What are the main factors that influence a Nurse Apprentice's salary?

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

How does experience change A Nurse Apprentice's salary?

A Nurse Apprentice's salary grows with experience: a Certified Nursing Assistant (0-0 years)earns $34,033, a Nurse Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $34,297, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $38,000,

What are the highest paying states for a Nurse Apprentice?

Nurse Apprentice salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nurse Apprentice roles are District of Columbia $37,427, California $37,285, Massachusetts $36,788. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Nurse Apprentice roles make?

Salaries for Nurse Apprentice level roles vary by specialization: Driver Apprentice: $68,159; Lineman Apprentice: $63,004; Electrician - Apprentice: $55,600; Electrical Apprentice: $54,699; Construction Apprentice: $54,496.

How do different companies affect a Nurse Apprentice's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Nurse Apprentice roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Nurse Apprentice Salary in the United States

How much does a Nurse Apprentice make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse Apprentice in the United States is $33,803 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,855
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,430 to $36,447
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,269

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Nurse Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,447	$3,037	$701	$18
Average	$33,803	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$31,430	$2,619	$604	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Apprentice Salaries

A Nurse Apprentice'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 Do Nurse Apprentice 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 Nurse Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,427.
California: $37,285.
Massachusetts: $36,788.

District of Columbia $37,427 California $37,285 Massachusetts $36,788 Washington $36,653 New Jersey $36,639 Alaska $36,592 Connecticut $36,125 New York $35,936

Hawaii $35,331 Rhode Island $35,047 Maryland $34,854 Minnesota $34,591 Colorado $34,489 Illinois $34,455 Oregon $34,327 Delaware $34,232

New Hampshire $34,173 Virginia $34,040 Pennsylvania $33,651 Nevada $33,455 North Dakota $33,391 Michigan $33,289 Wisconsin $33,252 Vermont $33,178

Texas $32,971 Maine $32,958 Arizona $32,938 Ohio $32,914 Georgia $32,603 Indiana $32,447 Wyoming $32,417 Utah $32,370

Iowa $32,349 Kansas $32,187 Louisiana $32,140 North Carolina $32,123 Missouri $32,116 Florida $31,984 Montana $31,913 Nebraska $31,846

Kentucky $31,809 South Carolina $31,673 Tennessee $31,589 Idaho $31,555 New Mexico $31,308 Oklahoma $31,254 Alabama $31,055 South Dakota $30,720

Arkansas $30,538 West Virginia $30,440 Mississippi $30,146

Top Paying Cities for Nurse Apprentices

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: $42,636
San Francisco: $42,217
Oakland: $41,280

