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

A CNA PER DIEM's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,806 for beginners, reaching about $37,971 at mid-level, and approach $38,508 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CNA PER DIEM?

CNA PER DIEM salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNA PER DIEM roles are District of Columbia $41,522, California $41,364, Massachusetts $40,813. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNA PER DIEM roles make?

Salaries for CNA PER DIEM level roles vary by specialization: Per Diem Physician: $249,137; Per Diem Attorney: $193,265; Per Diem Pharmacist: $153,378; Chaplain Per Diem: $111,238; Audiologist Per Diem: $88,618.

How do different companies affect a CNA PER DIEM's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for CNA PER DIEM 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 PER DIEM Salary in the United States

How much does a CNA PER DIEM make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA PER DIEM in the United States is $37,502 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $46,727
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,678 to $42,331
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,197

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CNA PER DIEM Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,331	$3,528	$814	$20
Average	$37,502	$3,125	$721	$18
25th Percentile	$33,678	$2,807	$648	$16

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Key Factors That Influence CNA PER DIEM Salaries

A CNA PER DIEM'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 PER DIEM Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNA PER DIEM'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): $35,806
Early Career (1-2 years): $36,496
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $37,971
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $38,172
Expert (over 8 years): $38,508

Levels	Salary
Entry Level CNA PER DIEM	$35,806
Intermediate Level CNA PER DIEM	$36,496
Senior Level CNA PER DIEM	$37,971
Specialist Level CNA PER DIEM	$38,172
Expert Level CNA PER DIEM	$38,508

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How Do CNA PER DIEM 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 PER DIEMs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $41,522.
California: $41,364.
Massachusetts: $40,813.

District of Columbia $41,522

California $41,364

Massachusetts $40,813

Washington $40,663

New Jersey $40,648

Alaska $40,596

Connecticut $40,078

New York $39,868

Hawaii $39,197

Rhode Island $38,882

Maryland $38,668

Minnesota $38,376

Colorado $38,263

Illinois $38,226

Oregon $38,083

Delaware $37,978

New Hampshire $37,912

Virginia $37,764

Pennsylvania $37,333

Nevada $37,116

North Dakota $37,044

Michigan $36,932

Wisconsin $36,891

Vermont $36,808

Texas $36,579

Maine $36,564

Arizona $36,542

Ohio $36,516

Georgia $36,170

Indiana $35,998

Wyoming $35,964

Utah $35,912

Iowa $35,889

Kansas $35,709

Louisiana $35,657

North Carolina $35,638

Missouri $35,630

Florida $35,484

Montana $35,405

Nebraska $35,330

Kentucky $35,289

South Carolina $35,139

Tennessee $35,045

Idaho $35,008

New Mexico $34,734

Oklahoma $34,674

Alabama $34,453

South Dakota $34,082

Arkansas $33,879

West Virginia $33,770

Mississippi $33,444

Top Paying Cities for CNA PER DIEMs

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: $47,301
San Francisco: $46,836
Oakland: $45,797

