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Nursing Assistant Salary in Indiana

How much does a Nursing Assistant make in Indiana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nursing Assistant in Indiana is $33,600 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): $39,140
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,500 to $36,500
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,588

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Nursing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,500	$3,042	$702	$18
Average	$33,600	$2,800	$646	$16
25th Percentile	$31,500	$2,625	$606	$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): $33,317
Nursing Assistant (0-1 years): $33,588
Patient Care Associate (1-3 years): $37,224

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
CNA	0-0 years	$33,317
Nursing Assistant	0-1 years	$33,588
Patient Care Associate	1-3 years	$37,224

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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:

Galveston: $32,700
Gas City: $32,600
Grass Creek: $32,700

Galveston, IN $32,700 Gas City, IN $32,600 Grass Creek, IN $32,700 Greentown, IN $32,700 Hemlock, IN $32,800 Jonesboro, IN $32,600 Kewanna, IN $32,700 La Fontaine, IN $32,700

Lagro, IN $32,700 Lake Cicott, IN $32,600 Laketon, IN $32,700 Leiters Ford, IN $32,900 Liberty Mills, IN $32,700 Logansport, IN $32,600 Lucerne, IN $32,600 Macy, IN $32,700

Marion, IN $32,700 Liberty, IN $33,200 Losantville, IN $32,800 Beech Grove, IN $34,100 Matthews, IN $32,600 Mexico, IN $32,700 Miami, IN $32,700 Monterey, IN $32,900

New Waverly, IN $32,700 North Manchester, IN $32,700 Oakford, IN $32,800 Onward, IN $32,700 Ora, IN $33,000 Peru, IN $32,700 Grissom Arb, IN $32,700 Roann, IN $32,700

Rochester, IN $32,800 Rockfield, IN $32,700 Royal Center, IN $32,600 Russiaville, IN $32,800 Servia, IN $32,700 Silver Lake, IN $32,700 Somerset, IN $32,800 Star City, IN $32,700

Swayzee, IN $32,700 Sweetser, IN $32,800 Twelve Mile, IN $32,600 Upland, IN $32,600 Urbana, IN $32,700 Van Buren, IN $32,600 Wabash, IN $32,700 Walton, IN $32,700

West Middleton, IN $32,900 Winamac, IN $32,800 Young America, IN $32,800 Aurora, IN $33,700 West College Corner, IN $33,400 Batesville, IN $33,400 Bath, IN $33,500 Bennington, IN $33,300

Brookville, IN $33,500 Cedar Grove, IN $33,700 Cross Plains, IN $33,300 Dillsboro, IN $33,500 East Enterprise, IN $33,300 Florence, IN $33,300 Friendship, IN $33,400 Guilford, IN $33,700

Holton, IN $32,900 Laurel, IN $33,000 Lawrenceburg, IN $33,800 Metamora, IN $33,300 Milan, IN $33,500 Moores Hill, IN $33,600 Morris, IN $33,400 Napoleon, IN $33,100

New Trenton, IN $33,700 Oldenburg, IN $33,300 Osgood, IN $33,000 Patriot, IN $33,500 Pierceville, IN $33,400 Rising Sun, IN $33,600 Sunman, IN $33,500 Versailles, IN $33,300

Vevay, IN $33,100 West Harrison, IN $33,800 Austin, IN $33,100 Bethlehem, IN $33,100 Borden, IN $33,400 Bradford, IN $33,400 Campbellsburg, IN $32,900 Central, IN $33,200

Charlestown, IN $33,400 Corydon, IN $33,300 Crandall, IN $33,400 Depauw, IN $33,300 Eckerty, IN $32,800 Elizabeth, IN $33,400 English, IN $33,100 Floyds Knobs, IN $33,500

Fredericksburg, IN $33,200 Georgetown, IN $33,500 Grantsburg, IN $33,100 Greenville, IN $33,400 Hardinsburg, IN $33,100 Henryville, IN $33,300 Clarksville, IN $33,500 Jeffersonville, IN $33,500

