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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for CNA Caregiver?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for CNA Caregiver roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A CNA Caregiver's salary?

A CNA Caregiver's salary grows with experience: a Behavioral Home Care Aide (0-0 years)earns $37,450, a Home Care Aide I (0-1 years)earns $33,791, a CNA Caregiver (1-3 years)earns $40,637, a Home Care Aide III (3-5 years)earns $45,359, a Home Care Aide Coordinator (5+ years)earns $45,413,

What are the highest paying states for a CNA Caregiver?

CNA Caregiver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNA Caregiver roles are District of Columbia $44,417, California $44,248, Massachusetts $43,659. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNA Caregiver roles make?

Salaries for CNA Caregiver level roles vary by specialization: Cna Prn: $57,995; Cna II: $43,438; Hospice Cna: $43,093; Cna Class: $35,956; Cna Float: $35,391.

CNA Caregiver Salary in Colorado

How much does a CNA Caregiver make in Colorado?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA Caregiver in Colorado is $40,931 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,561
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,744 to $44,925
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,843

10% $34,843

50% (Median) $40,931

90% $48,561

CNA Caregiver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,925	$3,744	$864	$22
Average	$40,931	$3,411	$787	$20
25th Percentile	$37,744	$3,145	$726	$18

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Key Factors That Influence CNA Caregiver Salaries

A CNA Caregiver'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CNA Caregiver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNA Caregiver'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): $37,450
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,791
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,637
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,359
Expert (over 8 years): $45,413

Levels	Salary
Behaviora... Level CNA Caregiver	$37,450
Home Care... Level CNA Caregiver	$33,791
CNA Careg... Level CNA Caregiver	$40,637
Home Care... Level CNA Caregiver	$45,359
Home Care... Level CNA Caregiver	$45,413

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

District of Columbia: $44,417.
California: $44,248.
Massachusetts: $43,659.

District of Columbia $44,417 California $44,248 Massachusetts $43,659 Washington $43,498 New Jersey $43,482 Alaska $43,426 Connecticut $42,872 New York $42,648

Hawaii $41,930 Rhode Island $41,593 Maryland $41,364 Minnesota $41,051 Colorado $40,931 Illinois $40,891 Oregon $40,738 Delaware $40,626

New Hampshire $40,555 Virginia $40,397 Pennsylvania $39,936 Nevada $39,703 North Dakota $39,627 Michigan $39,507 Wisconsin $39,463 Vermont $39,374

Texas $39,130 Maine $39,113 Arizona $39,089 Ohio $39,061 Georgia $38,692 Indiana $38,508 Wyoming $38,472 Utah $38,415

Iowa $38,391 Kansas $38,199 Louisiana $38,143 North Carolina $38,123 Missouri $38,115 Florida $37,958 Montana $37,874 Nebraska $37,794

Kentucky $37,750 South Carolina $37,589 Tennessee $37,489 Idaho $37,449 New Mexico $37,156 Oklahoma $37,092 Alabama $36,855 South Dakota $36,458

Arkansas $36,241 West Virginia $36,125 Mississippi $35,776

Top Paying Cities for CNA Caregivers

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:

Glen Haven: $40,129
Hygiene: $41,524
Johnstown: $40,219

Glen Haven, CO $40,129

Hygiene, CO $41,524

Johnstown, CO $40,219

Laporte, CO $39,773

Livermore, CO $39,644

Loveland, CO $40,093

Lyons, CO $41,451

Masonville, CO $39,798

Mead, CO $40,676

Milliken, CO $40,163

Niwot, CO $41,850

Red Feather Lakes, CO $39,753

Severance, CO $39,830

Timnath, CO $39,779

Wellington, CO $39,556

Windsor, CO $39,836

Brighton, CO $40,823

Ault, CO $39,760

Briggsdale, CO $39,771

Carr, CO $39,087

Eastlake, CO $40,930

Eaton, CO $39,886

Evans, CO $40,089

Fort Lupton, CO $40,707

Galeton, CO $39,890

Gilcrest, CO $40,308

Gill, CO $39,955

Greeley, CO $39,990

Henderson, CO $40,887

Hudson, CO $40,573

Keenesburg, CO $40,377

Kersey, CO $39,960

La Salle, CO $40,238

Lucerne, CO $39,947

Nunn, CO $39,634

Orchard, CO $39,766

Pierce, CO $39,785

Ohio City, CO $40,195

Parlin, CO $40,006

Penrose, CO $39,656

Pitkin, CO $40,145

Poncha Springs, CO $39,873

Powderhorn, CO $39,922

Rockvale, CO $39,476

Sargents, CO $39,805

Twin Lakes, CO $41,120

Westcliffe, CO $39,498

Wetmore, CO $39,244

Durango, CO $40,034

Cahone, CO $39,935

Cortez, CO $39,905

Dolores, CO $40,000

Dove Creek, CO $39,896

Egnar, CO $39,918

Hesperus, CO $39,684

Lewis, CO $40,006

Mancos, CO $39,905

Marvel, CO $39,683

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $39,698

Pleasant View, CO $39,821

Rico, CO $40,010

Towaoc, CO $39,739

Yellow Jacket, CO $39,958

Montrose, CO $40,160

Austin, CO $40,212

Bedrock, CO $39,908

Cedaredge, CO $40,253

Cory, CO $40,202

Crawford, CO $40,088

Delta, CO $40,159

Eckert, CO $40,222

Hotchkiss, CO $40,197

Lazear, CO $40,167

Naturita, CO $39,989

Norwood, CO $40,004

Nucla, CO $40,050

Olathe, CO $40,115

Ophir, CO $40,048

Ouray, CO $40,041

Paonia, CO $40,382

Paradox, CO $39,930

Placerville, CO $40,011

Redvale, CO $40,023

Ridgway, CO $40,036

Silverton, CO $39,968

Somerset, CO $40,504

Telluride, CO $40,055

Grand Junction, CO $40,407

Platteville, CO $40,397

Roggen, CO $39,980

Weldona, CO $39,672

Wiggins, CO $39,884

Fort Morgan, CO $39,688

Log Lane Village, CO $39,818

Akron, CO $39,400

Amherst, CO $39,274

Atwood, CO $39,538

Brush, CO $39,536

Crook, CO $39,426

Eckley, CO $39,302

Fleming, CO $39,501

Grover, CO $39,470

Haxtun, CO $39,493

Hereford, CO $39,218

Hillrose, CO $39,574

Holyoke, CO $39,374

Idalia, CO $39,176

Iliff, CO $39,529

Julesburg, CO $39,370

Lindon, CO $39,231

Merino, CO $39,573

New Raymer, CO $39,564

Otis, CO $39,436

Ovid, CO $39,384

Padroni, CO $39,429

Paoli, CO $39,494

Peetz, CO $39,418

Sedgwick, CO $39,398

Snyder, CO $39,543

Sterling, CO $39,606

Stoneham, CO $39,566

Vernon, CO $39,214

Woodrow, CO $39,313

Wray, CO $39,292

Yuma, CO $39,424

Anton, CO $39,241

Arapahoe, CO $38,932

Arriba, CO $39,073

Bethune, CO $39,131

Burlington, CO $39,095

Calhan, CO $39,713

Cascade, CO $40,040

Cheyenne Wells, CO $38,989

Cope, CO $39,223

Cripple Creek, CO $39,964

Divide, CO $39,986

Flagler, CO $39,113

Florissant, CO $39,953

Fountain, CO $39,710

Genoa, CO $39,100

Green Mountain Falls, CO $40,030

Guffey, CO $39,910

Hugo, CO $38,860

Joes, CO $39,262

Karval, CO $38,635

Kirk, CO $39,229

