 Toccoa Falls, GA $31,800 Athens, GA $32,000

Macon, GA $31,400 Allenhurst, GA $31,900 Bloomingdale, GA $32,500 Clyo, GA $32,000 Crescent, GA $31,700 Darien, GA $31,600 Eden, GA $32,300 Ellabell, GA $32,200

Fleming, GA $32,200 Hinesville, GA $32,000 Guyton, GA $32,200 Fort Stewart, GA $32,000 Ludowici, GA $31,700 Meldrim, GA $32,400 Meridian, GA $31,600 Midway, GA $32,200

Pembroke, GA $32,000 Pooler, GA $32,600 Riceboro, GA $31,900 Richmond Hill, GA $32,400 Rincon, GA $32,400 Sapelo Island, GA $31,600 Tybee Island, GA $32,500 Springfield, GA $32,100

Townsend, GA $31,700 Walthourville, GA $31,900 Savannah, GA $32,600 Swainsboro, GA $31,100 Ailey, GA $31,100 Alamo, GA $31,100 Alston, GA $31,100 Bartow, GA $31,200

Bellville, GA $31,500 Brooklet, GA $31,900 Claxton, GA $31,600 Cobbtown, GA $31,200 Collins, GA $31,300 Daisy, GA $31,700 Dover, GA $31,500 Garfield, GA $31,300

Girard, GA $31,800 Glennville, GA $31,500 Glenwood, GA $31,100 Hagan, GA $31,700 Louisville, GA $31,600 Lyons, GA $31,100 Manassas, GA $31,400 Metter, GA $31,200

Midville, GA $31,400 Waycross, GA $31,300 Atlanta, GA $34,300 Ty Ty, GA $31,100 Arlington, GA $30,900 Cumming, GA $33,100 Decatur, GA $34,300 Lithonia, GA $34,100

Snellville, GA $33,900 Lawrenceville, GA $33,700 Lilburn, GA $34,000 Loganville, GA $33,500 Oxford, GA $33,500 Mansfield, GA $32,500 Newborn, GA $32,300 Porterdale, GA $33,200

Pine Lake, GA $34,300 Redan, GA $34,200 Roswell, GA $33,900 Scottdale, GA $34,300 Smyrna, GA $34,300 Stone Mountain, GA $34,300 Tucker, GA $34,300 Brookfield, GA $31,200

Camilla, GA $31,000 Chula, GA $31,100 Cobb, GA $31,000 Coolidge, GA $31,200 Cotton, GA $31,000 De Soto, GA $31,000 Doerun, GA $30,900 Ellenton, GA $31,200

Enigma, GA $31,100 Fitzgerald, GA $31,200 Funston, GA $31,000 Hartsfield, GA $31,000 Thomasville, GA $31,200 Irwinville, GA $31,100 Leesburg, GA $30,900 Leslie, GA $31,000

Meigs, GA $31,100 Moultrie, GA $31,100 Mystic, GA $31,100 Norman Park, GA $31,100 Oakfield, GA $30,900 Ochlocknee, GA $31,200 Ocilla, GA $31,200 Omega, GA $31,100

Pavo, GA $31,200 Pelham, GA $31,200 Plains, GA $31,100 Poulan, GA $30,900 Putney, GA $30,800 Rebecca, GA $31,100 Sale City, GA $31,000 Smithville, GA $31,000

Sumner, GA $31,000 Sycamore, GA $31,000 Sylvester, GA $30,900 Tifton, GA $31,100 Duluth, GA $33,900 Acworth, GA $33,600 Adairsville, GA $32,100 Aragon, GA $32,400

Armuchee, GA $31,900 Austell, GA $34,100 Ball Ground, GA $33,100 Bowdon, GA $32,200 Bowdon Junction, GA $32,700 Bremen, GA $32,800 Clarkdale, GA $34,000 Carrollton, GA $32,800

Buchanan, GA $32,400 Canton, GA $33,300 Cartersville, GA $32,800 Lithia Springs, GA $34,100 Cassville, GA $32,700 Cave Spring, GA $31,800 Cedartown, GA $32,100 Mableton, GA $34,300

Powder Springs, GA $33,900 Coosa, GA $31,600 Dallas, GA $33,400 Douglasville, GA $33,800 Emerson, GA $33,300 Esom Hill, GA $31,900 Fairmount, GA $32,200 Felton, GA $32,400

Hiram, GA $33,700 Holly Springs, GA $33,500 Arnoldsville, GA $31,700 Bethlehem, GA $33,100 Bishop, GA $32,300 Bogart, GA $32,500 Bostwick, GA $32,400 Bowman, GA $31,600

Buckhead, GA $31,700 Carlton, GA $31,300 Colbert, GA $31,600 Avondale Estates, GA $34,300 Norcross, GA $34,100 Alpharetta, GA $33,600 Marietta, GA $34,100 Auburn, GA $33,200

Conyers, GA $33,800 Covington, GA $33,000 Grayson, GA $33,700 Jersey, GA $33,300 Dacula, GA $33,400 Clarkston, GA $34,300 Suwanee, GA $33,600 Social Circle, GA $32,700

