What are the main factors that influence a Cna Class's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cna Class's salary?

A Cna Class's salary grows with experience: starting around $36,137 for beginners, reaching about $38,322 at mid-level, and approach $38,864 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cna Class?

Cna Class salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cna Class roles are District of Columbia $39,818, California $39,667, Massachusetts $39,138. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cna Class roles make?

Salaries for Cna Class level roles vary by specialization: Cna Prn: $58,022; Hospice Cna: $43,096; Lead Cna: $42,101; Cna II: $41,844; Cna Supervisor: $41,583.

How do different companies affect a Cna Class's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cna Class roles. Large, established industry leaders like Subway IP LLC ($57,183) and Kesem ($49,677) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $35,814.

Cna Class Salary in the United States

How much does a Cna Class make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cna Class in the United States is $35,963 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,962
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,785 to $40,150
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,980

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Cna Class Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,150	$3,346	$772	$19
Average	$35,963	$2,997	$692	$17
25th Percentile	$31,785	$2,649	$611	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Cna Class Salaries

A Cna Class'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cna Class Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cna Class'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $36,137
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,833
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $38,322
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $38,525
Expert (over 8 years): $38,864

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cna Class	$36,137
Intermediate Level Cna Class	$36,833
Senior Level Cna Class	$38,322
Specialist Level Cna Class	$38,525
Expert Level Cna Class	$38,864

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How Do Cna Class 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 Cna Classes. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,818.
California: $39,667.
Massachusetts: $39,138.

District of Columbia $39,818

California $39,667

Massachusetts $39,138

Washington $38,994

New Jersey $38,980

Alaska $38,930

Connecticut $38,433

New York $38,232

Hawaii $37,588

Rhode Island $37,286

Maryland $37,081

Minnesota $36,801

Colorado $36,693

Illinois $36,657

Oregon $36,520

Delaware $36,420

New Hampshire $36,356

Virginia $36,215

Pennsylvania $35,801

Nevada $35,592

North Dakota $35,524

Michigan $35,416

Wisconsin $35,377

Vermont $35,297

Texas $35,078

Maine $35,064

Arizona $35,042

Ohio $35,017

Georgia $34,686

Indiana $34,521

Wyoming $34,488

Utah $34,438

Iowa $34,416

Kansas $34,244

Louisiana $34,193

North Carolina $34,175

Missouri $34,168

Florida $34,028

Montana $33,952

Nebraska $33,881

Kentucky $33,841

South Carolina $33,697

Tennessee $33,607

Idaho $33,571

New Mexico $33,309

Oklahoma $33,251

Alabama $33,039

South Dakota $32,683

Arkansas $32,489

West Virginia $32,385

Mississippi $32,072

Top Paying Cities for Cna Classes

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:

San Jose: $45,360
San Francisco: $44,914
Oakland: $43,918

San Jose, CA $45,360

San Francisco, CA $44,914

Oakland, CA $43,918

New York, NY $41,677

Queens Village, NY $41,408

Paramus, NJ $41,120

Passaic, NJ $41,084

Bergenfield, NJ $41,048

Stamford, CT $40,994

Huntington, NY $40,958

Newark, NJ $40,724

Bridgeport, CT $40,652

New Brunswick, NJ $40,534

Vallejo, CA $40,458

Middlesex, NJ $40,437

Somerset, NJ $40,404

Petaluma, CA $40,321

Santa Cruz, CA $40,181

Boston, MA $40,109

Monterey, CA $39,929

Fairbanks, AK $39,904

Los Angeles, CA $39,836

Washington, DC $39,818

Seattle, WA $39,753

Santa Rosa, CA $39,746

Juneau, AK $39,642

Orange, CA $39,523

Anchorage, AK $39,458

Anaheim, CA $39,433

Santa Ana, CA $39,379

Nassau, NY $39,358

Long Beach, CA $39,343

Danbury, CT $39,333

Santa Maria, CA $39,210

Everett, WA $39,203

Bremerton, WA $39,027

Trenton, NJ $38,959

Sacramento, CA $38,944

San Diego, CA $38,926

Brockton, MA $38,912

Tacoma, WA $38,897

Santa Barbara, CA $38,847

Lowell, MA $38,703

New Suffolk, NY $38,689

Nashua, NH $38,646

Lompoc, CA $38,588

Ventura, CA $38,552

Stockton, CA $38,541

New Haven, CT $38,469

Atlantic City, NJ $38,376

Hartford, CT $38,297

Modesto, CA $38,279

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,200

New Britain, CT $38,182

Olympia, WA $38,131

Kennewick, WA $38,131

New London, CT $38,124

Norwich, CT $38,113

Lawrence, MA $38,095

Bakersfield, CA $37,995

Riverside, CA $37,944

New Bedford, MA $37,944

Richland, WA $37,908

Portsmouth, NH $37,880

Vineland, NJ $37,872

San Bernardino, CA $37,844

Boulder, CO $37,743

Worcester, MA $37,714

Portland, OR $37,682

Saint Paul, MN $37,639

Minneapolis, MN $37,639

Philadelphia, PA $37,588

Honolulu, HI $37,398

Springfield, MA $37,272

Providence, RI $37,268

Chicago, IL $37,164

Bellingham, WA $37,121

Baltimore, MD $37,081

Chico, CA $36,991

Wilmington, DE $36,930

Pittsfield, MA $36,894

Manchester, NH $36,826

Spokane, WA $36,668

Denver, CO $36,664

Albany, NY $36,495

Troy, NY $36,481

Schenectady, NY $36,405

Burlington, VT $36,326

Portland, ME $36,200

Salem, OR $36,171

Yakima, WA $36,164

Ann Arbor, MI $36,153

Rochester, MN $36,053

Fresno, CA $36,035

Reno, NV $36,035

Milwaukee, WI $36,002

Detroit, MI $35,966

Allentown, PA $35,956

Carson City, NV $35,952

Houston, TX $35,898

Colorado Springs, CO $35,894

Syracuse, NY $35,876

Eugene, OR $35,808

Bismarck, ND $35,765

Gary, IN $35,765

Galveston, TX $35,765

Springfield, OR $35,736

Medford, OR $35,650

Fort Collins, CO $35,636

Austin, TX $35,607

Mesa, AZ $35,531

Phoenix, AZ $35,524

Dallas, TX $35,513

Reading, PA $35,492

Saint Cloud, MN $35,477

Concord, NH $35,445

Madison, WI $35,431

Utica, NY $35,333

Raleigh, NC $35,305

Las Vegas, NV $35,301

Rochester, NY $35,276

Des Moines, IA $35,272

Atlanta, GA $35,215

Battle Creek, MI $35,204

Salt Lake City, UT $35,193

Lancaster, PA $35,139

Champaign, IL $35,132

Harrisburg, PA $35,089

Durham, NC $35,057

Kansas City, MO $35,053

Kansas City, KS $35,046

Fort Worth, TX $35,042

Boca Raton, FL $35,028

Cleveland, OH $35,024

Columbus, OH $35,017

Pittsburgh, PA $35,013

Richmond, VA $34,999

Indianapolis, IN $34,992

Cincinnati, OH $34,945

Petersburg, VA $34,891

Billings, MT $34,812

Lansing, MI $34,812

Huntsville, AL $34,812

Lebanon, PA $34,808

Dayton, OH $34,805

Pueblo, CO $34,805

Appleton, WI $34,794

Buffalo, NY $34,780

Racine, WI $34,762

Charlotte, NC $34,758

Saint Louis, MO $34,747

Springfield, IL $34,733

Elkhart, IN $34,726

York, PA $34,726

Gastonia, NC $34,722

Benton Harbor, MI $34,722

Beaumont, TX $34,701

Lorain, OH $34,693

Toledo, OH $34,679

Binghamton, NY $34,661

Rock Hill, SC $34,657

Rockford, IL $34,639

Fargo, ND $34,621

Elyria, OH $34,621

Flagstaff, AZ $34,596

Fort Lauderdale, FL $34,575

Miami, FL $34,553

Duluth, MN $34,496

Bangor, ME $34,449

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,409

Louisville, KY $34,391

Grand Rapids, MI $34,384

Hialeah, FL $34,380

Casper, WY $34,330

Scranton, PA $34,287

New Orleans, LA $34,276

Virginia Beach, VA $34,273

Akron, OH $34,255

Peoria, IL $34,208

Sarasota, FL $34,201

Green Bay, WI $34,175

Baton Rouge, LA $34,157

Charleston, SC $34,150

Nashville, TN $34,139

Jamestown, NY $34,132

Davenport, IA $34,132

Tucson, AZ $34,114

Cheyenne, WY $34,104

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,093

Tampa, FL $34,086

Omaha, NE $34,078

Port Arthur, TX $34,064

Evansville, IN $34,064

Bradenton, FL $34,050

Santa Fe, NM $33,985

Orlando, FL $33,949

Clearwater, FL $33,909

Canton, OH $33,834

La Crosse, WI $33,834

Grand Forks, ND $33,823

Albuquerque, NM $33,812

Tulsa, OK $33,812

Newport News, VA $33,809

High Point, NC $33,798

Ogden, UT $33,783

Corpus Christi, TX $33,755

Laramie, WY $33,733

Norfolk, VA $33,733

Rock Island, IL $33,712

Saginaw, MI $33,704

Jacksonville, FL $33,701

Salisbury, NC $33,694

Memphis, TN $33,686

Moline, IL $33,668

Fort Myers, FL $33,658

Waterloo, IA $33,611