Laconia, IN $33,300 Lanesville, IN $33,500 Leavenworth, IN $33,100 Lexington, IN $33,100 Marysville, IN $33,300 Mauckport, IN $33,200 Memphis, IN $33,400 Milltown, IN $33,200

Mount Saint Francis, IN $33,500 Nabb, IN $33,200 New Albany, IN $33,500 New Middletown, IN $33,400 New Salisbury, IN $33,400 New Washington, IN $33,200 Otisco, IN $33,300 Palmyra, IN $33,300

Pekin, IN $33,300 Marengo, IN $33,100 Ramsey, IN $33,300 Pleasant Lake, IN $32,800 Granger, IN $33,000 Grovertown, IN $33,100 Hamlet, IN $33,200 Knox, IN $33,200

Lakeville, IN $32,800 Lapaz, IN $32,900 Leesburg, IN $33,000 Mentone, IN $32,800 Middlebury, IN $33,500 Milford, IN $33,200 Millersburg, IN $33,300 Mishawaka, IN $33,000

Nappanee, IN $33,300 New Carlisle, IN $32,800 New Paris, IN $33,400 North Liberty, IN $32,800 North Webster, IN $32,900 Notre Dame, IN $32,600 Osceola, IN $33,600 Pierceton, IN $32,800

Plymouth, IN $33,000 Shipshewana, IN $33,300 Syracuse, IN $33,200 Tippecanoe, IN $32,900 Topeka, IN $33,200 Tyner, IN $32,900 Wakarusa, IN $33,300 Walkerton, IN $32,900

Warsaw, IN $32,900 Winona Lake, IN $32,800 Wyatt, IN $32,900 South Bend, IN $32,600 Albion, IN $32,800 Andrews, IN $32,700 Angola, IN $32,900 Arcola, IN $32,700

Ashley, IN $32,700 Auburn, IN $32,700 Avilla, IN $32,700 Berne, IN $32,600 Bippus, IN $32,700 Salem, IN $33,100 Scottsburg, IN $33,100 Sellersburg, IN $33,500

Sulphur, IN $33,100 Taswell, IN $32,800 Underwood, IN $33,300 Columbus, IN $32,700 Brownstown, IN $32,700 Butlerville, IN $32,800 Canaan, IN $33,100 Clarksburg, IN $33,000

Clifford, IN $33,000 Commiskey, IN $32,900 Cortland, IN $32,700 Crothersville, IN $32,900 Deputy, IN $33,100 Dupont, IN $32,900 Elizabethtown, IN $32,900 Flat Rock, IN $33,200

Freetown, IN $32,400 Grammer, IN $33,000 Greensburg, IN $32,900 Hanover, IN $33,100 Hartsville, IN $32,900 Hayden, IN $32,900 Hope, IN $33,100 Jonesville, IN $32,800

Kurtz, IN $32,400 Madison, IN $32,900 Medora, IN $32,700 Millhousen, IN $33,000 New Point, IN $33,100 Norman, IN $32,400 North Vernon, IN $32,800 Paris Crossing, IN $33,000

Saint Paul, IN $33,200 Scipio, IN $32,900 Seymour, IN $32,800 Taylorsville, IN $33,000 Vallonia, IN $32,800 Vernon, IN $32,900 Westport, IN $32,800 Muncie, IN $32,600

Albany, IN $32,700 Bentonville, IN $32,900 Boston, IN $33,200 Brownsville, IN $32,900 Bryant, IN $32,600 Cambridge City, IN $32,800 Centerville, IN $32,900 Connersville, IN $32,900

Daleville, IN $32,500 Dublin, IN $32,900 Dunkirk, IN $32,600 Dunreith, IN $32,900 Eaton, IN $32,600 Economy, IN $32,800 Farmland, IN $32,700 Fountain City, IN $32,900

Gaston, IN $32,600 Greensboro, IN $32,900 Greens Fork, IN $32,800 Hagerstown, IN $32,800 Hartford City, IN $32,600 Kennard, IN $32,800 Lewisville, IN $32,900 Roachdale, IN $33,200

Bluffton, IN $32,600 Butler, IN $32,700 Churubusco, IN $32,700 Columbia City, IN $32,700 Corunna, IN $32,700 Craigville, IN $32,600 Cromwell, IN $33,000 Decatur, IN $32,600

