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

A NA's salary grows with experience: a Certified Nursing Assistant (0-0 years)earns $34,807, a NA (0-1 years)earns $35,078, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $38,864,

What are the highest paying states for a NA?

NA salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for NA roles are District of Columbia $39,087, California $38,939, Massachusetts $38,420. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of NA roles make?

Salaries for NA level roles vary by specialization: NA Sales Manager: $164,551; TD Bank, N.A. Head Teller: $47,344; NA Nursing Assistant: $33,892.

How do different companies affect a NA's salary?

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

How much does a NA make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a NA in the United States is $35,302 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,132
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,021 to $38,354
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,944

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NA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,354	$3,196	$738	$18
Average	$35,302	$2,942	$679	$17
25th Percentile	$33,021	$2,752	$635	$16

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Key Factors That Influence NA Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $39,087.
California: $38,939.
Massachusetts: $38,420.

District of Columbia $39,087 California $38,939 Massachusetts $38,420 Washington $38,278 New Jersey $38,264 Alaska $38,215 Connecticut $37,728 New York $37,530

Hawaii $36,898 Rhode Island $36,602 Maryland $36,400 Minnesota $36,125 Colorado $36,019 Illinois $35,984 Oregon $35,850 Delaware $35,751

New Hampshire $35,689 Virginia $35,550 Pennsylvania $35,144 Nevada $34,939 North Dakota $34,872 Michigan $34,766 Wisconsin $34,727 Vermont $34,649

Texas $34,434 Maine $34,420 Arizona $34,399 Ohio $34,374 Georgia $34,049 Indiana $33,887 Wyoming $33,855 Utah $33,806

Iowa $33,784 Kansas $33,615 Louisiana $33,566 North Carolina $33,548 Missouri $33,541 Florida $33,403 Montana $33,329 Nebraska $33,258

Kentucky $33,220 South Carolina $33,078 Tennessee $32,990 Idaho $32,955 New Mexico $32,697 Oklahoma $32,641 Alabama $32,432 South Dakota $32,083

Arkansas $31,892 West Virginia $31,790 Mississippi $31,483

Top Paying Cities for NAs

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: $44,527
San Francisco: $44,089
Oakland: $43,111

