What are the main factors that influence a NA Nursing Assistant's salary?

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

How does experience change A NA Nursing Assistant's salary?

A NA Nursing Assistant's salary grows with experience: a NA Nursing Assistant (0-0 years)earns $33,755, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $34,022, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $37,697,

What are the highest paying states for a NA Nursing Assistant?

NA Nursing Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for NA Nursing Assistant roles are District of Columbia $37,514, California $37,372, Massachusetts $36,874. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of NA Nursing Assistant roles make?

Salaries for NA Nursing Assistant level roles vary by specialization: NA Sales Manager: $164,556; Assistant Dean Of Nursing: $138,795; Assistant Director Of Nursing: $102,079; Assistant Nursing Manager: $96,595; Geriatric Nursing Assistant: $38,657.

How do different companies affect a NA Nursing Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for NA Nursing Assistant 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.

NA Nursing Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a NA Nursing Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a NA Nursing Assistant in the United States is $33,882 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a NA Nursing Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,183
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,600 to $35,610
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,612

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NA Nursing Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,610	$2,967	$685	$17
Average	$33,882	$2,824	$652	$16
25th Percentile	$30,600	$2,550	$588	$15

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Key Factors That Influence NA Nursing Assistant Salaries

A NA Nursing Assistant'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 NA Nursing Assistant 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 NA Nursing Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,514.
California: $37,372.
Massachusetts: $36,874.

District of Columbia $37,514

California $37,372

Massachusetts $36,874

Washington $36,738

New Jersey $36,725

Alaska $36,677

Connecticut $36,210

New York $36,020

Hawaii $35,414

Rhode Island $35,129

Maryland $34,936

Minnesota $34,672

Colorado $34,570

Illinois $34,536

Oregon $34,407

Delaware $34,313

New Hampshire $34,253

Virginia $34,119

Pennsylvania $33,730

Nevada $33,533

North Dakota $33,469

Michigan $33,367

Wisconsin $33,330

Vermont $33,255

Texas $33,049

Maine $33,035

Arizona $33,015

Ohio $32,991

Georgia $32,679

Indiana $32,524

Wyoming $32,493

Utah $32,446

Iowa $32,425

Kansas $32,263

Louisiana $32,215

North Carolina $32,198

Missouri $32,191

Florida $32,059

Montana $31,988

Nebraska $31,920

Kentucky $31,883

South Carolina $31,748

Tennessee $31,663

Idaho $31,629

New Mexico $31,382

Oklahoma $31,327

Alabama $31,128

South Dakota $30,792

Arkansas $30,609

West Virginia $30,511

Mississippi $30,216

Top Paying Cities for NA Nursing Assistants

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: $42,736
San Francisco: $42,268
Oakland: $41,377

