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Nursing Assistant Salary in Iowa

How much does a Nursing Assistant make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nursing Assistant in Iowa is $33,500 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): $39,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,400 to $36,400
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,488

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Nursing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,400	$3,033	$700	$18
Average	$33,500	$2,792	$644	$16
25th Percentile	$31,400	$2,617	$604	$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): $33,217
Nursing Assistant (0-1 years): $33,486
Patient Care Associate (1-3 years): $37,112

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
CNA	0-0 years	$33,217
Nursing Assistant	0-1 years	$33,486
Patient Care Associate	1-3 years	$37,112

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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:

West Bend: $32,700
Melvin: $32,600
Milford: $32,700

West Bend, IA $32,700 Melvin, IA $32,600 Milford, IA $32,700 Ocheyedan, IA $32,600 Okoboji, IA $32,800 Royal, IA $32,700 Ruthven, IA $32,700 Spirit Lake, IA $32,800

Superior, IA $32,800 Terril, IA $32,700 Wallingford, IA $32,700 Webb, IA $32,700 Carroll, IA $32,700 Arcadia, IA $32,700 Arthur, IA $32,600 Aspinwall, IA $32,900

Auburn, IA $32,700 Breda, IA $32,700 Charter Oak, IA $32,600 Dedham, IA $32,700 Deloit, IA $32,700 Denison, IA $32,800 Glidden, IA $32,800 Halbur, IA $32,800

Ida Grove, IA $32,600 Irwin, IA $32,800 Kirkman, IA $32,800 Kiron, IA $32,600 Lake City, IA $32,700 Lake View, IA $32,700 Lanesboro, IA $32,800 Lidderdale, IA $32,700

Lohrville, IA $32,700 Manilla, IA $32,800 Manning, IA $32,800 Odebolt, IA $32,700 Ralston, IA $32,900 Ricketts, IA $32,800 Schleswig, IA $32,700 Scranton, IA $32,900

Templeton, IA $32,700 Vail, IA $32,700 Wall Lake, IA $32,700 Westside, IA $32,700 Council Bluffs, IA $33,300 Carter Lake, IA $33,300 Arion, IA $32,700 Avoca, IA $33,000

Blencoe, IA $32,600 Carson, IA $33,100 Crescent, IA $33,300 Defiance, IA $32,800 Dow City, IA $32,800 Dunlap, IA $32,800 Earling, IA $32,900 Elk Horn, IA $32,900

Elliott, IA $32,900 Emerson, IA $33,100 Glenwood, IA $33,200 Griswold, IA $32,900 Hancock, IA $33,100 Harlan, IA $33,000 Hastings, IA $33,100 Henderson, IA $33,100

Honey Creek, IA $33,300 Kimballton, IA $32,900 Lewis, IA $32,900 Little Sioux, IA $32,800 Logan, IA $33,100 Mc Clelland, IA $33,300 Macedonia, IA $33,200 Magnolia, IA $33,100

Malvern, IA $33,100 Marne, IA $32,900 Minden, IA $33,200 Mineola, IA $33,300 Missouri Valley, IA $33,200 Modale, IA $33,100 Mondamin, IA $33,000 Moorhead, IA $32,700

Van Meter, IA $34,000 Van Wert, IA $33,000 Waukee, IA $34,100 Weldon, IA $33,100 West Des Moines, IA $34,300 What Cheer, IA $32,900 Whitten, IA $32,900 Williams, IA $32,700

Williamson, IA $33,400 Winterset, IA $33,700 Wiota, IA $32,800 Woodburn, IA $33,500 Woodward, IA $33,800 Yale, IA $33,300 Zearing, IA $33,000 Des Moines, IA $34,400

Urbandale, IA $34,300 Windsor Heights, IA $34,400 Clive, IA $34,200 Pleasant Hill, IA $34,300 Mason City, IA $32,800 Alexander, IA $32,700 Belmond, IA $32,700 Britt, IA $32,700

Buffalo Center, IA $32,700 Carpenter, IA $33,000 Chapin, IA $32,800 Clear Lake, IA $32,700 Corwith, IA $32,600 Coulter, IA $32,800 Crystal Lake, IA $32,800 Dougherty, IA $32,600

Fertile, IA $32,700 Floyd, IA $32,800 Forest City, IA $32,700 Garner, IA $32,700 Goodell, IA $32,600 Grafton, IA $32,700 Hampton, IA $32,700 Hanlontown, IA $32,700