Fremont, IN $32,900 Garrett, IN $32,700 Geneva, IN $32,600 Grabill, IN $32,700 Hamilton, IN $32,800 Harlan, IN $32,700 Hoagland, IN $32,700 Howe, IN $33,000

Hudson, IN $32,800 Huntertown, IN $32,700 Huntington, IN $32,700 Kendallville, IN $32,800 Keystone, IN $32,600 Kimmell, IN $32,900 Lagrange, IN $33,000 Laotto, IN $32,700

Larwill, IN $32,800 Leo, IN $32,700 Liberty Center, IN $32,600 Ligonier, IN $33,100 Linn Grove, IN $32,600 Markle, IN $32,600 Mongo, IN $33,000 Monroe, IN $32,600

Monroeville, IN $32,700 New Haven, IN $32,700 Orland, IN $32,800 Ossian, IN $32,700 Petroleum, IN $32,600 Boggstown, IN $33,700 Brooklyn, IN $33,700 Brownsburg, IN $34,000

Camby, IN $34,000 Carthage, IN $33,100 Charlottesville, IN $33,000 Clayton, IN $33,600 Cloverdale, IN $32,800 Coatesville, IN $33,400 Danville, IN $33,700 Avon, IN $34,000

Edinburgh, IN $33,200 Eminence, IN $33,100 Fairland, IN $33,800 Falmouth, IN $32,800 Fillmore, IN $33,200 Finly, IN $33,500 Fountaintown, IN $33,800 Franklin, IN $33,600

Glenwood, IN $32,900 Greencastle, IN $32,800 Greenfield, IN $33,500 Greenwood, IN $34,100 Gwynneville, IN $33,300 Homer, IN $33,200 Jamestown, IN $33,500 Knightstown, IN $33,000

Lizton, IN $33,700 Manilla, IN $33,300 Martinsville, IN $33,200 Maxwell, IN $33,200 Mays, IN $33,000 Milroy, IN $33,100 Monrovia, IN $33,400 Mooresville, IN $33,800

Morgantown, IN $32,800 Morristown, IN $33,400 Needham, IN $33,800 New Palestine, IN $33,900 Nineveh, IN $32,800 North Salem, IN $33,500 Paragon, IN $32,900 Pittsboro, IN $33,800

Plainfield, IN $34,000 Putnamville, IN $32,700 Reelsville, IN $32,500 Rushville, IN $33,100 Talbot, IN $32,800 Templeton, IN $32,600 Veedersburg, IN $32,700 Wallace, IN $32,800

Waveland, IN $32,700 Waynetown, IN $32,800 West Lebanon, IN $32,800 Westpoint, IN $32,800 Williamsport, IN $32,800 Wingate, IN $32,800 Wolcott, IN $32,700 Yeoman, IN $32,800

Holland, IN $32,700 Huntingburg, IN $32,700 Ireland, IN $32,600 Jasper, IN $32,700 Lamar, IN $32,800 Leopold, IN $32,800 Lincoln City, IN $32,800 Loogootee, IN $32,500

Mariah Hill, IN $32,800 Monroe City, IN $31,600 Montgomery, IN $32,100 Oaktown, IN $31,600 Odon, IN $32,400 Otwell, IN $32,200 Petersburg, IN $31,900 Plainville, IN $32,000

Ragsdale, IN $31,500 Rome, IN $32,700 Saint Anthony, IN $32,700 Saint Croix, IN $32,800 Saint Meinrad, IN $32,700 Sandborn, IN $31,900 Santa Claus, IN $32,800 Schnellville, IN $32,700

Shoals, IN $32,500 Spurgeon, IN $32,700 Stendal, IN $32,600 Tell City, IN $32,800 Troy, IN $32,800 Velpen, IN $32,600 Vincennes, IN $31,300 Westphalia, IN $31,800

Wheatland, IN $31,600 Winslow, IN $32,300 Boonville, IN $33,000 Chandler, IN $33,100 Chrisney, IN $32,900 Cynthiana, IN $33,000 Elberfeld, IN $33,000 Folsomville, IN $32,800