San Jose, CA $42,736

San Francisco, CA $42,268

Oakland, CA $41,377

New York, NY $39,012

Paramus, NJ $38,537

Queens Village, NY $38,536

Passaic, NJ $38,503

Bergenfield, NJ $38,500

Stamford, CT $38,426

Huntington, NY $38,412

Newark, NJ $38,162

Bridgeport, CT $38,090

Vallejo, CA $38,023

New Brunswick, NJ $38,009

Petaluma, CA $37,989

Middlesex, NJ $37,924

Somerset, NJ $37,901

Santa Cruz, CA $37,857

Boston, MA $37,650

Monterey, CA $37,531

Seattle, WA $37,453

Santa Rosa, CA $37,447

Los Angeles, CA $37,436

Juneau, AK $37,348

Washington, DC $37,311

Orange, CA $37,190

Santa Ana, CA $37,101

Long Beach, CA $37,067

Anaheim, CA $37,060

Anchorage, AK $37,043

Santa Maria, CA $36,942

Everett, WA $36,935

Danbury, CT $36,816

Bremerton, WA $36,769

Tacoma, WA $36,647

New Suffolk, NY $36,646

Sacramento, CA $36,637

Santa Barbara, CA $36,600

Trenton, NJ $36,562

San Diego, CA $36,562

Brockton, MA $36,525

Fairbanks, AK $36,442

Lompoc, CA $36,356

Lowell, MA $36,328

Ventura, CA $36,322

Nashua, NH $36,315

Stockton, CA $36,312

Modesto, CA $36,064

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,990

Olympia, WA $35,925

Kennewick, WA $35,925

New Haven, CT $35,912

Lawrence, MA $35,790

Hartford, CT $35,756

Riverside, CA $35,749

New Bedford, MA $35,715

Richland, WA $35,715

Bakersfield, CA $35,668

San Bernardino, CA $35,654

New Britain, CT $35,651

Atlantic City, NJ $35,651

New London, CT $35,637

Norwich, CT $35,627

Portsmouth, NH $35,620

Boulder, CO $35,549

Portland, OR $35,502

Worcester, MA $35,498

Minneapolis, MN $35,393

Philadelphia, PA $35,346

Honolulu, HI $35,234

Saint Paul, MN $35,218

Vineland, NJ $35,210

Providence, RI $35,112

Chicago, IL $35,014

Bellingham, WA $34,973

Springfield, MA $34,946

Baltimore, MD $34,936

Chico, CA $34,851

Pittsfield, MA $34,760

Manchester, NH $34,695

Spokane, WA $34,546

Denver, CO $34,543

Albany, NY $34,384

Troy, NY $34,370

Nassau, NY $34,334

Schenectady, NY $34,299

Wilmington, DE $34,272

Burlington, VT $34,224

Salem, OR $34,211

Portland, ME $34,106

Yakima, WA $34,072

Rochester, MN $33,967

Reno, NV $33,950

Fresno, CA $33,950

Milwaukee, WI $33,919

Detroit, MI $33,886

Ann Arbor, MI $33,880

Allentown, PA $33,875

Colorado Springs, CO $33,818

Syracuse, NY $33,801

Carson City, NV $33,801

Houston, TX $33,753

Eugene, OR $33,737

Gary, IN $33,696

Springfield, OR $33,669

Bismarck, ND $33,662

Galveston, TX $33,638

Medford, OR $33,587

Fort Collins, CO $33,574

Concord, NH $33,557

Austin, TX $33,547

Mesa, AZ $33,476

Reading, PA $33,472

Phoenix, AZ $33,469

Dallas, TX $33,459

Saint Cloud, MN $33,426

Madison, WI $33,381

Utica, NY $33,289

Rochester, NY $33,235

Des Moines, IA $33,232

Raleigh, NC $33,228

Atlanta, GA $33,177

Battle Creek, MI $33,167

Salt Lake City, UT $33,157

Lancaster, PA $33,106

Harrisburg, PA $33,059

Kansas City, MO $33,025

Champaign, IL $33,018

Kansas City, KS $33,018

Fort Worth, TX $33,015

Columbus, OH $33,009

Boca Raton, FL $33,001

Pittsburgh, PA $32,988

Richmond, VA $32,974

Indianapolis, IN $32,967

Cleveland, OH $32,964

Las Vegas, NV $32,923

Cincinnati, OH $32,923

Petersburg, VA $32,873

Huntsville, AL $32,822

Lansing, MI $32,799

Lebanon, PA $32,795

Pueblo, CO $32,791

Appleton, WI $32,781

Buffalo, NY $32,767

Dayton, OH $32,757

Racine, WI $32,751

Charlotte, NC $32,747

Saint Louis, MO $32,737

York, PA $32,717

Elkhart, IN $32,717

Gastonia, NC $32,710

Billings, MT $32,702

Beaumont, TX $32,693

Lorain, OH $32,686

Benton Harbor, MI $32,679

Toledo, OH $32,673

Binghamton, NY $32,656

Rock Hill, SC $32,652

Rockford, IL $32,635

Springfield, IL $32,622

Elyria, OH $32,618

Fargo, ND $32,618

Flagstaff, AZ $32,595

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,574

Duluth, MN $32,554

Miami, FL $32,554

Cheyenne, WY $32,530

Grand Forks, ND $32,530

Bangor, ME $32,456

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,418

Durham, NC $32,404

Louisville, KY $32,402

Grand Rapids, MI $32,395

Hialeah, FL $32,391

Casper, WY $32,344

Scranton, PA $32,303

New Orleans, LA $32,293

Virginia Beach, VA $32,290

Akron, OH $32,273

Peoria, IL $32,229

Sarasota, FL $32,222

Nashville, TN $32,198

Omaha, NE $32,198

Green Bay, WI $32,198

Baton Rouge, LA $32,181

Charleston, SC $32,175

Jamestown, NY $32,158

Davenport, IA $32,158

Tucson, AZ $32,141

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,120

Tampa, FL $32,114

Evansville, IN $32,093

Port Arthur, TX $32,093

Bradenton, FL $32,080