Crawfordville, GA $31,500 Warwick, GA $30,900 Danielsville, GA $31,600 Dewy Rose, GA $31,600 Elberton, GA $31,600 Farmington, GA $32,200 Franklin Springs, GA $31,700 Good Hope, GA $32,500

Greensboro, GA $31,400 Hartwell, GA $31,800 High Shoals, GA $32,400 Hull, GA $31,800 Ila, GA $31,700 Lexington, GA $31,300 Madison, GA $32,100 Monroe, GA $33,000

Rayle, GA $31,400 Royston, GA $31,700 Rutledge, GA $32,400 Sharon, GA $31,600 Siloam, GA $31,300 Statham, GA $32,600 Stephens, GA $31,500 Tignall, GA $31,500

Union Point, GA $31,400 Maxeys, GA $31,500 Washington, GA $31,600 Watkinsville, GA $32,100 White Plains, GA $31,300 Winder, GA $32,900 Winterville, GA $31,800 Calhoun, GA $31,900

Chatsworth, GA $31,800 Chickamauga, GA $31,700 Cisco, GA $31,600 Cohutta, GA $31,700 Crandall, GA $31,600 Dalton, GA $31,800 Eton, GA $31,800 Flintstone, GA $31,800

Graysville, GA $31,800 La Fayette, GA $31,700 Lyerly, GA $31,700 Menlo, GA $31,600 Oakman, GA $31,900 Plainville, GA $31,900 Ranger, GA $31,900 Resaca, GA $31,900

Ringgold, GA $31,800 Rising Fawn, GA $31,800 Rock Spring, GA $31,700 Rocky Face, GA $31,700 Rossville, GA $31,800 Fort Oglethorpe, GA $31,800 Sugar Valley, GA $31,800 Summerville, GA $31,800

Lookout Mountain, GA $31,800 Tennga, GA $31,600 Trenton, GA $31,800 Trion, GA $31,800 Tunnel Hill, GA $31,700 Varnell, GA $31,700 Wildwood, GA $31,800 Appling, GA $32,100

Avera, GA $31,500 Blythe, GA $32,200 Boneville, GA $32,000 Camak, GA $31,700 Dearing, GA $32,000 Evans, GA $32,300 Gibson, GA $31,600 Gough, GA $31,800

Gracewood, GA $32,400 Grovetown, GA $32,300 Harlem, GA $32,200 Hephzibah, GA $32,300 Keysville, GA $32,100 Lincolnton, GA $31,900 Matthews, GA $32,000 Mesena, GA $31,800

Mitchell, GA $31,400 Norwood, GA $31,500 Wray, GA $31,100 Box Springs, GA $31,000 Buena Vista, GA $31,100 Cataula, GA $31,000 Cusseta, GA $31,000 Ellaville, GA $31,100

Ellerslie, GA $31,000 Fortson, GA $31,000 Geneva, GA $31,100 Hamilton, GA $31,000 Junction City, GA $31,100 Louvale, GA $31,000 Lumpkin, GA $31,000 Manchester, GA $31,500

Midland, GA $31,000 Omaha, GA $31,000 Pine Mountain, GA $31,300 Pine Mountain Valley, GA $31,200 Preston, GA $31,100 Richland, GA $31,100 Shiloh, GA $31,300 Talbotton, GA $31,300

Upatoi, GA $31,000 Warm Springs, GA $31,400 Waverly Hall, GA $31,000 Weston, GA $31,000 West Point, GA $31,200 Woodland, GA $31,400 Columbus, GA $31,000 Fort Benning, GA $31,000

Jasper, GA $32,400 Perkins, GA $31,700 Alma, GA $31,200 Ambrose, GA $31,100 Baxley, GA $31,200 Blackshear, GA $31,200 Bristol, GA $31,100 Broxton, GA $31,200

Brunswick, GA $31,600 Saint Simons Island, GA $31,500 Jekyll Island, GA $31,700 Denton, GA $31,100 Douglas, GA $31,200 Folkston, GA $31,700 Hazlehurst, GA $31,200 Hoboken, GA $31,400

Hortense, GA $31,200 Jacksonville, GA $31,100 Jesup, GA $31,300 Kings Bay, GA $32,400 Kingsland, GA $32,400 Lumber City, GA $31,100

Nursing Assistant Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Nursing Assistant salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $36,085. While startup companies pay approximate $30,681.

Nursing Assistant Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$30,681
Growth Stage	51~500	$32,407
Established	501~5000	$34,892
Enterprise	5000+	$36,085

Nursing Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nursing Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 25% above the average. Conversely, Nursing Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Nursing Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Nursing Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$42,250	$20.0	25%

Nursing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nursing Assistant'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.

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$31,600

Average $33,800/year

$36,700

$2,633

Average $2,817/month

$3,058

$608

Average $650/week

$706

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,700	$3,058	$706	$18
Average	$33,800	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$31,600	$2,633	$608	$15

Nursing Assistant Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Nursing Assistant, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Patient Care Associate role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $37,500 - a projected growth of 11% over your current level.

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