Kit Carson, CO $38,940

Limon, CO $39,336

Lake George, CO $40,013

Manitou Springs, CO $40,040

Matheson, CO $39,307

Peyton, CO $39,901

Ramah, CO $39,053

Rush, CO $39,146

Seibert, CO $39,097

Simla, CO $39,486

Stratton, CO $39,136

U S A F Academy, CO $40,037

Victor, CO $39,946

Vona, CO $39,120

Wild Horse, CO $38,865

Woodland Park, CO $40,007

Yoder, CO $39,297

Colorado Springs, CO $40,040

Clifton, CO $40,382

Fruita, CO $40,281

Gateway, CO $39,998

Glade Park, CO $40,136

Loma, CO $40,296

Mack, CO $40,189

Palisade, CO $40,309

Whitewater, CO $40,133

Glenwood Springs, CO $40,796

Dinosaur, CO $40,122

Aspen, CO $41,561

Snowmass Village, CO $41,559

Avon, CO $41,186

Basalt, CO $41,428

Carbondale, CO $41,274

Collbran, CO $40,269

Craig, CO $40,565

De Beque, CO $40,264

Eagle, CO $41,017

Edwards, CO $41,105

Parachute, CO $40,474

Battlement Mesa, CO $40,437

Gypsum, CO $40,813

Hamilton, CO $40,737

Hayden, CO $40,622

Maybell, CO $40,173

Meeker, CO $40,741

Meredith, CO $41,292

Mesa, CO $40,249

Minturn, CO $41,060

Molina, CO $40,225

New Castle, CO $40,656

Rangely, CO $40,286

Red Cliff, CO $41,055

Rifle, CO $40,555

Silt, CO $40,538

Slater, CO $40,372

Snowmass, CO $41,476

Wolcott, CO $41,042

Woody Creek, CO $41,558

Vail, CO $41,236

Pueblo, CO $38,825

Colorado City, CO $39,090

Aguilar, CO $39,261

Arlington, CO $38,570

Avondale, CO $38,929

Beulah, CO $39,093

Boncarbo, CO $39,280

Boone, CO $39,055

Branson, CO $38,959

Campo, CO $38,814

Cheraw, CO $38,889

Crowley, CO $38,972

Eads, CO $38,917

Fort Lyon, CO $38,874

Fowler, CO $38,985

Gardner, CO $39,367

Granada, CO $39,004

Hartman, CO $39,079

Hasty, CO $38,959

Haswell, CO $38,729

Hoehne, CO $39,217

Holly, CO $38,955

Kim, CO $38,919

La Junta, CO $38,944

Lamar, CO $39,063

Las Animas, CO $38,922

La Veta, CO $39,435

Mc Clave, CO $38,965

Manzanola, CO $38,914

Model, CO $38,973

Olney Springs, CO $38,847

Ordway, CO $38,654

Pritchett, CO $38,921

Rocky Ford, CO $38,858

Rye, CO $39,150

Sheridan Lake, CO $38,932

Springfield, CO $39,000

Sugar City, CO $38,550

Swink, CO $38,905

Trinchera, CO $39,049

Trinidad, CO $39,218

Two Buttes, CO $38,998

Vilas, CO $38,992

Walsenburg, CO $39,227

Walsh, CO $38,951

Weston, CO $39,354

Wiley, CO $38,929

Alamosa, CO $39,735

Antonito, CO $39,710

Arboles, CO $39,790

Arvada, CO $40,931

Aurora, CO $40,903

Bayfield, CO $39,902

Broomfield, CO $41,111

Commerce City, CO $40,835

Dupont, CO $40,913

Eldorado Springs, CO $41,887

Lafayette, CO $41,516

Louisville, CO $41,567

Westminster, CO $40,912

Wheat Ridge, CO $40,910

Agate, CO $39,461

Bennett, CO $40,487

Byers, CO $40,003

Castle Rock, CO $40,181

Deer Trail, CO $39,739

Elbert, CO $39,927

Elizabeth, CO $40,263

Englewood, CO $40,903

Franktown, CO $40,154

Kiowa, CO $39,974

Larkspur, CO $40,050

Littleton, CO $40,863

Lone Tree, CO $40,755

Louviers, CO $40,698

Monument, CO $40,011

Palmer Lake, CO $40,015

Parker, CO $40,605

Sedalia, CO $40,201

Strasburg, CO $40,358

Watkins, CO $40,661

Denver, CO $40,899

Thornton, CO $40,931

Boulder, CO $42,089

Golden, CO $40,907

Alma, CO $40,677

Bailey, CO $40,585

Black Hawk, CO $41,316

Bond, CO $41,038