Santa Fe, NM $32,019

Orlando, FL $31,958

Clearwater, FL $31,948

Canton, OH $31,876

La Crosse, WI $31,876

Albuquerque, NM $31,856

Newport News, VA $31,853

High Point, NC $31,842

Ogden, UT $31,829

Corpus Christi, TX $31,802

Norfolk, VA $31,782

Laramie, WY $31,782

Rock Island, IL $31,761

Saginaw, MI $31,754

Jacksonville, FL $31,751

Salisbury, NC $31,744

Boise, ID $31,737

Moline, IL $31,721

Fort Myers, FL $31,710

Memphis, TN $31,704

Tulsa, OK $31,687

Waterloo, IA $31,666

Spartanburg, SC $31,632

Lincoln, NE $31,615

Fort Wayne, IN $31,609

Provo, UT $31,605

Cedar Falls, IA $31,565

San Antonio, TX $31,551

Greensboro, NC $31,538

South Bend, IN $31,534

Savannah, GA $31,497

Muskegon, MI $31,483

Birmingham, AL $31,480

Winston Salem, NC $31,463

Lake Charles, LA $31,382

Anderson, IN $31,375

Lexington, KY $31,365

Augusta, GA $31,355

Greenville, SC $31,355

Lima, OH $31,327

Wichita, KS $31,324

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,324

Columbia, SC $31,294

Springfield, OH $31,287

Asheville, NC $31,233

Bloomington, IN $31,209

Knoxville, TN $31,087

Shreveport, LA $31,084

Wilmington, NC $31,039

Roanoke, VA $31,039

Topeka, KS $30,978

Frankfort, KY $30,975

Oklahoma City, OK $30,951

Chillicothe, OH $30,938

Longview, TX $30,934

Melbourne, FL $30,931

Sioux Falls, SD $30,877

Mobile, AL $30,873

Terre Haute, IN $30,860

Altoona, PA $30,840

Amarillo, TX $30,816

Killeen, TX $30,806

Fayetteville, AR $30,779

Chattanooga, TN $30,768

Sioux City, IA $30,738

Idaho Falls, ID $30,731

Lynchburg, VA $30,704

Gainesville, FL $30,660

Portsmouth, OH $30,643

Little Rock, AR $30,636

Lafayette, LA $30,623

Youngstown, OH $30,623

Daytona Beach, FL $30,602

Clarksville, TN $30,599

Pensacola, FL $30,596

Temple, TX $30,593

Hopkinsville, KY $30,494

Erie, PA $30,487

Florence, SC $30,474

Charleston, WV $30,419

Great Falls, MT $30,402

Macon, GA $30,355

Tallahassee, FL $30,352

Fayetteville, NC $30,345

Waco, TX $30,338

Helena, MT $30,314

Pine Bluff, AR $30,302

Vincennes, IN $30,260

Lubbock, TX $30,247

Alamogordo, NM $30,226

Twin Falls, ID $30,196

Rapid City, SD $30,186

Jackson, MS $30,125

Huntington, WV $30,122

Greenville, MS $30,121

Parkersburg, WV $30,087

Montgomery, AL $30,081

Wichita Falls, TX $30,047

Springfield, MO $30,047

Biloxi, MS $30,030

Monroe, LA $29,996

Johnstown, PA $29,972

Sumter, SC $29,959

Columbus, GA $29,955

Pascagoula, MS $29,891

Abilene, TX $29,891

Kingsport, TN $29,803

Albany, GA $29,803

Gulfport, MS $29,793

Alexandria, LA $29,681

Fort Smith, AR $29,596

El Paso, TX $29,505

Las Cruces, NM $29,352

Harlingen, TX $29,266

Pocatello, ID $29,261

Florence, AL $29,217

Brownsville, TX $29,210

Mcallen, TX $29,139

Dothan, AL $29,091

Columbus, MS $28,890

Altus, OK $28,732

Lawton, OK $28,668

Pierre, SD $28,546

What Skills Can Increase a NA Nursing Assistant'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 NA Nursing Assistant'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	$38,626	14%
Attention to Detail	$35,915	6%
Initiative	$35,576	5%
Collaboration	$35,576	5%
Cardiac	$35,237	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,237	4%

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How Education impacts a NA Nursing Assistant's Salary?

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

NA Nursing Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for NA Nursing Assistant

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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NA Nursing Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a NA Nursing Assistant'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

$30,600

Average $33,882/year

$35,610

$2,550

Average $2,824/month

$2,967

$588

Average $652/week

$685

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Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,610	$2,967	$685	$17
Average	$33,882	$2,824	$652	$16
25th Percentile	$30,600	$2,550	$588	$15

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Salary Trends for NA Nursing Assistant

Salaries for a NA Nursing Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $48,767 in 2023 to around $49,375 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of NA Nursing Assistant salary trends, .

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2024

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2025

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2024	$49,541
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