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 $34,036, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $34,301, 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 $37,830, California $37,686, Massachusetts $37,184. 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: $58,022; Hospice Cna: $43,096; Lead Cna: $42,101; Cna II: $41,844; Cna Supervisor: $41,583.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA Instructor in the United States is $34,167 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): $37,559
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,875 to $35,942
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,878

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CNA Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,942	$2,995	$691	$17
Average	$34,167	$2,847	$657	$16
25th Percentile	$30,875	$2,573	$594	$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: $37,830.
California: $37,686.
Massachusetts: $37,184.

District of Columbia $37,830 California $37,686 Massachusetts $37,184 Washington $37,047 New Jersey $37,034 Alaska $36,986 Connecticut $36,514 New York $36,323

Hawaii $35,711 Rhode Island $35,424 Maryland $35,229 Minnesota $34,963 Colorado $34,860 Illinois $34,826 Oregon $34,696 Delaware $34,601

New Hampshire $34,541 Virginia $34,406 Pennsylvania $34,013 Nevada $33,815 North Dakota $33,750 Michigan $33,648 Wisconsin $33,610 Vermont $33,535

Texas $33,326 Maine $33,313 Arizona $33,292 Ohio $33,268 Georgia $32,954 Indiana $32,797 Wyoming $32,766 Utah $32,718

Iowa $32,698 Kansas $32,534 Louisiana $32,486 North Carolina $32,469 Missouri $32,462 Florida $32,329 Montana $32,257 Nebraska $32,189

Kentucky $32,151 South Carolina $32,014 Tennessee $31,929 Idaho $31,895 New Mexico $31,645 Oklahoma $31,591 Alabama $31,389 South Dakota $31,051

Arkansas $30,866 West Virginia $30,767 Mississippi $30,470

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: $43,095
San Francisco: $42,671
Oakland: $41,725