San Jose, CA $47,301

San Francisco, CA $46,836

Oakland, CA $45,797

New York, NY $43,461

Queens Village, NY $43,180

Paramus, NJ $42,880

Passaic, NJ $42,842

Bergenfield, NJ $42,805

Stamford, CT $42,748

Huntington, NY $42,711

Newark, NJ $42,467

Bridgeport, CT $42,392

New Brunswick, NJ $42,268

Vallejo, CA $42,190

Middlesex, NJ $42,167

Somerset, NJ $42,133

Petaluma, CA $42,047

Santa Cruz, CA $41,901

Boston, MA $41,826

Monterey, CA $41,638

Fairbanks, AK $41,612

Los Angeles, CA $41,541

Washington, DC $41,522

Seattle, WA $41,454

Santa Rosa, CA $41,447

Juneau, AK $41,338

Orange, CA $41,214

Anchorage, AK $41,147

Anaheim, CA $41,121

Santa Ana, CA $41,064

Nassau, NY $41,042

Long Beach, CA $41,027

Danbury, CT $41,016

Santa Maria, CA $40,888

Everett, WA $40,881

Bremerton, WA $40,697

Trenton, NJ $40,626

Sacramento, CA $40,611

San Diego, CA $40,592

Brockton, MA $40,577

Tacoma, WA $40,562

Santa Barbara, CA $40,509

Lowell, MA $40,359

New Suffolk, NY $40,344

Nashua, NH $40,299

Lompoc, CA $40,239

Ventura, CA $40,202

Stockton, CA $40,191

New Haven, CT $40,116

Atlantic City, NJ $40,018

Hartford, CT $39,936

Modesto, CA $39,917

Poughkeepsie, NY $39,834

New Britain, CT $39,816

Olympia, WA $39,763

Kennewick, WA $39,763

New London, CT $39,756

Norwich, CT $39,744

Lawrence, MA $39,726

Bakersfield, CA $39,621

Riverside, CA $39,568

New Bedford, MA $39,568

Richland, WA $39,531

Portsmouth, NH $39,501

Vineland, NJ $39,493

San Bernardino, CA $39,463

Boulder, CO $39,358

Worcester, MA $39,328

Portland, OR $39,294

Saint Paul, MN $39,249

Minneapolis, MN $39,249

Philadelphia, PA $39,197

Honolulu, HI $38,998

Springfield, MA $38,867

Providence, RI $38,863

Chicago, IL $38,754

Bellingham, WA $38,709

Baltimore, MD $38,668

Chico, CA $38,574

Wilmington, DE $38,511

Pittsfield, MA $38,473

Manchester, NH $38,402

Spokane, WA $38,237

Denver, CO $38,233

Albany, NY $38,057

Troy, NY $38,042

Schenectady, NY $37,963

Burlington, VT $37,881

Portland, ME $37,749

Salem, OR $37,719

Yakima, WA $37,712

Ann Arbor, MI $37,701

Rochester, MN $37,596

Fresno, CA $37,577

Reno, NV $37,577

Milwaukee, WI $37,543

Detroit, MI $37,506

Allentown, PA $37,494

Carson City, NV $37,491

Houston, TX $37,434

Colorado Springs, CO $37,431

Syracuse, NY $37,412

Eugene, OR $37,341

Bismarck, ND $37,296

Gary, IN $37,296

Galveston, TX $37,296

Springfield, OR $37,266

Medford, OR $37,176

Fort Collins, CO $37,161

Austin, TX $37,131

Mesa, AZ $37,052

Phoenix, AZ $37,044

Dallas, TX $37,033

Reading, PA $37,011

Saint Cloud, MN $36,996

Concord, NH $36,962

Madison, WI $36,947

Utica, NY $36,846

Raleigh, NC $36,816

Las Vegas, NV $36,812

Rochester, NY $36,786

Des Moines, IA $36,782

Atlanta, GA $36,722

Battle Creek, MI $36,711

Salt Lake City, UT $36,699

Lancaster, PA $36,643

Champaign, IL $36,636

Harrisburg, PA $36,591

Durham, NC $36,557

Kansas City, MO $36,553

Kansas City, KS $36,546

Fort Worth, TX $36,542

Boca Raton, FL $36,527

Cleveland, OH $36,523

Columbus, OH $36,516

Pittsburgh, PA $36,512

Richmond, VA $36,497

Indianapolis, IN $36,489

Cincinnati, OH $36,440

Petersburg, VA $36,384

Billings, MT $36,302

Lansing, MI $36,302

Huntsville, AL $36,302

Lebanon, PA $36,298

Dayton, OH $36,294

Pueblo, CO $36,294

Appleton, WI $36,283

Buffalo, NY $36,268

Racine, WI $36,249

Charlotte, NC $36,245

Saint Louis, MO $36,234

Springfield, IL $36,219

Elkhart, IN $36,212

York, PA $36,212

Gastonia, NC $36,208

Benton Harbor, MI $36,208

Beaumont, TX $36,185

Lorain, OH $36,178

Toledo, OH $36,163

Binghamton, NY $36,144

Rock Hill, SC $36,140

Rockford, IL $36,122

Fargo, ND $36,103

Elyria, OH $36,103

Flagstaff, AZ $36,077

Fort Lauderdale, FL $36,054

Miami, FL $36,032

Duluth, MN $35,972

Bangor, ME $35,923

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,882

Louisville, KY $35,863

Grand Rapids, MI $35,855

Hialeah, FL $35,852

Casper, WY $35,799

Scranton, PA $35,754

New Orleans, LA $35,743

Virginia Beach, VA $35,739

Akron, OH $35,720

Peoria, IL $35,672

Sarasota, FL $35,664

Green Bay, WI $35,638

Baton Rouge, LA $35,619

Charleston, SC $35,612

Nashville, TN $35,600

Jamestown, NY $35,593

Davenport, IA $35,593

Tucson, AZ $35,574

Cheyenne, WY $35,563

Saint Petersburg, FL $35,552

Tampa, FL $35,544

Omaha, NE $35,537

Port Arthur, TX $35,522

Evansville, IN $35,522

Bradenton, FL $35,507

Santa Fe, NM $35,439

Orlando, FL $35,402

Clearwater, FL $35,360

