Hourly Wage for Certified Nursing Assistant Salary in the United States

The salary of a Certified Nursing Assistant in the United States varies depending on several factors, including experience, location, education level, marketing trend and company sizes.

Hourly Wage for Certified Nursing Assistant Salary

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Certified Nursing Assistant?

As of March 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Certified Nursing Assistant in the United States is $18. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Certified Nursing Assistant in the US can go up to $22 and the lowest down to $15, but most earn between $16 and $20. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Certified Nursing Assistant in the United States.

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Certified Nursing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,160	$3,430	$792	$20
Average	$37,225	$3,102	$716	$18
25th Percentile	$33,938	$2,828	$653	$16

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What is the yearly and monthly salary as a Certified Nursing Assistant?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary is $37,225 (range: $30,946 to $44,743); the average monthly salary is $3,102 (range: $2,579 to $3,729).

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$33,938

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$37,225/year

$41,160

$2,828

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$716/week

$792

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,160	$3,430	$792	$20
Average	$37,225	$3,102	$716	$18
25th Percentile	$33,938	$2,828	$653	$16

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How Does Experience Level Affect a Certified Nursing Assistant's Salary?

As of March 01, 2025, Salary.com is seeing that an entry-level Certified Nursing Assistant with under 1 year experience makes about $35,693. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level Certified Nursing Assistant makes around $35,790. After 2-4 years, the Certified Nursing Assistant pay rises to about $37,049. Those senior Certified Nursing Assistant with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $38,672, and those Certified Nursing Assistant having 8 years or more experience is expected to earn about $38,788 on average.

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Certified Nursing Assistant	$35,693
Intermediate Level Certified Nursing Assistant	$35,790
Senior Level Certified Nursing Assistant	$37,049
Specialist Level Certified Nursing Assistant	$38,672
Expert Level Certified Nursing Assistant	$38,788

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Entry Level	4%
Mid Level	4%
Senior Level	0%
Top Level	4%
Experienced	4%

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How much does salary of Certified Nursing Assistant vary from state to state?

Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from state to state due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.

For example, as of March 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Certified Nursing Assistant is $41,059 in California and in Massachusetts, the average annual salary goes to $40,501. While in New Jersey, a Certified Nursing Assistant earns $40,799 per year.

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Alaska

$40,538

Alabama

$34,210

Arkansas

$33,912

Arizona

$36,257

California

$41,059

Colorado

$37,970

Connecticut

$39,980

District of Columbia

$41,432

Delaware

$37,784

Florida

$35,364

Georgia

$35,997

Hawaii

$38,900

Iowa

$35,625

Idaho

$34,731

Illinois

$38,081

Indiana

$36,108

Kansas

$35,438

Kentucky

$35,029

Louisiana

$35,401

Massachusetts

$40,501

Maryland

$38,379

Maine

$36,220

Michigan

$36,741

Minnesota

$38,081

Missouri

$35,476

Mississippi

$33,205

Montana

$34,768

North Carolina

$35,736

North Dakota

$36,853

Nebraska

$35,066

New Hampshire

$37,858

New Jersey

$40,799

New Mexico

$34,322

Nevada

$37,374

New York

$39,682

Ohio

$36,406

Oklahoma

$34,433

Oregon

$37,821

Pennsylvania

$37,151

Rhode Island

$38,863

South Carolina

$35,141

South Dakota

$33,465

Tennessee

$34,471

Texas

$36,443

Utah

$35,401

Virginia

$37,337

Vermont

$36,518

Washington

$40,129

Wisconsin

$36,779

West Virginia

$33,503

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How much does salary of Certified Nursing Assistant vary from city to city?

Salaries in the United States can vary significantly from city to city due to a multitude of factors, including cost of living, local economic conditions, and industry presence.

For example, as of March 01, 2025, the average yearly salary of Certified Nursing Assistant in San Francisco, CA is $46,532 and in New York, NY, the average annual salary goes to $43,479. While a Certified Nursing Assistant earns $41,729 per year in Boston, MA.

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San Jose, CA

$46,718

San Francisco, CA

$46,532

Oakland, CA

$45,415

New York, NY

$43,479

Queens Village, NY

$43,181

Paramus, NJ

$42,883

Passaic, NJ

$42,846

Bergenfield, NJ

$42,809

Stamford, CT

$42,735

Huntington, NY

$42,437

Bridgeport, CT

$42,176

Newark, NJ

$42,065

What is the salary trend of Certified Nursing Assistant?

For those exploring the changing dynamics of Certified Nursing Assistant salaries, Salary.com offers detailed insights through our Job Trending in CA Labor Market analysis. As of March 01, 2025, our research highlights a notable shift in Certified Nursing Assistant compensation over the past six years. For instance, the median salary has moved from $50,167 in 2023 to about $50,963 in 2024 (for a comprehensive analysis of Certified Nursing Assistant salary trends, click here). It's crucial to consider several elements, including geographical location, experience level, industry demand, and economic development, as they play a significant role in influencing salary variations.

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2023

$50,963

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Certified Nursing Assistant Salary by Year

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2023	$50,167
2024	$50,963
2025	$50,792
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Core Compensation
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Base Salary	$37,225	67.8%
Bonus	$48	0.1%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Social Security	$2,851	5.2%
401K/403B	$1,752	3.2%
Disability	$298	0.5%
Healthcare	$6,056	11.0%
Pension	$2,050	3.7%
Time Off	$4,587	8.4%
Total Compensation	$54,868	100%

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What are the salaries of a Certified Nursing Assistant with different levels of education?

Salaries for Certified Nursing Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

According to our 100% employer reported salary sources the median salary for a Certified Nursing Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is $35,160 - $37,049. Please try our salary wizard to explore how other factors like location, Years of experience and number of direct reports can impact your base pay and bonus.

Certified Nursing Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

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Typical Education for Certified Nursing Assistant

Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%

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FAQ about Certified Nursing Assistant

1. What are the responsibilities of Certified Nursing Assistant?

Certified Nursing Assistant performs various direct patient care activities under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Assists patients in dressing, undressing, bathing, eating, walking, and other activities. Being a Certified Nursing Assistant ensures patients' safety, well-being, and comfort. Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs. Additionally, Certified Nursing Assistant helps patients take medications. Aids physicians and nursing staff members with procedures if needed. Maintains documents and records related to patient care. Follows all relevant safety guidelines and regulations. Communicates with patients, their families, and other care providers. Requires a high school diploma. Requires Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Requires State License. Typically reports to a registered nurse or manager. Certified Nursing Assistant's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement.

2. What are the skills of Certified Nursing Assistant

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Commitment: An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.

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Long Term Care: Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

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Home Care: Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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3. $18 hourly is how much per year?

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The average hourly salary for a Certified Nursing Assistant is $18 per hour in the United States, updated at March 01, 2025.

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