What are the main factors that influence a CNA Instructor'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 Instructor's salary?

A CNA Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,938 for beginners, reaching about $34,193 at mid-level, and approach $35,007 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CNA Instructor?

CNA Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNA Instructor roles are District of Columbia $37,859, California $37,715, Massachusetts $37,213. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNA Instructor roles make?

Salaries for CNA Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Cna Prn: $58,033; Hospice Cna: $43,112; Lead Cna: $42,096; Cna II: $41,839; Cna Supervisor: $41,578.

How do different companies affect a CNA Instructor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for CNA Instructor 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.

CNA Instructor Salary in the United States

How much does a CNA Instructor make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA Instructor in the United States is $34,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,714
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,952 to $36,037
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,001

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CNA Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,037	$3,003	$693	$17
Average	$34,194	$2,849	$658	$16
25th Percentile	$30,952	$2,579	$595	$15

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Key Factors That Influence CNA Instructor Salaries

A CNA Instructor'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 Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNA Instructor'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): $32,938
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,040
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,193
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $34,952
Expert (over 8 years): $35,007

Levels	Salary
Entry Level CNA Instructor	$32,938
Intermediate Level CNA Instructor	$33,040
Senior Level CNA Instructor	$34,193
Specialist Level CNA Instructor	$34,952
Expert Level CNA Instructor	$35,007

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How Do CNA Instructor 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 Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,859.
California: $37,715.
Massachusetts: $37,213.

District of Columbia $37,859 California $37,715 Massachusetts $37,213 Washington $37,076 New Jersey $37,062 Alaska $37,014 Connecticut $36,543 New York $36,351

Hawaii $35,739 Rhode Island $35,452 Maryland $35,257 Minnesota $34,990 Colorado $34,888 Illinois $34,853 Oregon $34,723 Delaware $34,628

New Hampshire $34,568 Virginia $34,433 Pennsylvania $34,040 Nevada $33,841 North Dakota $33,776 Michigan $33,674 Wisconsin $33,636 Vermont $33,561

Texas $33,352 Maine $33,339 Arizona $33,318 Ohio $33,294 Georgia $32,980 Indiana $32,822 Wyoming $32,792 Utah $32,744

Iowa $32,723 Kansas $32,559 Louisiana $32,511 North Carolina $32,494 Missouri $32,487 Florida $32,354 Montana $32,282 Nebraska $32,214

Kentucky $32,176 South Carolina $32,039 Tennessee $31,954 Idaho $31,920 New Mexico $31,670 Oklahoma $31,615 Alabama $31,414 South Dakota $31,075

Arkansas $30,890 West Virginia $30,791 Mississippi $30,494

Top Paying Cities for CNA Instructors

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: $43,128
San Francisco: $42,704
Oakland: $41,757

