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: a CNA Instructor (0-0 years)earns $34,030, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $34,298, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $38,003,

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 $37,819, California $37,676, Massachusetts $37,174. 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: $58,017; Hospice Cna: $43,090; Lead Cna: $42,104; Cna II: $41,847; Cna Supervisor: $41,585.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA Instructor in the United States is $34,158 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): $37,485
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,849 to $35,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,836

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CNA Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,899	$2,992	$690	$17
Average	$34,158	$2,846	$657	$16
25th Percentile	$30,849	$2,571	$593	$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 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: $37,819.
California: $37,676.
Massachusetts: $37,174.

District of Columbia $37,819 California $37,676 Massachusetts $37,174 Washington $37,037 New Jersey $37,023 Alaska $36,976 Connecticut $36,504 New York $36,313

Hawaii $35,702 Rhode Island $35,415 Maryland $35,220 Minnesota $34,953 Colorado $34,851 Illinois $34,817 Oregon $34,687 Delaware $34,591

New Hampshire $34,531 Virginia $34,397 Pennsylvania $34,004 Nevada $33,806 North Dakota $33,741 Michigan $33,638 Wisconsin $33,601 Vermont $33,526

Texas $33,317 Maine $33,304 Arizona $33,283 Ohio $33,259 Georgia $32,945 Indiana $32,788 Wyoming $32,757 Utah $32,709

Iowa $32,689 Kansas $32,525 Louisiana $32,477 North Carolina $32,460 Missouri $32,453 Florida $32,320 Montana $32,248 Nebraska $32,180

Kentucky $32,142 South Carolina $32,006 Tennessee $31,920 Idaho $31,886 New Mexico $31,637 Oklahoma $31,582 Alabama $31,381 South Dakota $31,042

Arkansas $30,858 West Virginia $30,759 Mississippi $30,462

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: $43,083
San Francisco: $42,611
Oakland: $41,713