San Jose, CA $43,095

San Francisco, CA $42,671

Oakland, CA $41,725

New York, NY $39,596

Queens Village, NY $39,340

Paramus, NJ $39,066

Passaic, NJ $39,032

Bergenfield, NJ $38,998

Stamford, CT $38,947

Huntington, NY $38,913

Newark, NJ $38,691

Bridgeport, CT $38,622

New Brunswick, NJ $38,510

Vallejo, CA $38,438

Middlesex, NJ $38,417

Somerset, NJ $38,387

Petaluma, CA $38,308

Santa Cruz, CA $38,175

Boston, MA $38,106

Monterey, CA $37,936

Fairbanks, AK $37,912

Los Angeles, CA $37,847

Washington, DC $37,830

Seattle, WA $37,768

Santa Rosa, CA $37,761

Juneau, AK $37,662

Orange, CA $37,549

Anchorage, AK $37,488

Anaheim, CA $37,464

Santa Ana, CA $37,413

Nassau, NY $37,392

Long Beach, CA $37,379

Danbury, CT $37,368

Santa Maria, CA $37,252

Everett, WA $37,245

Bremerton, WA $37,078

Trenton, NJ $37,013

Sacramento, CA $36,999

San Diego, CA $36,982

Brockton, MA $36,969

Tacoma, WA $36,955

Santa Barbara, CA $36,907

Lowell, MA $36,770

New Suffolk, NY $36,757

Nashua, NH $36,716

Lompoc, CA $36,661

Ventura, CA $36,627

Stockton, CA $36,617

New Haven, CT $36,548

Atlantic City, NJ $36,459

Hartford, CT $36,384

Modesto, CA $36,367

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,292

New Britain, CT $36,275

Olympia, WA $36,227

Kennewick, WA $36,227

New London, CT $36,220

Norwich, CT $36,210

Lawrence, MA $36,193

Bakersfield, CA $36,097

Riverside, CA $36,049

New Bedford, MA $36,049

Richland, WA $36,015

Portsmouth, NH $35,988

Vineland, NJ $35,981

San Bernardino, CA $35,954

Boulder, CO $35,858

Worcester, MA $35,831

Portland, OR $35,800

Saint Paul, MN $35,759

Minneapolis, MN $35,759

Philadelphia, PA $35,711

Honolulu, HI $35,530

Springfield, MA $35,411

Providence, RI $35,407

Chicago, IL $35,308

Bellingham, WA $35,267

Baltimore, MD $35,229

Chico, CA $35,144

Wilmington, DE $35,086

Pittsfield, MA $35,052

Manchester, NH $34,987

Spokane, WA $34,837

Denver, CO $34,833

Albany, NY $34,673

Troy, NY $34,659

Schenectady, NY $34,587

Burlington, VT $34,512

Portland, ME $34,392

Salem, OR $34,365

Yakima, WA $34,358

Ann Arbor, MI $34,348

Rochester, MN $34,252

Fresno, CA $34,235

Reno, NV $34,235

Milwaukee, WI $34,204

Detroit, MI $34,170

Allentown, PA $34,160

Carson City, NV $34,157

Houston, TX $34,105

Colorado Springs, CO $34,102

Syracuse, NY $34,085

Eugene, OR $34,020

Bismarck, ND $33,979

Gary, IN $33,979

Galveston, TX $33,979

Springfield, OR $33,952

Medford, OR $33,870

Fort Collins, CO $33,856

Austin, TX $33,829

Mesa, AZ $33,757

Phoenix, AZ $33,750

Dallas, TX $33,740

Reading, PA $33,719

Saint Cloud, MN $33,706

Concord, NH $33,675

Madison, WI $33,661

Utica, NY $33,569

Raleigh, NC $33,542

Las Vegas, NV $33,538

Rochester, NY $33,514

Des Moines, IA $33,511

Atlanta, GA $33,456

Battle Creek, MI $33,446

Salt Lake City, UT $33,436

Lancaster, PA $33,384

Champaign, IL $33,378

Harrisburg, PA $33,337

Durham, NC $33,306

Kansas City, MO $33,302

Kansas City, KS $33,296

Fort Worth, TX $33,292

Boca Raton, FL $33,279

Cleveland, OH $33,275

Columbus, OH $33,268

Pittsburgh, PA $33,265

Richmond, VA $33,251

Indianapolis, IN $33,244

Cincinnati, OH $33,200

Petersburg, VA $33,149

Billings, MT $33,074

Lansing, MI $33,074

Huntsville, AL $33,074

Lebanon, PA $33,070

Dayton, OH $33,067

Pueblo, CO $33,067

Appleton, WI $33,056

Buffalo, NY $33,043

Racine, WI $33,026

Charlotte, NC $33,022

Saint Louis, MO $33,012

Springfield, IL $32,998

Elkhart, IN $32,992

York, PA $32,992

Gastonia, NC $32,988

Benton Harbor, MI $32,988

Beaumont, TX $32,968

Lorain, OH $32,961

Toledo, OH $32,947

Binghamton, NY $32,930

Rock Hill, SC $32,927

Rockford, IL $32,910

Fargo, ND $32,892

Elyria, OH $32,892

Flagstaff, AZ $32,869

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,848

Miami, FL $32,828

Duluth, MN $32,773

Bangor, ME $32,728

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,691

Louisville, KY $32,674

Grand Rapids, MI $32,667

Hialeah, FL $32,664

Casper, WY $32,616

Scranton, PA $32,575

New Orleans, LA $32,564