Grandview, IN $32,800 Griffin, IN $32,800 Russellville, IN $32,800 Shelbyville, IN $33,500 Stilesville, IN $33,400 Trafalgar, IN $33,100 Waldron, IN $33,300 West Newton, IN $34,100

Whiteland, IN $33,900 Wilkinson, IN $32,800 Indianapolis, IN $34,100 Lynn, IN $32,800 Hatfield, IN $33,000 Inglefield, IN $33,200 Lynnville, IN $32,900 Mount Vernon, IN $33,000

Newburgh, IN $33,100 New Harmony, IN $33,000 Poseyville, IN $33,000 Richland, IN $33,000 Rockport, IN $32,900 Tennyson, IN $32,800 Wadesville, IN $33,100 Haubstadt, IN $33,000

Hazleton, IN $31,700 Buckskin, IN $32,900 Fort Branch, IN $32,800 Francisco, IN $32,400 Mackey, IN $32,800 Oakland City, IN $32,600 Owensville, IN $32,700 Patoka, IN $32,000

Princeton, IN $32,400 Somerville, IN $32,700 Evansville, IN $33,200 Oxford, IN $32,500 Perrysville, IN $32,800 Pine Village, IN $32,600 Remington, IN $32,800 Rensselaer, IN $33,200

Reynolds, IN $32,700 Romney, IN $32,900 State Line, IN $33,000 Stockwell, IN $33,100 Terre Haute, IN $31,900 Bellmore, IN $32,600 Blanford, IN $32,100 Bloomingdale, IN $32,600

Bowling Green, IN $32,400 Brazil, IN $32,100 Bridgeton, IN $32,200 Carbon, IN $32,300 Carlisle, IN $31,800 Centerpoint, IN $32,200 Clay City, IN $32,200 Clinton, IN $32,100

Coalmont, IN $32,200 Cory, IN $32,000 Dana, IN $32,500 Dugger, IN $32,100 Fairbanks, IN $32,000 Farmersburg, IN $32,000 Fontanet, IN $32,000 Graysville, IN $32,000

Harmony, IN $32,200 Hillsdale, IN $32,400 Hymera, IN $32,100 Judson, IN $32,500 Knightsville, IN $32,200 Lewis, IN $32,100 Marshall, IN $32,600 Mecca, IN $32,200

Merom, IN $32,000 Montezuma, IN $32,300 New Goshen, IN $31,900 Sullivan, IN $32,000 Paxton, IN $32,000 Pimento, IN $32,000 Poland, IN $32,500 Prairie Creek, IN $32,000

Prairieton, IN $31,900 Riley, IN $31,900 Rockville, IN $32,400 Rosedale, IN $32,100 Saint Bernice, IN $32,200 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $31,900 Seelyville, IN $31,900 Shelburn, IN $32,000

Shepardsville, IN $32,000 Staunton, IN $32,000 Universal, IN $32,000 West Terre Haute, IN $31,900 Lafayette, IN $33,000 Beverly Shores, IN $34,200 Boone Grove, IN $34,300 Cedar Lake, IN $34,500

Chesterton, IN $34,500 Crown Point, IN $34,600 Demotte, IN $34,000 Dyer, IN $34,700 East Chicago, IN $34,800 Griffith, IN $34,800 Hammond, IN $34,800 Munster, IN $34,800

Highland, IN $34,800 Hanna, IN $33,400 Hebron, IN $34,300 Hobart, IN $34,800 Kingsbury, IN $33,300 Kingsford Heights, IN $33,300 Kouts, IN $34,000 La Crosse, IN $33,600

Lake Village, IN $34,000 La Porte, IN $33,300 Leroy, IN $34,500 Lowell, IN $34,300 Michigan City, IN $33,800 Mill Creek, IN $32,900 North Judson, IN $33,100 Portage, IN $34,700

Rolling Prairie, IN $33,000 Roselawn, IN $33,900 Saint John, IN $34,600 San Pierre, IN $33,600 Middletown, IN $32,600 Milton, IN $32,800 Modoc, IN $32,700 Montpelier, IN $32,600