Joice, IA $32,700 Kanawha, IA $32,700 Kensett, IA $32,700 Klemme, IA $32,700 Lake Mills, IA $32,800 Lakota, IA $32,700 Latimer, IA $32,700 Leland, IA $32,700

Sioux Center, IA $32,500 Neola, IA $33,200 Oakland, IA $33,100 Mount Ayr, IA $32,700 Nodaway, IA $32,700 Orient, IA $33,000 Prescott, IA $32,700 Redding, IA $32,600

Shannon City, IA $32,900 Sharpsburg, IA $32,600 Tingley, IA $32,900 Villisca, IA $32,800 Akron, IA $32,100 Alta, IA $32,700 Alton, IA $32,500 Anthon, IA $32,100

Aurelia, IA $32,600 Battle Creek, IA $32,600 Bronson, IA $31,900 Brunsville, IA $32,100 Calumet, IA $32,800 Castana, IA $32,500 Chatsworth, IA $32,200 Cherokee, IA $32,600

Cleghorn, IA $32,400 Climbing Hill, IA $32,000 Correctionville, IA $32,200 Cushing, IA $32,400 Danbury, IA $32,500 Galva, IA $32,600 Granville, IA $32,500 Hawarden, IA $32,400

Hinton, IA $31,900 Holstein, IA $32,500 Hornick, IA $32,200 Ireton, IA $32,400 Kingsley, IA $32,100 Larrabee, IA $32,600 Lawton, IA $31,900 Le Mars, IA $32,100

Linn Grove, IA $32,700 Mapleton, IA $32,600 Marcus, IA $32,400 Maurice, IA $32,400 Meriden, IA $32,500 Merrill, IA $31,900 Moville, IA $32,000 Onawa, IA $32,600

Orange City, IA $32,500 Oto, IA $32,200 Oyens, IA $32,200 Paullina, IA $32,600 Peterson, IA $32,700 Pierson, IA $32,200 Quimby, IA $32,400 Remsen, IA $32,200

Rodney, IA $32,300 Salix, IA $31,900 Schaller, IA $32,700 Sergeant Bluff, IA $31,800 Sloan, IA $32,100 Smithland, IA $32,300 Sutherland, IA $32,700 Ute, IA $32,700

Washta, IA $32,400 Westfield, IA $32,000 Whiting, IA $32,300 Sioux City, IA $31,800 Sheldon, IA $32,600 Alvord, IA $32,100 Archer, IA $32,600 Ashton, IA $32,500

Boyden, IA $32,500 Doon, IA $32,200 George, IA $32,400 Hospers, IA $32,600 Hull, IA $32,400 Inwood, IA $32,100 Larchwood, IA $32,000 Lester, IA $32,100

Little Rock, IA $32,500 Matlock, IA $32,600 Primghar, IA $32,700 Rock Rapids, IA $32,200 Rock Valley, IA $32,200 Sanborn, IA $32,600 Sibley, IA $32,600 Spencer, IA $32,800

Massena, IA $32,800 Gifford, IA $32,800 Lenox, IA $32,700 Ackworth, IA $34,000 Adair, IA $32,900 Adel, IA $33,900 Albion, IA $32,900 Alden, IA $32,700

Alleman, IA $34,100 Allerton, IA $32,800 Altoona, IA $34,200 Ames, IA $33,700 Anita, IA $32,800 Ankeny, IA $34,200 Atlantic, IA $32,900 Audubon, IA $32,800

Bagley, IA $33,100 Barnes City, IA $32,800 Baxter, IA $33,800 Bayard, IA $33,000 Beaver, IA $33,400 Berwick, IA $34,300 Bevington, IA $34,000 Blairsburg, IA $32,700

Bondurant, IA $34,200 Boone, IA $33,500 Booneville, IA $34,100 Bouton, IA $33,800 Boxholm, IA $33,200 Bradford, IA $32,900 Brayton, IA $32,800 Buckeye, IA $32,800

Bussey, IA $33,200 Cambridge, IA $33,900 Carlisle, IA $34,200 Casey, IA $33,000 Chariton, IA $33,300 Churdan, IA $32,800 Clemons, IA $32,900 Clio, IA $32,700

Colfax, IA $33,900 Collins, IA $33,800 Colo, IA $33,400 Columbia, IA $33,500 Coon Rapids, IA $32,900 Cooper, IA $33,200 Corydon, IA $32,900 Cumming, IA $34,200