San Jose, CA $43,128

San Francisco, CA $42,704

Oakland, CA $41,757

New York, NY $39,627

Queens Village, NY $39,370

Paramus, NJ $39,097

Passaic, NJ $39,063

Bergenfield, NJ $39,028

Stamford, CT $38,977

Huntington, NY $38,943

Newark, NJ $38,721

Bridgeport, CT $38,652

New Brunswick, NJ $38,539

Vallejo, CA $38,468

Middlesex, NJ $38,447

Somerset, NJ $38,416

Petaluma, CA $38,338

Santa Cruz, CA $38,204

Boston, MA $38,136

Monterey, CA $37,965

Fairbanks, AK $37,941

Los Angeles, CA $37,876

Washington, DC $37,859

Seattle, WA $37,797

Santa Rosa, CA $37,791

Juneau, AK $37,691

Orange, CA $37,579

Anchorage, AK $37,517

Anaheim, CA $37,493

Santa Ana, CA $37,442

Nassau, NY $37,421

Long Beach, CA $37,408

Danbury, CT $37,397

Santa Maria, CA $37,281

Everett, WA $37,274

Bremerton, WA $37,107

Trenton, NJ $37,042

Sacramento, CA $37,028

San Diego, CA $37,011

Brockton, MA $36,997

Tacoma, WA $36,984

Santa Barbara, CA $36,936

Lowell, MA $36,799

New Suffolk, NY $36,785

Nashua, NH $36,744

Lompoc, CA $36,690

Ventura, CA $36,655

Stockton, CA $36,645

New Haven, CT $36,577

Atlantic City, NJ $36,488

Hartford, CT $36,413

Modesto, CA $36,396

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,320

New Britain, CT $36,303

Olympia, WA $36,255

Kennewick, WA $36,255

New London, CT $36,249

Norwich, CT $36,238

Lawrence, MA $36,221

Bakersfield, CA $36,125

Riverside, CA $36,078

New Bedford, MA $36,078

Richland, WA $36,043

Portsmouth, NH $36,016

Vineland, NJ $36,009

San Bernardino, CA $35,982

Boulder, CO $35,886

Worcester, MA $35,859

Portland, OR $35,828

Saint Paul, MN $35,787

Minneapolis, MN $35,787

Philadelphia, PA $35,739

Honolulu, HI $35,558

Springfield, MA $35,438

Providence, RI $35,435

Chicago, IL $35,336

Bellingham, WA $35,295

Baltimore, MD $35,257

Chico, CA $35,171

Wilmington, DE $35,113

Pittsfield, MA $35,079

Manchester, NH $35,014

Spokane, WA $34,864

Denver, CO $34,860

Albany, NY $34,700

Troy, NY $34,686

Schenectady, NY $34,614

Burlington, VT $34,539

Portland, ME $34,419

Salem, OR $34,392

Yakima, WA $34,385

Ann Arbor, MI $34,375

Rochester, MN $34,279

Fresno, CA $34,262

Reno, NV $34,262

Milwaukee, WI $34,231

Detroit, MI $34,197

Allentown, PA $34,187

Carson City, NV $34,183

Houston, TX $34,132

Colorado Springs, CO $34,129

Syracuse, NY $34,111

Eugene, OR $34,046

Bismarck, ND $34,005

Gary, IN $34,005

Galveston, TX $34,005

Springfield, OR $33,978

Medford, OR $33,896

Fort Collins, CO $33,882

Austin, TX $33,855

Mesa, AZ $33,783

Phoenix, AZ $33,776

Dallas, TX $33,766

Reading, PA $33,746

Saint Cloud, MN $33,732

Concord, NH $33,701

Madison, WI $33,687

Utica, NY $33,595

Raleigh, NC $33,568

Las Vegas, NV $33,564

Rochester, NY $33,540

Des Moines, IA $33,537

Atlanta, GA $33,482

Battle Creek, MI $33,472

Salt Lake City, UT $33,462

Lancaster, PA $33,410

Champaign, IL $33,404

Harrisburg, PA $33,363

Durham, NC $33,332

Kansas City, MO $33,328

Kansas City, KS $33,322

Fort Worth, TX $33,318

Boca Raton, FL $33,304

Cleveland, OH $33,301

Columbus, OH $33,294

Pittsburgh, PA $33,291

Richmond, VA $33,277

Indianapolis, IN $33,270

Cincinnati, OH $33,226

Petersburg, VA $33,175

Billings, MT $33,099

Lansing, MI $33,099

Huntsville, AL $33,099

Lebanon, PA $33,096

Dayton, OH $33,092

Pueblo, CO $33,092

Appleton, WI $33,082

Buffalo, NY $33,069

Racine, WI $33,051

Charlotte, NC $33,048

Saint Louis, MO $33,038

Springfield, IL $33,024

Elkhart, IN $33,017

York, PA $33,017

Gastonia, NC $33,014

Benton Harbor, MI $33,014

Beaumont, TX $32,993

Lorain, OH $32,986

Toledo, OH $32,973

Binghamton, NY $32,956

Rock Hill, SC $32,952

Rockford, IL $32,935

Fargo, ND $32,918

Elyria, OH $32,918

Flagstaff, AZ $32,894

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,874

Miami, FL $32,853

Duluth, MN $32,798

Bangor, ME $32,754

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,716

Louisville, KY $32,699

Grand Rapids, MI $32,692

Hialeah, FL $32,689

Casper, WY $32,641

Scranton, PA $32,600

New Orleans, LA $32,590

Virginia Beach, VA $32,586

Akron, OH $32,569

Peoria, IL $32,525

Sarasota, FL $32,518

Green Bay, WI $32,494

Baton Rouge, LA $32,477

Charleston, SC $32,470

Nashville, TN $32,460

Jamestown, NY $32,453

Davenport, IA $32,453

Tucson, AZ $32,436

Cheyenne, WY $32,426

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,415

Tampa, FL $32,409

Omaha, NE $32,402

Port Arthur, TX $32,388

Evansville, IN $32,388

Bradenton, FL $32,374

Santa Fe, NM $32,313

Orlando, FL $32,279

Clearwater, FL $32,241

Canton, OH $32,169

La Crosse, WI $32,169

Grand Forks, ND $32,159

Albuquerque, NM $32,149

Tulsa, OK $32,149

Newport News, VA $32,145