Canton, OH $35,282

La Crosse, WI $35,282

Grand Forks, ND $35,270

Albuquerque, NM $35,259

Tulsa, OK $35,259

Newport News, VA $35,255

High Point, NC $35,244

Ogden, UT $35,229

Corpus Christi, TX $35,199

Laramie, WY $35,177

Norfolk, VA $35,177

Rock Island, IL $35,154

Saginaw, MI $35,147

Jacksonville, FL $35,143

Salisbury, NC $35,135

Memphis, TN $35,128

Moline, IL $35,109

Fort Myers, FL $35,098

Waterloo, IA $35,049

Spartanburg, SC $35,012

Lincoln, NE $34,993

Fort Wayne, IN $34,985

Birmingham, AL $34,944

Cedar Falls, IA $34,937

Provo, UT $34,933

Springfield, OH $34,929

San Antonio, TX $34,922

Greensboro, NC $34,907

South Bend, IN $34,903

Winston Salem, NC $34,899

Boise, ID $34,888

Savannah, GA $34,862

Muskegon, MI $34,794

Lima, OH $34,749

Lake Charles, LA $34,734

Anderson, IN $34,727

Lexington, KY $34,715

Augusta, GA $34,704

Greenville, SC $34,704

Wichita, KS $34,670

Tuscaloosa, AL $34,670

Columbia, SC $34,637

Bloomington, IN $34,543

Roanoke, VA $34,520

Asheville, NC $34,472

Knoxville, TN $34,408

Shreveport, LA $34,404

Wilmington, NC $34,355

Frankfort, KY $34,284

Oklahoma City, OK $34,258

Chillicothe, OH $34,243

Longview, TX $34,239

Topeka, KS $34,228

Mobile, AL $34,172

Terre Haute, IN $34,157

Erie, PA $34,153

Altoona, PA $34,134

Melbourne, FL $34,123

Amarillo, TX $34,108

Killeen, TX $34,097

Fayetteville, AR $34,067

Sioux Falls, SD $34,040

Chattanooga, TN $34,018

Idaho Falls, ID $34,014

Gainesville, FL $33,935

Portsmouth, OH $33,917

Little Rock, AR $33,909

Lynchburg, VA $33,909

Lafayette, LA $33,894

Youngstown, OH $33,894

Temple, TX $33,879

Daytona Beach, FL $33,872

Clarksville, TN $33,868

Pensacola, FL $33,864

Hopkinsville, KY $33,752

Charleston, WV $33,748

Florence, SC $33,729

Sioux City, IA $33,707

Macon, GA $33,598

Tallahassee, FL $33,594

Fayetteville, NC $33,587

Waco, TX $33,579

Wichita Falls, TX $33,579

Pine Bluff, AR $33,564

Vincennes, IN $33,493

Lubbock, TX $33,478

Great Falls, MT $33,455

Alamogordo, NM $33,452

Abilene, TX $33,422

Rapid City, SD $33,373

Monroe, LA $33,373

Albany, GA $33,350

Huntington, WV $33,347

Jackson, MS $33,343

Greenville, MS $33,339

Parkersburg, WV $33,302

Montgomery, AL $33,294

Johnstown, PA $33,287

Springfield, MO $33,257

Biloxi, MS $33,238

Sumter, SC $33,159

Columbus, GA $33,155

Twin Falls, ID $33,133

Pascagoula, MS $33,084

Kingsport, TN $32,987

Gulfport, MS $32,975

Alexandria, LA $32,852

Fort Smith, AR $32,758

El Paso, TX $32,657

Helena, MT $32,608

Las Cruces, NM $32,488

Harlingen, TX $32,383

Pocatello, ID $32,349

Florence, AL $32,338

Brownsville, TX $32,330

Dothan, AL $32,270

Mcallen, TX $32,252

Columbus, MS $31,974

Altus, OK $31,802

Lawton, OK $31,730

Pierre, SD $31,595

What Skills Can Increase a CNA PER DIEM'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 PER DIEM'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	$41,627	11%
Interviewing	$40,502	8%
Talent Acquisition	$39,752	6%
Written Communication	$39,752	6%
Planning	$39,377	5%
Hard Working	$39,002	4%

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How Education impacts a CNA PER DIEM's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many CNA PER DIEMs 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 PER DIEM with a No Diploma is between $39,768 and $43,591).

CNA PER DIEM Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for CNA PER DIEM

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 PER DIEM Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNA PER DIEM'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

$33,678

Average $37,502/year

$42,331

$2,807

Average $3,125/month

$3,528

$648

Average $721/week

$814

$16

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,331	$3,528	$814	$20
Average	$37,502	$3,125	$721	$18
25th Percentile	$33,678	$2,807	$648	$16

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Salary Trends for CNA PER DIEM

Salaries for a CNA PER DIEM can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $29,397 in 2023 to around $29,490 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of CNA PER DIEM salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of CNA PER DIEM Over Time

2022

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2023

$29,397

2024

$29,716

2025

$29,490

2026

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2023	$29,397
2024	$29,716
2025	$29,490
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