Melcher Dallas, IA $33,700 Dallas Center, IA $34,000 Dana, IA $33,100 Davis City, IA $32,700 Dawson, IA $33,600 Decatur, IA $32,800 Derby, IA $33,200 De Soto, IA $33,900

Dexter, IA $33,600 Dows, IA $32,700 Earlham, IA $33,800 Elkhart, IA $34,100 Ellston, IA $32,900 Ellsworth, IA $33,000 Exira, IA $32,800 Ferguson, IA $33,100

Galt, IA $32,600 Garden City, IA $33,100 Garden Grove, IA $33,000 Gibson, IA $32,900 Gilbert, IA $33,500 Gilman, IA $33,000 Grand Junction, IA $33,200 Grand River, IA $32,900

Granger, IA $34,100 Gray, IA $32,800 Grimes, IA $34,200 Grinnell, IA $33,100 Guthrie Center, IA $33,000 Hamilton, IA $33,200 Pacific Junction, IA $33,200 Hamlin, IA $32,700

Little Cedar, IA $33,000 Mc Intire, IA $33,200 Manly, IA $32,700 Meservey, IA $32,600 Nora Springs, IA $32,700 Northwood, IA $32,900 Orchard, IA $32,800 Osage, IA $32,800

Plymouth, IA $32,700 Rake, IA $32,800 Riceville, IA $33,000 Rock Falls, IA $32,700 Rockford, IA $32,700 Rockwell, IA $32,700 Rowan, IA $32,600 Rudd, IA $32,800

Saint Ansgar, IA $33,000 Scarville, IA $32,800 Sheffield, IA $32,700 Stacyville, IA $33,200 Swaledale, IA $32,700 Thompson, IA $32,700 Thornton, IA $32,700 Titonka, IA $32,700

Toeterville, IA $33,100 Ventura, IA $32,700 Wesley, IA $32,600 Woden, IA $32,600 Fort Dodge, IA $32,800 Albert City, IA $32,700 Algona, IA $32,700 Armstrong, IA $32,700

Ayrshire, IA $32,700 Badger, IA $32,700 Bancroft, IA $32,700 Barnum, IA $32,700 Bode, IA $32,700 Bradgate, IA $32,600 Burnside, IA $33,000 Burt, IA $32,700

Callender, IA $32,800 Clare, IA $32,700 Clarion, IA $32,700 Curlew, IA $32,600 Cylinder, IA $32,600 Dakota City, IA $32,900 Dayton, IA $33,100 Dolliver, IA $32,700

Duncombe, IA $32,800 Eagle Grove, IA $32,700 Early, IA $32,700 Emmetsburg, IA $32,700 Farnhamville, IA $32,800 Fenton, IA $32,700 Fonda, IA $32,700 Gilmore City, IA $32,700

Goldfield, IA $32,700 Gowrie, IA $32,900 Harcourt, IA $33,000 Hardy, IA $32,600 Havelock, IA $32,600 Humboldt, IA $32,700 Jolley, IA $32,600 Knierim, IA $32,700

Laurens, IA $32,700 Ledyard, IA $32,700 Lehigh, IA $32,900 Livermore, IA $32,700 Lone Rock, IA $32,600 Lu Verne, IA $32,600 Lytton, IA $32,700 Mallard, IA $32,700

Manson, IA $32,700 Marathon, IA $32,700 Moorland, IA $32,700 Nemaha, IA $32,600 Newell, IA $32,700 Otho, IA $32,900 Ottosen, IA $32,600 Palmer, IA $32,600

Plover, IA $32,800 Pocahontas, IA $32,700 Pomeroy, IA $32,700 Rembrandt, IA $32,700 Renwick, IA $32,700 Ringsted, IA $32,700 Rockwell City, IA $32,700 Rolfe, IA $32,700

Rutland, IA $32,700 Sac City, IA $32,700 Sioux Rapids, IA $32,700 Somers, IA $32,700 Storm Lake, IA $32,800 Swea City, IA $32,700 Thor, IA $32,700 Truesdale, IA $32,800

Varina, IA $32,800 Vincent, IA $32,700 Webster City, IA $32,900 Luana, IA $32,700 Mc Gregor, IA $32,700 Marquette, IA $32,800 Monona, IA $32,700 New Albin, IA $32,900