San Jose, CA $42,636

San Francisco, CA $42,217

Oakland, CA $41,280

New York, NY $39,174

Queens Village, NY $38,921

Paramus, NJ $38,650

Passaic, NJ $38,617

Bergenfield, NJ $38,583

Stamford, CT $38,532

Huntington, NY $38,498

Newark, NJ $38,279

Bridgeport, CT $38,211

New Brunswick, NJ $38,099

Vallejo, CA $38,028

Middlesex, NJ $38,008

Somerset, NJ $37,978

Petaluma, CA $37,900

Santa Cruz, CA $37,768

Boston, MA $37,700

Monterey, CA $37,531

Fairbanks, AK $37,508

Los Angeles, CA $37,444

Washington, DC $37,427

Seattle, WA $37,366

Santa Rosa, CA $37,359

Juneau, AK $37,261

Orange, CA $37,149

Anchorage, AK $37,089

Anaheim, CA $37,065

Santa Ana, CA $37,014

Nassau, NY $36,994

Long Beach, CA $36,980

Danbury, CT $36,970

Santa Maria, CA $36,855

Everett, WA $36,849

Bremerton, WA $36,683

Trenton, NJ $36,619

Sacramento, CA $36,605

San Diego, CA $36,588

Brockton, MA $36,575

Tacoma, WA $36,561

Santa Barbara, CA $36,514

Lowell, MA $36,379

New Suffolk, NY $36,365

Nashua, NH $36,325

Lompoc, CA $36,271

Ventura, CA $36,237

Stockton, CA $36,227

New Haven, CT $36,159

Atlantic City, NJ $36,071

Hartford, CT $35,997

Modesto, CA $35,980

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,906

New Britain, CT $35,889

Olympia, WA $35,841

Kennewick, WA $35,841

New London, CT $35,835

Norwich, CT $35,824

Lawrence, MA $35,808

Bakersfield, CA $35,713

Riverside, CA $35,666

New Bedford, MA $35,666

Richland, WA $35,632

Portsmouth, NH $35,605

Vineland, NJ $35,598

San Bernardino, CA $35,571

Boulder, CO $35,476

Worcester, MA $35,449

Portland, OR $35,419

Saint Paul, MN $35,378

Minneapolis, MN $35,378

Philadelphia, PA $35,331

Honolulu, HI $35,152

Springfield, MA $35,033

Providence, RI $35,030

Chicago, IL $34,932

Bellingham, WA $34,891

Baltimore, MD $34,854

Chico, CA $34,770

Wilmington, DE $34,712

Pittsfield, MA $34,678

Manchester, NH $34,614

Spokane, WA $34,466

Denver, CO $34,462

Albany, NY $34,303

Troy, NY $34,290

Schenectady, NY $34,219

Burlington, VT $34,144

Portland, ME $34,026

Salem, OR $33,999

Yakima, WA $33,992

Ann Arbor, MI $33,982

Rochester, MN $33,888

Fresno, CA $33,871

Reno, NV $33,871

Milwaukee, WI $33,840

Detroit, MI $33,806

Allentown, PA $33,796

Carson City, NV $33,793

Houston, TX $33,742

Colorado Springs, CO $33,739

Syracuse, NY $33,722

Eugene, OR $33,658

Bismarck, ND $33,617

Gary, IN $33,617

Galveston, TX $33,617

Springfield, OR $33,590

Medford, OR $33,509

Fort Collins, CO $33,495

Austin, TX $33,468

Mesa, AZ $33,397

Phoenix, AZ $33,391

Dallas, TX $33,380

Reading, PA $33,360

Saint Cloud, MN $33,347

Concord, NH $33,316

Madison, WI $33,303

Utica, NY $33,211

Raleigh, NC $33,184

Las Vegas, NV $33,181

Rochester, NY $33,157

Des Moines, IA $33,154

Atlanta, GA $33,100

Battle Creek, MI $33,090

Salt Lake City, UT $33,080

Lancaster, PA $33,029

Champaign, IL $33,022

Harrisburg, PA $32,982

Durham, NC $32,951

Kansas City, MO $32,948

Kansas City, KS $32,941

Fort Worth, TX $32,938

Boca Raton, FL $32,924

Cleveland, OH $32,921

Columbus, OH $32,914

Pittsburgh, PA $32,911

Richmond, VA $32,897

Indianapolis, IN $32,890

Cincinnati, OH $32,846

Petersburg, VA $32,796

Billings, MT $32,721

Lansing, MI $32,721

Huntsville, AL $32,721

Lebanon, PA $32,718

Dayton, OH $32,715

Pueblo, CO $32,715

Appleton, WI $32,704

Buffalo, NY $32,691

Racine, WI $32,674

Charlotte, NC $32,671

Saint Louis, MO $32,660

Springfield, IL $32,647

Elkhart, IN $32,640

York, PA $32,640

Gastonia, NC $32,637

Benton Harbor, MI $32,637

Beaumont, TX $32,617

Lorain, OH $32,610

Toledo, OH $32,596

Binghamton, NY $32,579

Rock Hill, SC $32,576

Rockford, IL $32,559

Fargo, ND $32,542

Elyria, OH $32,542

Flagstaff, AZ $32,518

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,498

Miami, FL $32,478

Duluth, MN $32,424

Bangor, ME $32,380

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,343

Louisville, KY $32,326

Grand Rapids, MI $32,319

Hialeah, FL $32,316

Casper, WY $32,268

Scranton, PA $32,228

New Orleans, LA $32,218

Virginia Beach, VA $32,214

Akron, OH $32,197

Peoria, IL $32,153

Sarasota, FL $32,147

Green Bay, WI $32,123

Baton Rouge, LA $32,106

Charleston, SC $32,099

Nashville, TN $32,089

Jamestown, NY $32,082

Davenport, IA $32,082

Tucson, AZ $32,066

Cheyenne, WY $32,055

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,045

Tampa, FL $32,038

Omaha, NE $32,032

Port Arthur, TX $32,018

Evansville, IN $32,018

Bradenton, FL $32,005

Santa Fe, NM $31,944

Orlando, FL $31,910

Clearwater, FL $31,873

Canton, OH $31,802

La Crosse, WI $31,802

Grand Forks, ND $31,792

Albuquerque, NM $31,782

Tulsa, OK $31,782

Newport News, VA $31,778

High Point, NC $31,768

Ogden, UT $31,755

Corpus Christi, TX $31,727

Laramie, WY $31,707

Norfolk, VA $31,707