Mooreland, IN $32,800 Mount Summit, IN $32,700 New Castle, IN $32,800 New Lisbon, IN $32,900 Oakville, IN $32,600 Parker City, IN $32,700 Pennville, IN $32,600 Pershing, IN $32,900

Portland, IN $32,700 Redkey, IN $32,700 Richmond, IN $33,100 Ridgeville, IN $32,600 Salamonia, IN $32,700 Saratoga, IN $32,800 Selma, IN $32,700 Shirley, IN $32,700

Spiceland, IN $32,900 Springport, IN $32,700 Straughn, IN $32,900 Sulphur Springs, IN $32,700 Union City, IN $32,800 Webster, IN $32,900 Williamsburg, IN $32,800 Winchester, IN $32,700

Yorktown, IN $32,500 Bloomington, IN $32,300 Avoca, IN $32,500 Bedford, IN $32,500 Schererville, IN $34,700 Bloomfield, IN $32,400 West Lafayette, IN $32,800 Idaville, IN $32,600

Kentland, IN $32,900 Kingman, IN $32,700 Ladoga, IN $33,200 Linden, IN $33,000 Medaryville, IN $33,100 Mellott, IN $32,800 Monon, IN $32,800 Monticello, IN $32,700

Montmorenci, IN $32,800 Morocco, IN $33,300 Mount Ayr, IN $33,400 New Market, IN $33,000 Newport, IN $32,600 New Richmond, IN $32,800 New Ross, IN $33,300 Newtown, IN $32,800

Otterbein, IN $32,600 Clear Creek, IN $32,300 Coal City, IN $32,400 Ellettsville, IN $32,500 Fort Ritner, IN $32,700 Freedom, IN $32,500 French Lick, IN $32,700 Gosport, IN $32,700

Harrodsburg, IN $32,400 Helmsburg, IN $32,400 Heltonville, IN $32,400 Huron, IN $32,500 Jasonville, IN $32,200 Koleen, IN $32,400 Linton, IN $32,400 Lyons, IN $32,300

Midland, IN $32,200 Mitchell, IN $32,700 Nashville, IN $32,300 Newberry, IN $32,400 Oolitic, IN $32,500 Orleans, IN $32,800 Owensburg, IN $32,500 Paoli, IN $32,900

Patricksburg, IN $32,400 Quincy, IN $32,900 Scotland, IN $32,400 Smithville, IN $32,300 Solsberry, IN $32,400 Spencer, IN $32,600 Springville, IN $32,400 Stanford, IN $32,300

Stinesville, IN $32,600 Switz City, IN $32,400 Tunnelton, IN $32,700 Unionville, IN $32,400 West Baden Springs, IN $32,700 Williams, IN $32,600 Worthington, IN $32,400 Washington, IN $31,800

Bicknell, IN $31,600 Birdseye, IN $32,700 Branchville, IN $32,900 Bristow, IN $32,700 Bruceville, IN $31,400 Cannelburg, IN $32,400 Cannelton, IN $32,700 Celestine, IN $32,700

Crane, IN $32,500 Dale, IN $32,700 Decker, IN $31,700 Derby, IN $32,800 Dubois, IN $32,600 Edwardsport, IN $31,800 Elnora, IN $32,100 Evanston, IN $32,800

Ferdinand, IN $32,700 Freelandville, IN $31,700 Fulda, IN $32,800 Alamo, IN $32,900 Ambia, IN $32,800 Attica, IN $32,700 Battle Ground, IN $32,800 Boswell, IN $32,700

Brook, IN $33,100 Brookston, IN $32,600 Buck Creek, IN $32,900 Buffalo, IN $32,900 Burnettsville, IN $32,600 Cayuga, IN $32,700 Chalmers, IN $32,500 Clarks Hill, IN $33,000

Covington, IN $32,800 Crawfordsville, IN $33,000 Darlington, IN $33,300 Dayton, IN $33,000 Earl Park, IN $32,700 Fair Oaks, IN $33,900 Fowler, IN $32,600 Francesville, IN $33,000