Ossian, IA $32,700 Postville, IA $32,700 Protivin, IA $32,800 Randalia, IA $32,700 Ridgeway, IA $32,700 Saint Lucas, IA $32,800 Spillville, IA $32,800 Wadena, IA $32,700

Waterville, IA $32,700 Waucoma, IA $32,700 Waukon, IA $32,800 West Union, IA $32,700 Ainsworth, IA $32,800 Alburnett, IA $33,400 Amana, IA $33,300 Anamosa, IA $33,200

Atkins, IA $33,400 Baldwin, IA $32,800 Belle Plaine, IA $33,000 Blairstown, IA $33,200 Brandon, IA $32,800 Brooklyn, IA $32,900 Center Junction, IA $33,000 Center Point, IA $33,300

Central City, IA $33,300 Chelsea, IA $32,900 Clarence, IA $32,900 Clutier, IA $32,800 Coggon, IA $33,200 Prairieburg, IA $33,200 Conroy, IA $33,200 Guernsey, IA $33,000

Deep River, IA $32,900 Delhi, IA $32,900 Dysart, IA $32,800 Elberon, IA $32,900 Ely, IA $33,500 Fairfax, IA $33,500 Garrison, IA $32,900 Harper, IA $32,900

Hartford, IA $34,100 Harvey, IA $33,300 Haverhill, IA $33,100 Hubbard, IA $32,900 Humeston, IA $33,000 Huxley, IA $33,900 Indianola, IA $34,000 Iowa Falls, IA $32,800

Ira, IA $33,800 Jamaica, IA $33,300 Jefferson, IA $33,100 Jewell, IA $33,100 Johnston, IA $34,200 Kamrar, IA $32,900 Kellerton, IA $32,700 Kelley, IA $33,800

Kellogg, IA $33,200 Keswick, IA $32,900 Killduff, IA $33,600 Knoxville, IA $33,600 Hartwick, IA $32,900 Mount Pleasant, IA $32,800 Rome, IA $32,700 Mount Union, IA $32,700

New London, IA $32,800 Oakville, IA $32,800 Olds, IA $32,900 Pilot Grove, IA $32,800 Salem, IA $32,700 Sperry, IA $32,800 Stockport, IA $32,700 Swedesburg, IA $32,800

Wapello, IA $32,900 Wayland, IA $32,800 West Burlington, IA $32,900 West Point, IA $32,700 Saint Paul, IA $32,800 Wever, IA $32,700 Winfield, IA $32,800 Yarmouth, IA $32,700

Andover, IA $32,900 Atalissa, IA $32,900 Bennett, IA $32,900 Bettendorf, IA $33,000 Blue Grass, IA $33,000 Bryant, IA $32,900 Buffalo, IA $33,000 Calamus, IA $32,900

Camanche, IA $32,900 Charlotte, IA $32,900 Clinton, IA $32,900 Columbus City, IA $33,000 Columbus Junction, IA $32,900 Conesville, IA $32,900 De Witt, IA $32,900 Dixon, IA $33,000

Donahue, IA $33,000 Durant, IA $33,000 Eldridge, IA $33,000 Fruitland, IA $32,900 Goose Lake, IA $32,900 Grand Mound, IA $32,900 Grandview, IA $32,900 Le Claire, IA $32,900

Letts, IA $32,900 Lone Tree, IA $32,900 Long Grove, IA $33,000 Low Moor, IA $32,900 Mc Causland, IA $32,900 Montpelier, IA $33,000 Moscow, IA $32,900 Muscatine, IA $32,900

New Liberty, IA $33,000 Nichols, IA $32,900 Pleasant Valley, IA $32,900 Princeton, IA $32,900 Stockton, IA $33,000 Teeds Grove, IA $32,800 Tipton, IA $33,000 Walcott, IA $33,000

Welton, IA $32,900 West Liberty, IA $32,900 Wheatland, IA $32,900 Wilton, IA $32,900 Davenport, IA $33,300 Hiawatha, IA $33,500 Hills, IA $33,100 Homestead, IA $33,300

Hopkinton, IA $33,100 Iowa City, IA $33,100 Coralville, IA $33,300 Kalona, IA $33,100 Keota, IA $32,900 Keystone, IA $33,000 Ladora, IA $33,100 Langworthy, IA $33,100