Breckenridge, CO $40,764

Buffalo Creek, CO $40,444

Burns, CO $40,774

Central City, CO $41,084

Clark, CO $40,388

Climax, CO $40,811

Coalmont, CO $40,318

Como, CO $40,181

Conifer, CO $40,690

Cowdrey, CO $40,155

Dillon, CO $40,739

Dumont, CO $40,937

Evergreen, CO $40,836

Empire, CO $40,750

Fairplay, CO $40,218

Fraser, CO $40,796

Frisco, CO $40,991

Georgetown, CO $40,720

Granby, CO $40,688

Grand Lake, CO $40,665

Grant, CO $40,376

Hartsel, CO $40,004

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $40,633

Idaho Springs, CO $40,868

Idledale, CO $40,865

Indian Hills, CO $40,844

Jamestown, CO $42,022

Jefferson, CO $40,291

Kittredge, CO $40,848

Kremmling, CO $40,629

Leadville, CO $40,761

Mc Coy, CO $40,768

Morrison, CO $40,835

Nederland, CO $41,639

Oak Creek, CO $40,695

Parshall, CO $40,870

Phippsburg, CO $40,735

Pine, CO $40,493

Pinecliffe, CO $41,835

Rand, CO $40,321

Rollinsville, CO $41,445

Shawnee, CO $40,483

Silver Plume, CO $40,547

Steamboat Springs, CO $40,619

Tabernash, CO $40,891

Toponas, CO $40,720

Walden, CO $40,261

Ward, CO $41,530

Winter Park, CO $40,944

Yampa, CO $40,776

Silverthorne, CO $40,956

Longmont, CO $41,362

Allenspark, CO $41,174

Estes Park, CO $40,556

Bellvue, CO $40,037

Berthoud, CO $40,528

Dacono, CO $41,000

Drake, CO $40,051

Erie, CO $41,184

Firestone, CO $40,898

Fort Collins, CO $39,751

Frederick, CO $40,900

Blanca, CO $39,594

Capulin, CO $39,797

Center, CO $39,765

Chama, CO $39,458

Chimney Rock, CO $39,807

Chromo, CO $39,540

Conejos, CO $39,685

Creede, CO $39,893

Crestone, CO $39,613

Del Norte, CO $39,807

Fort Garland, CO $39,505

San Luis, CO $39,345

Homelake, CO $39,769

Hooper, CO $39,637

Ignacio, CO $39,730

Jaroso, CO $39,431

La Jara, CO $39,749

Manassa, CO $39,709

Moffat, CO $39,665

Monte Vista, CO $39,793

Mosca, CO $39,587

Pagosa Springs, CO $39,803

Romeo, CO $39,826

Saguache, CO $39,801

Sanford, CO $39,603

San Pablo, CO $39,399

South Fork, CO $39,846

Villa Grove, CO $39,718

Salida, CO $39,874

Almont, CO $40,901

Buena Vista, CO $40,838

Canon City, CO $39,696

Cimarron, CO $39,964

Coal Creek, CO $39,461

Coaldale, CO $39,777

Cotopaxi, CO $39,665

Crested Butte, CO $41,116

Florence, CO $39,399

Monarch, CO $39,958

Granite, CO $40,557

Gunnison, CO $39,995

Hillside, CO $39,650

Howard, CO $39,848

Lake City, CO $39,962

Nathrop, CO $39,994

CNA Caregiver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNA Caregiver roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, CNA Caregiver positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view CNA Caregiver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a CNA Caregiver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$49,117	$24.0	20%

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

Understanding how a CNA Caregiver'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.

$37,744

Average $40,931/year

$44,925

$3,145

Average $3,411/month

$3,744

$726

Average $787/week

$864

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,925	$3,744	$864	$22
Average	$40,931	$3,411	$787	$20
25th Percentile	$37,744	$3,145	$726	$18

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