High Point, NC $32,135

Ogden, UT $32,121

Corpus Christi, TX $32,094

Laramie, WY $32,074

Norfolk, VA $32,074

Rock Island, IL $32,053

Saginaw, MI $32,046

Jacksonville, FL $32,043

Salisbury, NC $32,036

Memphis, TN $32,029

Moline, IL $32,012

Fort Myers, FL $32,002

Waterloo, IA $31,957

Spartanburg, SC $31,923

Lincoln, NE $31,906

Fort Wayne, IN $31,899

Birmingham, AL $31,862

Cedar Falls, IA $31,855

Provo, UT $31,851

Springfield, OH $31,848

San Antonio, TX $31,841

Greensboro, NC $31,827

South Bend, IN $31,824

Winston Salem, NC $31,820

Boise, ID $31,810

Savannah, GA $31,786

Muskegon, MI $31,725

Lima, OH $31,684

Lake Charles, LA $31,670

Anderson, IN $31,663

Lexington, KY $31,653

Augusta, GA $31,643

Greenville, SC $31,643

Wichita, KS $31,612

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,612

Columbia, SC $31,581

Bloomington, IN $31,496

Roanoke, VA $31,475

Asheville, NC $31,431

Knoxville, TN $31,373

Shreveport, LA $31,369

Wilmington, NC $31,325

Frankfort, KY $31,260

Oklahoma City, OK $31,236

Chillicothe, OH $31,222

Longview, TX $31,219

Topeka, KS $31,208

Mobile, AL $31,157

Terre Haute, IN $31,143

Erie, PA $31,140

Altoona, PA $31,123

Melbourne, FL $31,113

Amarillo, TX $31,099

Killeen, TX $31,089

Fayetteville, AR $31,061

Sioux Falls, SD $31,037

Chattanooga, TN $31,017

Idaho Falls, ID $31,014

Gainesville, FL $30,942

Portsmouth, OH $30,925

Little Rock, AR $30,918

Lynchburg, VA $30,918

Lafayette, LA $30,904

Youngstown, OH $30,904

Temple, TX $30,890

Daytona Beach, FL $30,884

Clarksville, TN $30,880

Pensacola, FL $30,877

Hopkinsville, KY $30,774

Charleston, WV $30,771

Florence, SC $30,754

Sioux City, IA $30,733

Macon, GA $30,634

Tallahassee, FL $30,631

Fayetteville, NC $30,624

Waco, TX $30,617

Wichita Falls, TX $30,617

Pine Bluff, AR $30,603

Vincennes, IN $30,538

Lubbock, TX $30,525

Great Falls, MT $30,504

Alamogordo, NM $30,501

Abilene, TX $30,473

Rapid City, SD $30,429

Monroe, LA $30,429

Albany, GA $30,408

Huntington, WV $30,405

Jackson, MS $30,401

Greenville, MS $30,398

Parkersburg, WV $30,364

Montgomery, AL $30,357

Johnstown, PA $30,350

Springfield, MO $30,323

Biloxi, MS $30,306

Sumter, SC $30,234

Columbus, GA $30,230

Twin Falls, ID $30,210

Pascagoula, MS $30,166

Kingsport, TN $30,077

Gulfport, MS $30,066

Alexandria, LA $29,954

Fort Smith, AR $29,868

El Paso, TX $29,776

Helena, MT $29,731

Las Cruces, NM $29,622

Harlingen, TX $29,526

Pocatello, ID $29,495

Florence, AL $29,485

Brownsville, TX $29,478

Dothan, AL $29,424

Mcallen, TX $29,406

Columbus, MS $29,153

Altus, OK $28,996

Lawton, OK $28,931

Pierre, SD $28,808

What Skills Can Increase a CNA Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% 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 4.69% 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.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): 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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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

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 Instructor's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$38,981	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,245	6%
Initiative	$35,903	5%
Collaboration	$35,903	5%
Cardiac	$35,561	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,561	4%

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How Education impacts a CNA Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many CNA Instructors 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 CNA Instructor with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

CNA Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for CNA Instructor

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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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%
Doctorate	0.0%

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CNA Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNA Instructor'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 January 01, 2026

$30,952

Average $34,194/year

$36,037

$2,579

Average $2,849/month

$3,003

$595

Average $658/week

$693

$15

Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,037	$3,003	$693	$17
Average	$34,194	$2,849	$658	$16
25th Percentile	$30,952	$2,579	$595	$15

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Salary Trends for CNA Instructor

Salaries for a CNA Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,164 in 2023 to around $49,776 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of CNA Instructor salary trends, .

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