Lisbon, IA $33,300 Lost Nation, IA $32,900 Lowden, IA $32,900 Luzerne, IA $33,100 Marengo, IA $33,200 Marion, IA $33,500 Martelle, IA $33,300 Mechanicsville, IA $33,200

Middle Amana, IA $33,300 Millersburg, IA $33,200 Monmouth, IA $32,800 Monticello, IA $33,100 Morley, IA $33,200 Mount Auburn, IA $32,800 Mount Vernon, IA $33,400 Newhall, IA $33,300

North English, IA $33,000 North Liberty, IA $33,400 Norway, IA $33,400 Oakdale, IA $33,300 Olin, IA $33,100 Onslow, IA $32,900 Oxford, IA $33,300 Oxford Junction, IA $32,900

Palo, IA $33,400 Parnell, IA $33,200 Quasqueton, IA $32,900 Riverside, IA $33,000 Robins, IA $33,500 Rowley, IA $32,900 Ryan, IA $33,100 Shellsburg, IA $33,300

Solon, IA $33,400 South Amana, IA $33,300 South English, IA $33,000 Springville, IA $33,400 Stanwood, IA $33,000 Swisher, IA $33,400 Tama, IA $32,900 Morning Sun, IA $32,800

Lacona, IA $33,700 Lamoni, IA $32,700 Laurel, IA $33,100 Le Grand, IA $33,000 Leighton, IA $33,200 Leon, IA $32,900 Liberty Center, IA $33,800 Linden, IA $33,600

Lineville, IA $32,700 Liscomb, IA $32,900 Lorimor, IA $33,300 Lovilia, IA $33,200 Lucas, IA $33,600 Luther, IA $33,700 Lynnville, IA $33,200 Mc Callsburg, IA $33,100

Macksburg, IA $33,200 Madrid, IA $33,900 Malcom, IA $32,900 Marshalltown, IA $33,000 Martensdale, IA $34,100 Maxwell, IA $33,900 Melbourne, IA $33,300 Menlo, IA $33,100

Millerton, IA $33,100 Milo, IA $33,900 Minburn, IA $33,800 Mingo, IA $33,900 Mitchellville, IA $34,100 Monroe, IA $33,800 Montezuma, IA $32,900 Montour, IA $32,900

Murray, IA $33,200 Nevada, IA $33,700 New Providence, IA $32,800 New Sharon, IA $33,000 Newton, IA $33,700 New Virginia, IA $33,800 Norwalk, IA $34,200 Ogden, IA $33,300

Osceola, IA $33,300 Otley, IA $33,700 Panora, IA $33,300 Paton, IA $33,000 Patterson, IA $33,900 Pella, IA $33,400 Perry, IA $33,700 Peru, IA $33,700

Pilot Mound, IA $33,100 Pleasantville, IA $33,900 Polk City, IA $34,100 Popejoy, IA $32,800 Prairie City, IA $34,000 Prole, IA $34,100 Radcliffe, IA $32,900 Randall, IA $33,200

Reasnor, IA $33,600 Redfield, IA $33,700 Rhodes, IA $33,700 Rippey, IA $33,300 Roland, IA $33,200 Runnells, IA $34,100 Russell, IA $33,100 Saint Anthony, IA $33,000

Saint Charles, IA $33,900 Saint Marys, IA $34,000 Searsboro, IA $33,100 Sheldahl, IA $34,000 Slater, IA $34,000 Stanhope, IA $33,100 State Center, IA $33,100 Story City, IA $33,200

Stratford, IA $33,100 Stuart, IA $33,300 Sully, IA $33,300 Swan, IA $34,000 Thayer, IA $33,100 Thornburg, IA $33,000 Tracy, IA $33,200 Truro, IA $33,700

Union, IA $32,800 Whittemore, IA $32,700 Woolstock, IA $32,700 Ackley, IA $32,700 Allison, IA $32,700 Alta Vista, IA $32,800 Aplington, IA $32,700 Aredale, IA $32,600

Arlington, IA $32,700 Aurora, IA $32,800 Austinville, IA $32,700 Beaman, IA $32,800 Bristow, IA $32,700 Buckingham, IA $32,700 Cedar Falls, IA $32,600 Charles City, IA $32,800

Clarksville, IA $32,700 Colwell, IA $32,900 Conrad, IA $32,800 Denver, IA $32,700 Dewar, IA $32,700 Dike, IA $32,700 Dumont, IA $32,700 Dunkerton, IA $32,700