Rock Island, IL $31,687

Saginaw, MI $31,680

Jacksonville, FL $31,677

Salisbury, NC $31,670

Memphis, TN $31,663

Moline, IL $31,646

Fort Myers, FL $31,636

Waterloo, IA $31,592

Spartanburg, SC $31,558

Lincoln, NE $31,542

Fort Wayne, IN $31,535

Birmingham, AL $31,498

Cedar Falls, IA $31,491

Provo, UT $31,487

Springfield, OH $31,484

San Antonio, TX $31,477

Greensboro, NC $31,464

South Bend, IN $31,460

Winston Salem, NC $31,457

Boise, ID $31,447

Savannah, GA $31,423

Muskegon, MI $31,362

Lima, OH $31,322

Lake Charles, LA $31,308

Anderson, IN $31,302

Lexington, KY $31,291

Augusta, GA $31,281

Greenville, SC $31,281

Wichita, KS $31,251

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,251

Columbia, SC $31,220

Bloomington, IN $31,136

Roanoke, VA $31,116

Asheville, NC $31,072

Knoxville, TN $31,014

Shreveport, LA $31,011

Wilmington, NC $30,967

Frankfort, KY $30,903

Oklahoma City, OK $30,879

Chillicothe, OH $30,866

Longview, TX $30,862

Topeka, KS $30,852

Mobile, AL $30,801

Terre Haute, IN $30,788

Erie, PA $30,784

Altoona, PA $30,767

Melbourne, FL $30,757

Amarillo, TX $30,744

Killeen, TX $30,734

Fayetteville, AR $30,707

Sioux Falls, SD $30,683

Chattanooga, TN $30,663

Idaho Falls, ID $30,659

Gainesville, FL $30,588

Portsmouth, OH $30,571

Little Rock, AR $30,565

Lynchburg, VA $30,565

Lafayette, LA $30,551

Youngstown, OH $30,551

Temple, TX $30,538

Daytona Beach, FL $30,531

Clarksville, TN $30,527

Pensacola, FL $30,524

Hopkinsville, KY $30,423

Charleston, WV $30,419

Florence, SC $30,402

Sioux City, IA $30,382

Macon, GA $30,284

Tallahassee, FL $30,281

Fayetteville, NC $30,274

Waco, TX $30,267

Wichita Falls, TX $30,267

Pine Bluff, AR $30,254

Vincennes, IN $30,189

Lubbock, TX $30,176

Great Falls, MT $30,156

Alamogordo, NM $30,152

Abilene, TX $30,125

Rapid City, SD $30,081

Monroe, LA $30,081

Albany, GA $30,061

Huntington, WV $30,058

Jackson, MS $30,054

Greenville, MS $30,051

Parkersburg, WV $30,017

Montgomery, AL $30,010

Johnstown, PA $30,004

Springfield, MO $29,977

Biloxi, MS $29,960

Sumter, SC $29,889

Columbus, GA $29,885

Twin Falls, ID $29,865

Pascagoula, MS $29,821

Kingsport, TN $29,733

Gulfport, MS $29,723

Alexandria, LA $29,611

Fort Smith, AR $29,527

El Paso, TX $29,436

Helena, MT $29,392

Las Cruces, NM $29,284

Harlingen, TX $29,189

Pocatello, ID $29,158

Florence, AL $29,148

Brownsville, TX $29,142

Dothan, AL $29,087

Mcallen, TX $29,071

Columbus, MS $28,820

Altus, OK $28,665

Lawton, OK $28,601

Pierre, SD $28,479

What Skills Can Increase a Nurse Apprentice's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): 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.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.24% Job Postings): 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.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.33%
Long Term Care	4.24%
Geriatrics	2.77%

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 Nurse Apprentice's salary.

Organizational Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Organizational Skills	$36,507	8%
Innovation	$35,831	6%
Coordination	$35,831	6%
Integrity	$35,831	6%
Initiative	$35,493	5%
Cardiac	$35,493	5%

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How Education impacts a Nurse Apprentice's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Nurse Apprentices enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Nurse Apprentice with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $32,144 and $34,088).

Nurse Apprentice Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Nurse Apprentice

No Diploma 3.1%

High School 68.5%

Associates 14.6%

Bachelors 12.9%

Masters 1.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.1%
High School	68.5%
Associates	14.6%
Bachelors	12.9%
Masters	1.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Nurse Apprentice Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nurse Apprentice'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

$31,430

Average $33,803/year

$36,447

$2,619

Average $2,817/month

$3,037

$604

Average $650/week

$701

$15

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,447	$3,037	$701	$18
Average	$33,803	$2,817	$650	$16
25th Percentile	$31,430	$2,619	$604	$15

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Salary Trends for Nurse Apprentice

Salaries for a Nurse Apprentice can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,945 in 2023 to around $38,774 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nurse Apprentice salary trends, .

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2023

$38,945

2024

$39,226

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$38,774

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2024	$39,226
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