San Jose, CA $43,083

San Francisco, CA $42,611

Oakland, CA $41,713

New York, NY $39,329

Paramus, NJ $38,851

Queens Village, NY $38,849

Passaic, NJ $38,816

Bergenfield, NJ $38,813

Stamford, CT $38,738

Huntington, NY $38,724

Newark, NJ $38,472

Bridgeport, CT $38,400

Vallejo, CA $38,332

New Brunswick, NJ $38,318

Petaluma, CA $38,298

Middlesex, NJ $38,233

Somerset, NJ $38,209

Santa Cruz, CA $38,164

Boston, MA $37,956

Monterey, CA $37,836

Seattle, WA $37,758

Santa Rosa, CA $37,751

Los Angeles, CA $37,741

Juneau, AK $37,652

Washington, DC $37,614

Orange, CA $37,493

Santa Ana, CA $37,403

Long Beach, CA $37,368

Anaheim, CA $37,362

Anchorage, AK $37,345

Santa Maria, CA $37,242

Everett, WA $37,235

Danbury, CT $37,115

Bremerton, WA $37,068

Tacoma, WA $36,945

New Suffolk, NY $36,944

Sacramento, CA $36,935

Santa Barbara, CA $36,897

Trenton, NJ $36,859

San Diego, CA $36,859

Brockton, MA $36,822

Fairbanks, AK $36,738

Lompoc, CA $36,651

Lowell, MA $36,623

Ventura, CA $36,617

Nashua, NH $36,610

Stockton, CA $36,607

Modesto, CA $36,357

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,282

Olympia, WA $36,217

Kennewick, WA $36,217

New Haven, CT $36,204

Lawrence, MA $36,081

Hartford, CT $36,047

Riverside, CA $36,040

New Bedford, MA $36,006

Richland, WA $36,006

Bakersfield, CA $35,958

San Bernardino, CA $35,944

New Britain, CT $35,941

Atlantic City, NJ $35,941

New London, CT $35,927

Norwich, CT $35,917

Portsmouth, NH $35,910

Boulder, CO $35,837

Portland, OR $35,790

Worcester, MA $35,787

Minneapolis, MN $35,681

Philadelphia, PA $35,633

Honolulu, HI $35,520

Saint Paul, MN $35,504

Vineland, NJ $35,497

Providence, RI $35,398

Chicago, IL $35,298

Bellingham, WA $35,257

Springfield, MA $35,230

Baltimore, MD $35,220

Chico, CA $35,135

Pittsfield, MA $35,042

Manchester, NH $34,977

Spokane, WA $34,827

Denver, CO $34,824

Albany, NY $34,663

Troy, NY $34,649

Nassau, NY $34,613

Schenectady, NY $34,578

Wilmington, DE $34,550

Burlington, VT $34,503

Salem, OR $34,489

Portland, ME $34,383

Yakima, WA $34,349

Rochester, MN $34,243

Reno, NV $34,226

Fresno, CA $34,226

Milwaukee, WI $34,195

Detroit, MI $34,161

Ann Arbor, MI $34,155

Allentown, PA $34,151

Colorado Springs, CO $34,093

Syracuse, NY $34,076

Carson City, NV $34,076

Houston, TX $34,028

Eugene, OR $34,011

Gary, IN $33,970

Springfield, OR $33,942

Bismarck, ND $33,936

Galveston, TX $33,912

Medford, OR $33,860

Fort Collins, CO $33,847

Concord, NH $33,830

Austin, TX $33,819

Mesa, AZ $33,748

Reading, PA $33,744

Phoenix, AZ $33,741

Dallas, TX $33,731

Saint Cloud, MN $33,698

Madison, WI $33,652

Utica, NY $33,560

Rochester, NY $33,505

Des Moines, IA $33,502

Raleigh, NC $33,498

Atlanta, GA $33,447

Battle Creek, MI $33,437

Salt Lake City, UT $33,427

Lancaster, PA $33,375

Harrisburg, PA $33,328

Kansas City, MO $33,293

Champaign, IL $33,287

Kansas City, KS $33,287

Fort Worth, TX $33,283

Columbus, OH $33,277

Boca Raton, FL $33,270

Pittsburgh, PA $33,256

Richmond, VA $33,242

Indianapolis, IN $33,235

Cleveland, OH $33,232

Las Vegas, NV $33,191

Cincinnati, OH $33,191

Petersburg, VA $33,140

Huntsville, AL $33,088

Lansing, MI $33,066

Lebanon, PA $33,061

Pueblo, CO $33,058

Appleton, WI $33,047

Buffalo, NY $33,034

Dayton, OH $33,024

Racine, WI $33,017

Charlotte, NC $33,013

Saint Louis, MO $33,003

York, PA $32,983

Elkhart, IN $32,983

Gastonia, NC $32,976

Billings, MT $32,968

Beaumont, TX $32,959

Lorain, OH $32,952

Benton Harbor, MI $32,945

Toledo, OH $32,938

Binghamton, NY $32,921

Rock Hill, SC $32,918

Rockford, IL $32,901

Springfield, IL $32,887

Elyria, OH $32,884

Fargo, ND $32,884

Flagstaff, AZ $32,860

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,839

Duluth, MN $32,819

Miami, FL $32,819

Cheyenne, WY $32,795

Grand Forks, ND $32,795

Bangor, ME $32,720

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,682

Durham, NC $32,668

Louisville, KY $32,665

Grand Rapids, MI $32,658

Hialeah, FL $32,655

Casper, WY $32,607

Scranton, PA $32,566