Eldora, IA $32,800 Elma, IA $32,700 Fairbank, IA $32,700 Fredericksburg, IA $32,700 Frederika, IA $32,700 Garwin, IA $32,900 Geneva, IA $32,700 Gilbertville, IA $32,700

Gladbrook, IA $32,800 Greene, IA $32,700 Grundy Center, IA $32,700 Hazleton, IA $32,700 Holland, IA $32,700 Hudson, IA $32,700 Independence, IA $32,800 Ionia, IA $32,700

Janesville, IA $32,700 Jesup, IA $32,700 Kesley, IA $32,700 Lamont, IA $32,800 La Porte City, IA $32,700 Lincoln, IA $32,700 Marble Rock, IA $32,700 Masonville, IA $33,000

Maynard, IA $32,700 Morrison, IA $32,700 Nashua, IA $32,700 New Hampton, IA $32,800 New Hartford, IA $32,700 North Washington, IA $32,800 Oelwein, IA $32,700 Oran, IA $32,700

Toddville, IA $33,400 Toledo, IA $32,800 Troy Mills, IA $33,100 Urbana, IA $33,100 Van Horne, IA $33,100 Victor, IA $33,000 Vining, IA $33,000 Vinton, IA $33,000

Viola, IA $33,400 Walford, IA $33,400 Walker, IA $33,100 Washington, IA $32,900 Watkins, IA $33,300 Webster, IA $32,900 Wellman, IA $33,000 West Branch, IA $33,100

West Chester, IA $32,900 Williamsburg, IA $33,200 Wyoming, IA $32,900 Cedar Rapids, IA $33,500 Ottumwa, IA $32,800 Agency, IA $32,800 Albia, IA $33,000 Batavia, IA $32,700

Beacon, IA $33,200 Birmingham, IA $32,700 Blakesburg, IA $32,800 Bloomfield, IA $32,700 West Grove, IA $32,700 Brighton, IA $32,800 Cantril, IA $32,700 Cedar, IA $32,800

Centerville, IA $32,700 Chillicothe, IA $32,900 Cincinnati, IA $32,700 Delta, IA $32,800 Douds, IA $32,700 Drakesville, IA $32,700 Eddyville, IA $32,900 Eldon, IA $32,700

Exline, IA $32,700 Fairfield, IA $32,800 Floris, IA $32,700 Fremont, IA $32,800 Hayesville, IA $32,900 Hedrick, IA $32,700 Keosauqua, IA $32,700 Kirkville, IA $32,900

Libertyville, IA $32,700 Martinsburg, IA $32,900 Melrose, IA $33,000 Milton, IA $32,700 Moravia, IA $32,800 Moulton, IA $32,700 Mount Sterling, IA $32,600 Mystic, IA $32,800

Ollie, IA $32,800 Oskaloosa, IA $33,100 Packwood, IA $32,700 Plano, IA $32,800 Promise City, IA $32,900 Pulaski, IA $32,700 Richland, IA $32,800 Rose Hill, IA $32,800

Selma, IA $32,700 Seymour, IA $32,700 Sigourney, IA $32,900 Udell, IA $32,700 Unionville, IA $32,700 University Park, IA $33,100 Burlington, IA $32,900 Argyle, IA $32,700

Bonaparte, IA $32,700 Crawfordsville, IA $32,800 Danville, IA $32,800 Denmark, IA $32,800 Donnellson, IA $32,700 Farmington, IA $32,700 Fort Madison, IA $32,800 Hillsboro, IA $32,700

Houghton, IA $32,800 Keokuk, IA $32,800 Lockridge, IA $32,700 Mediapolis, IA $32,800 Middletown, IA $32,700 Montrose, IA $32,700 Lime Springs, IA $33,000 Panama, IA $33,000

Persia, IA $33,100 Pisgah, IA $32,900 Portsmouth, IA $33,100 Red Oak, IA $33,000 Shelby, IA $33,100 Silver City, IA $33,200 Soldier, IA $32,700 Stanton, IA $32,900

Treynor, IA $33,200 Underwood, IA $33,300 Walnut, IA $33,000 Westphalia, IA $33,000 Woodbine, IA $33,000 Shenandoah, IA $32,900 Blanchard, IA $32,700 Braddyville, IA $32,600

Clarinda, IA $32,800 Coin, IA $32,700 College Springs, IA $32,800 Essex, IA $32,900 Farragut, IA $32,800 Hamburg, IA $32,800 Imogene, IA $33,000 New Market, IA $32,700