Spartanburg, SC $33,575

Lincoln, NE $33,557

Fort Wayne, IN $33,550

Birmingham, AL $33,510

Cedar Falls, IA $33,503

Provo, UT $33,499

Springfield, OH $33,496

San Antonio, TX $33,489

Greensboro, NC $33,474

South Bend, IN $33,471

Winston Salem, NC $33,467

Boise, ID $33,456

Savannah, GA $33,431

Muskegon, MI $33,366

Lima, OH $33,323

Lake Charles, LA $33,309

Anderson, IN $33,302

Lexington, KY $33,291

Augusta, GA $33,280

Greenville, SC $33,280

Wichita, KS $33,248

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,248

Columbia, SC $33,215

Bloomington, IN $33,125

Roanoke, VA $33,104

Asheville, NC $33,057

Knoxville, TN $32,996

Shreveport, LA $32,992

Wilmington, NC $32,946

Frankfort, KY $32,877

Oklahoma City, OK $32,852

Chillicothe, OH $32,838

Longview, TX $32,834

Topeka, KS $32,823

Mobile, AL $32,769

Terre Haute, IN $32,755

Erie, PA $32,751

Altoona, PA $32,733

Melbourne, FL $32,723

Amarillo, TX $32,708

Killeen, TX $32,697

Fayetteville, AR $32,669

Sioux Falls, SD $32,643

Chattanooga, TN $32,622

Idaho Falls, ID $32,618

Gainesville, FL $32,543

Portsmouth, OH $32,525

Little Rock, AR $32,518

Lynchburg, VA $32,518

Lafayette, LA $32,503

Youngstown, OH $32,503

Temple, TX $32,489

Daytona Beach, FL $32,482

Clarksville, TN $32,478

Pensacola, FL $32,474

Hopkinsville, KY $32,367

Charleston, WV $32,363

Florence, SC $32,345

Sioux City, IA $32,323

Macon, GA $32,219

Tallahassee, FL $32,215

Fayetteville, NC $32,208

Waco, TX $32,201

Wichita Falls, TX $32,201

Pine Bluff, AR $32,187

Vincennes, IN $32,118

Lubbock, TX $32,104

Great Falls, MT $32,082

Alamogordo, NM $32,079

Abilene, TX $32,050

Rapid City, SD $32,003

Monroe, LA $32,003

Albany, GA $31,982

Huntington, WV $31,978

Jackson, MS $31,975

Greenville, MS $31,971

Parkersburg, WV $31,935

Montgomery, AL $31,928

Johnstown, PA $31,921

Springfield, MO $31,892

Biloxi, MS $31,874

Sumter, SC $31,798

Columbus, GA $31,795

Twin Falls, ID $31,773

Pascagoula, MS $31,726

Kingsport, TN $31,633

Gulfport, MS $31,622

Alexandria, LA $31,503

Fort Smith, AR $31,414

El Paso, TX $31,316

Helena, MT $31,270

Las Cruces, NM $31,155

Harlingen, TX $31,054

Pocatello, ID $31,022

Florence, AL $31,011

Brownsville, TX $31,004

Dothan, AL $30,946

Mcallen, TX $30,928

Columbus, MS $30,662

Altus, OK $30,496

Lawton, OK $30,428

Pierre, SD $30,299

What Skills Can Increase a Cna Class's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Teamwork (Mentioned in 30.26% Job Postings): Teamwork is a skill consist of interrelated abilities that let you work effectively in an organized group. Teamwork skills are vital to employers, as teams are a basic organizational unit within many companies.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.87% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.
Inventory Management (Mentioned in 0.85% Job Postings): Overseeing and controlling supplies and stock to ensure that an organization maintains an adequate stock quantity.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Teamwork	30.26%
Work Ethic	1.87%
Inventory Management	0.85%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cna Class's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Talent Acquisition: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$39,919	11%
Interviewing	$38,840	8%
Talent Acquisition	$38,121	6%
Written Communication	$38,121	6%
Planning	$37,761	5%
Hard Working	$37,401	4%

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How Education impacts a Cna Class's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cna Classes enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cna Class with a No Diploma is between $39,768 and $43,591).

Cna Class Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cna Class

No Diploma 12.5%

High School 37.5%

Associates 12.5%

Bachelors 31.3%

Masters 6.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	12.5%
High School	37.5%
Associates	12.5%
Bachelors	31.3%
Masters	6.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cna Class Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cna Class'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 April 01, 2026

$31,785

Average $35,963/year

$40,150

$2,649

Average $2,997/month

$3,346

$611

Average $692/week

$772

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,150	$3,346	$772	$19
Average	$35,963	$2,997	$692	$17
25th Percentile	$31,785	$2,649	$611	$15

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Salary Trends for Cna Class

Salaries for a Cna Class can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $29,669 in 2023 to around $29,763 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cna Class salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Cna Class Over Time

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2023

$29,669

2024

$29,990

2025

$29,763

2026

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2023	$29,669
2024	$29,990
2025	$29,763
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