Goodland, IN $32,900 Hillsboro, IN $32,700 Schneider, IN $34,200 Shelby, IN $34,100 Sumava Resorts, IN $34,100 Tefft, IN $33,600 Thayer, IN $34,000 Union Mills, IN $33,400

Valparaiso, IN $34,200 Wanatah, IN $33,800 Westville, IN $34,100 Wheatfield, IN $33,800 Wheeler, IN $34,600 Whiting, IN $35,100 Gary, IN $34,800 Lake Station, IN $34,900

Merrillville, IN $34,700 Argos, IN $32,900 Atwood, IN $32,900 Bourbon, IN $33,000 Bremen, IN $33,000 Bristol, IN $33,700 Burket, IN $32,900 Claypool, IN $32,800

Culver, IN $33,000 Donaldson, IN $33,000 Elkhart, IN $33,800 Etna Green, IN $33,000 Goshen, IN $33,600 Little York, IN $33,100 Gentryville, IN $32,800 Alexandria, IN $32,500

Anderson, IN $32,500 Arcadia, IN $32,900 Atlanta, IN $32,800 Carmel, IN $33,900 Cicero, IN $33,000 Colfax, IN $33,200 Elwood, IN $32,600 Fishers, IN $33,400

Forest, IN $33,000 Fortville, IN $33,100 Frankfort, IN $33,100 Frankton, IN $32,500 Goldsmith, IN $32,900 Hobbs, IN $32,700 Ingalls, IN $32,800 Kempton, IN $33,000

Kirklin, IN $33,300 Lapel, IN $32,500 Lebanon, IN $33,600 Mc Cordsville, IN $33,600 Markleville, IN $32,600 Michigantown, IN $33,000 Mulberry, IN $33,000 Noblesville, IN $32,800

Orestes, IN $32,500 Pendleton, IN $32,600 Rossville, IN $32,900 Sedalia, IN $32,900 Sharpsville, IN $32,800 Sheridan, IN $33,400 Summitville, IN $32,600 Thorntown, IN $33,400

Tipton, IN $32,900 Westfield, IN $33,700 Whitestown, IN $33,800 Windfall, IN $32,700 Zionsville, IN $33,900 Advance, IN $33,500 Amo, IN $33,500 Arlington, IN $33,300

Bainbridge, IN $33,100 Bargersville, IN $33,700 Pleasant Mills, IN $32,600 Poneto, IN $32,600 Preble, IN $32,600 Roanoke, IN $32,700 Rome City, IN $32,900 Saint Joe, IN $32,700

South Milford, IN $32,900 South Whitley, IN $32,700 Spencerville, IN $32,700 Stroh, IN $32,900 Uniondale, IN $32,700 Warren, IN $32,600 Waterloo, IN $32,700 Wawaka, IN $32,900

Wolcottville, IN $32,900 Wolflake, IN $32,800 Woodburn, IN $32,700 Yoder, IN $32,700 Zanesville, IN $32,700 Fort Wayne, IN $32,700 Kokomo, IN $32,800 Akron, IN $32,700

Amboy, IN $32,700 Athens, IN $32,700 Bringhurst, IN $32,800 Bunker Hill, IN $32,700 Burlington, IN $32,900 Burrows, IN $32,700 Camden, IN $32,700 Converse, IN $32,700

Cutler, IN $32,800 Deedsville, IN $32,600 Delong, IN $32,900 Delphi, IN $32,700 Denver, IN $32,700 Fairmount, IN $32,600 Flora, IN $32,800 Fowlerton, IN $32,600

Fulton, IN $32,800

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 $35,872. While startup companies pay approximate $30,500.

Nursing Assistant Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$30,500
Growth Stage	51~500	$32,216
Established	501~5000	$34,686
Enterprise	5000+	$35,872

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	$42,000	$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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$31,500

Average $33,600/year

$36,500

$2,625

Average $2,800/month

$3,042

$606

Average $646/week

$702

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,500	$3,042	$702	$18
Average	$33,600	$2,800	$646	$16
25th Percentile	$31,500	$2,625	$606	$15

Nursing Assistant Salary Growth & Career Path

Nursing Assistant

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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 $37,300 - a projected growth of 11% over your current level.

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