Northboro, IA $32,700 Percival, IA $32,900 Randolph, IA $33,000 Riverton, IA $32,800 Shambaugh, IA $32,900 Sidney, IA $32,900 Tabor, IA $33,100 Thurman, IA $33,000

Yorktown, IA $32,900 Dubuque, IA $32,900 Tiffin, IA $33,300 Andrew, IA $33,000 Bellevue, IA $32,800 Bernard, IA $32,800 Cascade, IA $32,900 Colesburg, IA $32,800

Delaware, IA $33,000 Delmar, IA $32,900 Dundee, IA $32,800 Durango, IA $32,800 Dyersville, IA $32,900 Earlville, IA $32,900 Edgewood, IA $32,800 Elkader, IA $32,700

Elkport, IA $32,700 Epworth, IA $32,900 Farley, IA $32,900 Farmersburg, IA $32,700 Garber, IA $32,700 Garnavillo, IA $32,700 Greeley, IA $32,800 Guttenberg, IA $32,700

Holy Cross, IA $32,800 La Motte, IA $32,800 Luxemburg, IA $32,900 Manchester, IA $32,900 Maquoketa, IA $32,900 Miles, IA $32,800 New Vienna, IA $32,800 North Buena Vista, IA $32,800

Peosta, IA $32,900 Preston, IA $32,900 Sabula, IA $32,800 Saint Donatus, IA $32,900 Saint Olaf, IA $32,700 Sherrill, IA $32,700 Spragueville, IA $32,800 Springbrook, IA $32,900

Strawberry Point, IA $32,800 Volga, IA $32,700 Worthington, IA $32,900 Zwingle, IA $32,800 Decorah, IA $32,900 Calmar, IA $32,700 Castalia, IA $32,700 Chester, IA $33,200

Clermont, IA $32,700 Cresco, IA $32,900 Dorchester, IA $32,900 Elgin, IA $32,700 Fayette, IA $32,700 Fort Atkinson, IA $32,700 Harpers Ferry, IA $32,700 Hawkeye, IA $32,700

Highlandville, IA $33,000 Lansing, IA $32,800 Lawler, IA $32,700 Parkersburg, IA $32,700 Plainfield, IA $32,700 Raymond, IA $32,700 Readlyn, IA $32,700 Reinbeck, IA $32,700

Shell Rock, IA $32,700 Stanley, IA $32,700 Steamboat Rock, IA $32,800 Stout, IA $32,700 Sumner, IA $32,700 Traer, IA $32,800 Tripoli, IA $32,700 Waverly, IA $32,700

Wellsburg, IA $32,700 Westgate, IA $32,700 Winthrop, IA $32,900 Waterloo, IA $32,800 Evansdale, IA $32,700 Creston, IA $33,000 Afton, IA $33,100 Arispe, IA $33,100

Bedford, IA $32,600 Benton, IA $32,600 Blockton, IA $32,600 Bridgewater, IA $32,700 Carbon, IA $32,800 Clearfield, IA $32,600 Corning, IA $32,700 Cromwell, IA $33,000

Cumberland, IA $32,800 Diagonal, IA $32,700 Fontanelle, IA $32,900 Grant, IA $33,000 Gravity, IA $32,600 Greenfield, IA $33,100 Arnolds Park, IA $32,900 Dickens, IA $32,700

Estherville, IA $32,800 Everly, IA $32,700 Fostoria, IA $32,800 Gillett Grove, IA $32,800 Graettinger, IA $32,700 Greenville, IA $32,700 Gruver, IA $32,700 Harris, IA $32,700

Hartley, IA $32,700 Lake Park, IA $32,700

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 $35,765. While startup companies pay approximate $30,409.

Nursing Assistant Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$30,409
Growth Stage	51~500	$32,120
Established	501~5000	$34,582
Enterprise	5000+	$35,765

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	$41,875	$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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$31,400

Average $33,500/year

$36,400

$2,617

Average $2,792/month

$3,033

$604

Average $644/week

$700

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,400	$3,033	$700	$18
Average	$33,500	$2,792	$644	$16
25th Percentile	$31,400	$2,617	$604	$15

Nursing Assistant Salary Growth & Career Path

Nursing Assistant

Patient Care Associate

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 $37,200 - a projected growth of 11% over your current level.

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