Virginia Beach, VA $32,561

Akron, OH $32,544

Peoria, IL $32,500

Sarasota, FL $32,493

Green Bay, WI $32,469

Baton Rouge, LA $32,452

Charleston, SC $32,445

Nashville, TN $32,435

Jamestown, NY $32,428

Davenport, IA $32,428

Tucson, AZ $32,411

Cheyenne, WY $32,400

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,390

Tampa, FL $32,383

Omaha, NE $32,377

Port Arthur, TX $32,363

Evansville, IN $32,363

Bradenton, FL $32,349

Santa Fe, NM $32,288

Orlando, FL $32,254

Clearwater, FL $32,216

Canton, OH $32,144

La Crosse, WI $32,144

Grand Forks, ND $32,134

Albuquerque, NM $32,124

Tulsa, OK $32,124

Newport News, VA $32,120

High Point, NC $32,110

Ogden, UT $32,096

Corpus Christi, TX $32,069

Laramie, WY $32,049

Norfolk, VA $32,049

Rock Island, IL $32,028

Saginaw, MI $32,021

Jacksonville, FL $32,018

Salisbury, NC $32,011

Memphis, TN $32,004

Moline, IL $31,987

Fort Myers, FL $31,977

Waterloo, IA $31,932

Spartanburg, SC $31,898

Lincoln, NE $31,881

Fort Wayne, IN $31,874

Birmingham, AL $31,837

Cedar Falls, IA $31,830

Provo, UT $31,826

Springfield, OH $31,823

San Antonio, TX $31,816

Greensboro, NC $31,803

South Bend, IN $31,799

Winston Salem, NC $31,796

Boise, ID $31,785

Savannah, GA $31,762

Muskegon, MI $31,700

Lima, OH $31,659

Lake Charles, LA $31,645

Anderson, IN $31,639

Lexington, KY $31,628

Augusta, GA $31,618

Greenville, SC $31,618

Wichita, KS $31,587

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,587

Columbia, SC $31,557

Bloomington, IN $31,471

Roanoke, VA $31,451

Asheville, NC $31,406

Knoxville, TN $31,348

Shreveport, LA $31,345

Wilmington, NC $31,300

Frankfort, KY $31,235

Oklahoma City, OK $31,211

Chillicothe, OH $31,198

Longview, TX $31,194

Topeka, KS $31,184

Mobile, AL $31,133

Terre Haute, IN $31,119

Erie, PA $31,116

Altoona, PA $31,099

Melbourne, FL $31,088

Amarillo, TX $31,075

Killeen, TX $31,065

Fayetteville, AR $31,037

Sioux Falls, SD $31,013

Chattanooga, TN $30,993

Idaho Falls, ID $30,989

Gainesville, FL $30,918

Portsmouth, OH $30,901

Little Rock, AR $30,894

Lynchburg, VA $30,894

Lafayette, LA $30,880

Youngstown, OH $30,880

Temple, TX $30,866

Daytona Beach, FL $30,860

Clarksville, TN $30,856

Pensacola, FL $30,853

Hopkinsville, KY $30,750

Charleston, WV $30,747

Florence, SC $30,730

Sioux City, IA $30,709

Macon, GA $30,610

Tallahassee, FL $30,607

Fayetteville, NC $30,600

Waco, TX $30,593

Wichita Falls, TX $30,593

Pine Bluff, AR $30,579

Vincennes, IN $30,514

Lubbock, TX $30,501

Great Falls, MT $30,480

Alamogordo, NM $30,477

Abilene, TX $30,450

Rapid City, SD $30,405

Monroe, LA $30,405

Albany, GA $30,385

Huntington, WV $30,381

Jackson, MS $30,378

Greenville, MS $30,374

Parkersburg, WV $30,340

Montgomery, AL $30,333

Johnstown, PA $30,327

Springfield, MO $30,299

Biloxi, MS $30,282

Sumter, SC $30,210

Columbus, GA $30,207

Twin Falls, ID $30,186

Pascagoula, MS $30,142

Kingsport, TN $30,053

Gulfport, MS $30,043

Alexandria, LA $29,930

Fort Smith, AR $29,845

El Paso, TX $29,753

Helena, MT $29,708

Las Cruces, NM $29,599

Harlingen, TX $29,503

Pocatello, ID $29,472

Florence, AL $29,462

Brownsville, TX $29,455

Dothan, AL $29,401

Mcallen, TX $29,384

Columbus, MS $29,131

Altus, OK $28,974

Lawton, OK $28,909

Pierre, SD $28,786

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	$38,950	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,217	6%
Initiative	$35,875	5%
Collaboration	$35,875	5%
Cardiac	$35,534	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,534	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 April 01, 2026

$30,875

Average $34,167/year

$35,942

$2,573

Average $2,847/month

$2,995

$594

Average $657/week

$691

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,942	$2,995	$691	$17
Average	$34,167	$2,847	$657	$16
25th Percentile	$30,875	$2,573	$594	$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

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2024	$49,944
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