New Orleans, LA $32,556

Virginia Beach, VA $32,552

Akron, OH $32,535

Peoria, IL $32,491

Sarasota, FL $32,484

Nashville, TN $32,460

Omaha, NE $32,460

Green Bay, WI $32,460

Baton Rouge, LA $32,443

Charleston, SC $32,436

Jamestown, NY $32,419

Davenport, IA $32,419

Tucson, AZ $32,402

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,381

Tampa, FL $32,375

Evansville, IN $32,354

Port Arthur, TX $32,354

Bradenton, FL $32,340

Santa Fe, NM $32,279

Orlando, FL $32,217

Clearwater, FL $32,207

Canton, OH $32,135

La Crosse, WI $32,135

Albuquerque, NM $32,115

Newport News, VA $32,112

High Point, NC $32,101

Ogden, UT $32,088

Corpus Christi, TX $32,060

Norfolk, VA $32,040

Laramie, WY $32,040

Rock Island, IL $32,019

Saginaw, MI $32,013

Jacksonville, FL $32,009

Salisbury, NC $32,002

Boise, ID $31,995

Moline, IL $31,978

Fort Myers, FL $31,968

Memphis, TN $31,961

Tulsa, OK $31,944

Waterloo, IA $31,924

Spartanburg, SC $31,890

Lincoln, NE $31,872

Fort Wayne, IN $31,866

Provo, UT $31,862

Cedar Falls, IA $31,821

San Antonio, TX $31,808

Greensboro, NC $31,794

South Bend, IN $31,790

Savannah, GA $31,753

Muskegon, MI $31,739

Birmingham, AL $31,736

Winston Salem, NC $31,719

Lake Charles, LA $31,637

Anderson, IN $31,630

Lexington, KY $31,620

Augusta, GA $31,609

Greenville, SC $31,609

Lima, OH $31,582

Wichita, KS $31,579

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,579

Columbia, SC $31,548

Springfield, OH $31,541

Asheville, NC $31,486

Bloomington, IN $31,463

Knoxville, TN $31,340

Shreveport, LA $31,336

Wilmington, NC $31,292

Roanoke, VA $31,292

Topeka, KS $31,230

Frankfort, KY $31,227

Oklahoma City, OK $31,203

Chillicothe, OH $31,189

Longview, TX $31,186

Melbourne, FL $31,182

Sioux Falls, SD $31,128

Mobile, AL $31,124

Terre Haute, IN $31,111

Altoona, PA $31,090

Amarillo, TX $31,066

Killeen, TX $31,056

Fayetteville, AR $31,029

Chattanooga, TN $31,019

Sioux City, IA $30,988

Idaho Falls, ID $30,981

Lynchburg, VA $30,954

Gainesville, FL $30,909

Portsmouth, OH $30,892

Little Rock, AR $30,885

Lafayette, LA $30,872

Youngstown, OH $30,872

Daytona Beach, FL $30,851

Clarksville, TN $30,848

Pensacola, FL $30,844

Temple, TX $30,842

Hopkinsville, KY $30,742

Erie, PA $30,735

Florence, SC $30,721

Charleston, WV $30,667

Great Falls, MT $30,650

Macon, GA $30,602

Tallahassee, FL $30,598

Fayetteville, NC $30,592

Waco, TX $30,585

Helena, MT $30,561

Pine Bluff, AR $30,548

Vincennes, IN $30,506

Lubbock, TX $30,492

Alamogordo, NM $30,472

Twin Falls, ID $30,441

Rapid City, SD $30,431

Jackson, MS $30,370

Huntington, WV $30,367

Greenville, MS $30,366

Parkersburg, WV $30,331

Montgomery, AL $30,325

Wichita Falls, TX $30,291

Springfield, MO $30,291

Biloxi, MS $30,274

Monroe, LA $30,240

Johnstown, PA $30,216

Sumter, SC $30,202

Columbus, GA $30,199

Pascagoula, MS $30,134

Abilene, TX $30,134

Kingsport, TN $30,045

Albany, GA $30,045

Gulfport, MS $30,035

Alexandria, LA $29,922

Fort Smith, AR $29,837

El Paso, TX $29,744

Las Cruces, NM $29,591

Harlingen, TX $29,504

Pocatello, ID $29,499

Florence, AL $29,454

Brownsville, TX $29,447

Mcallen, TX $29,376

Dothan, AL $29,328

Columbus, MS $29,125

Altus, OK $28,966

Lawton, OK $28,901

Pierre, SD $28,778

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	$38,940	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,207	6%
Initiative	$35,865	5%
Collaboration	$35,865	5%
Cardiac	$35,524	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,524	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 May 01, 2026

$30,849

Average $34,158/year

$35,899

$2,571

Average $2,846/month

$2,992

$593

Average $657/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,899	$2,992	$690	$17
Average	$34,158	$2,846	$657	$16
25th Percentile	$30,849	$2,571	$593	$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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2023

$49,164

2024

$49,944

2025

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2024	$49,944
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