San Jose, CA $44,527

San Francisco, CA $44,089

Oakland, CA $43,111

New York, NY $40,912

Queens Village, NY $40,647

Paramus, NJ $40,365

Passaic, NJ $40,329

Bergenfield, NJ $40,294

Stamford, CT $40,241

Huntington, NY $40,206

Newark, NJ $39,976

Bridgeport, CT $39,906

New Brunswick, NJ $39,789

Vallejo, CA $39,715

Middlesex, NJ $39,694

Somerset, NJ $39,662

Petaluma, CA $39,581

Santa Cruz, CA $39,443

Boston, MA $39,373

Monterey, CA $39,196

Fairbanks, AK $39,172

Los Angeles, CA $39,104

Washington, DC $39,087

Seattle, WA $39,023

Santa Rosa, CA $39,016

Juneau, AK $38,914

Orange, CA $38,797

Anchorage, AK $38,734

Anaheim, CA $38,709

Santa Ana, CA $38,656

Nassau, NY $38,635

Long Beach, CA $38,621

Danbury, CT $38,610

Santa Maria, CA $38,490

Everett, WA $38,483

Bremerton, WA $38,310

Trenton, NJ $38,243

Sacramento, CA $38,229

San Diego, CA $38,211

Brockton, MA $38,197

Tacoma, WA $38,183

Santa Barbara, CA $38,134

Lowell, MA $37,992

New Suffolk, NY $37,978

Nashua, NH $37,936

Lompoc, CA $37,879

Ventura, CA $37,844

Stockton, CA $37,834

New Haven, CT $37,763

Atlantic City, NJ $37,671

Hartford, CT $37,594

Modesto, CA $37,576

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,498

New Britain, CT $37,481

Olympia, WA $37,431

Kennewick, WA $37,431

New London, CT $37,424

Norwich, CT $37,413

Lawrence, MA $37,396

Bakersfield, CA $37,297

Riverside, CA $37,248

New Bedford, MA $37,248

Richland, WA $37,212

Portsmouth, NH $37,184

Vineland, NJ $37,177

San Bernardino, CA $37,149

Boulder, CO $37,050

Worcester, MA $37,022

Portland, OR $36,990

Saint Paul, MN $36,947

Minneapolis, MN $36,947

Philadelphia, PA $36,898

Honolulu, HI $36,711

Springfield, MA $36,587

Providence, RI $36,584

Chicago, IL $36,482

Bellingham, WA $36,439

Baltimore, MD $36,400

Chico, CA $36,312

Wilmington, DE $36,252

Pittsfield, MA $36,217

Manchester, NH $36,150

Spokane, WA $35,994

Denver, CO $35,991

Albany, NY $35,825

Troy, NY $35,811

Schenectady, NY $35,737

Burlington, VT $35,659

Portland, ME $35,535

Salem, OR $35,507

Yakima, WA $35,500

Ann Arbor, MI $35,490

Rochester, MN $35,391

Fresno, CA $35,373

Reno, NV $35,373

Milwaukee, WI $35,341

Detroit, MI $35,306

Allentown, PA $35,295

Carson City, NV $35,292

Houston, TX $35,239

Colorado Springs, CO $35,235

Syracuse, NY $35,218

Eugene, OR $35,151

Bismarck, ND $35,108

Gary, IN $35,108

Galveston, TX $35,108

Springfield, OR $35,080

Medford, OR $34,995

Fort Collins, CO $34,981

Austin, TX $34,953

Mesa, AZ $34,879

Phoenix, AZ $34,872

Dallas, TX $34,861

Reading, PA $34,840

Saint Cloud, MN $34,826

Concord, NH $34,794

Madison, WI $34,780

Utica, NY $34,685

Raleigh, NC $34,656

Las Vegas, NV $34,653

Rochester, NY $34,628

Des Moines, IA $34,625

Atlanta, GA $34,568

Battle Creek, MI $34,558

Salt Lake City, UT $34,547

Lancaster, PA $34,494

Champaign, IL $34,487

Harrisburg, PA $34,445

Durham, NC $34,413

Kansas City, MO $34,409

Kansas City, KS $34,402

Fort Worth, TX $34,399

Boca Raton, FL $34,385

Cleveland, OH $34,381

Columbus, OH $34,374

Pittsburgh, PA $34,370

Richmond, VA $34,356

Indianapolis, IN $34,349

Cincinnati, OH $34,303

Petersburg, VA $34,250

Billings, MT $34,173

Lansing, MI $34,173

Huntsville, AL $34,173

Lebanon, PA $34,169

Dayton, OH $34,166

Pueblo, CO $34,166

Appleton, WI $34,155

Buffalo, NY $34,141

Racine, WI $34,123

Charlotte, NC $34,120

Saint Louis, MO $34,109

Springfield, IL $34,095

Elkhart, IN $34,088

York, PA $34,088

Gastonia, NC $34,084

Benton Harbor, MI $34,084

Beaumont, TX $34,063

Lorain, OH $34,056

Toledo, OH $34,042

Binghamton, NY $34,024

Rock Hill, SC $34,021

Rockford, IL $34,003

Fargo, ND $33,986

Elyria, OH $33,986

Flagstaff, AZ $33,961

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,940

Miami, FL $33,919

Duluth, MN $33,862

Bangor, ME $33,816

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,777

Louisville, KY $33,760

Grand Rapids, MI $33,753

Hialeah, FL $33,749

Casper, WY $33,700

Scranton, PA $33,657

New Orleans, LA $33,647

Virginia Beach, VA $33,643

Akron, OH $33,626

Peoria, IL $33,580

Sarasota, FL $33,573

Green Bay, WI $33,548

Baton Rouge, LA $33,530

Charleston, SC $33,523

Nashville, TN $33,513

Jamestown, NY $33,506

Davenport, IA $33,506

Tucson, AZ $33,488

Cheyenne, WY $33,477

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,467

Tampa, FL $33,460

Omaha, NE $33,453

Port Arthur, TX $33,438

Evansville, IN $33,438

Bradenton, FL $33,424

Santa Fe, NM $33,361

Orlando, FL $33,325

Clearwater, FL $33,287

Canton, OH $33,212

La Crosse, WI $33,212

Grand Forks, ND $33,202

Albuquerque, NM $33,191

Tulsa, OK $33,191

Newport News, VA $33,188

High Point, NC $33,177

Ogden, UT $33,163

Corpus Christi, TX $33,135

Laramie, WY $33,114

Norfolk, VA $33,114

Rock Island, IL $33,092

Saginaw, MI $33,085

Jacksonville, FL $33,082

Salisbury, NC $33,075

Memphis, TN $33,068

Moline, IL $33,050

Fort Myers, FL $33,040

Waterloo, IA $32,994

Spartanburg, SC $32,958

Lincoln, NE $32,941

Fort Wayne, IN $32,934

Birmingham, AL $32,895

Cedar Falls, IA $32,888

Provo, UT $32,884

Springfield, OH $32,881

San Antonio, TX $32,874

Greensboro, NC $32,859

South Bend, IN $32,856

Winston Salem, NC $32,852

Boise, ID $32,842

Savannah, GA $32,817

Muskegon, MI $32,754

Lima, OH $32,711

Lake Charles, LA $32,697

Anderson, IN $32,690

Lexington, KY $32,679

Augusta, GA $32,669

Greenville, SC $32,669

Wichita, KS $32,637

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,637

Columbia, SC $32,605

Bloomington, IN $32,517

Roanoke, VA $32,496

Asheville, NC $32,450

Knoxville, TN $32,390

Shreveport, LA $32,386

Wilmington, NC $32,341

Frankfort, KY $32,273

Oklahoma City, OK $32,249

Chillicothe, OH $32,235

Longview, TX $32,231

Topeka, KS $32,221

Mobile, AL $32,168

Terre Haute, IN $32,153

Erie, PA $32,150

Altoona, PA $32,132

Melbourne, FL $32,122

Amarillo, TX $32,108

Killeen, TX $32,097

Fayetteville, AR $32,069

Sioux Falls, SD $32,044

Chattanooga, TN $32,023

Idaho Falls, ID $32,019

Gainesville, FL $31,945

Portsmouth, OH $31,927

Little Rock, AR $31,920

Lynchburg, VA $31,920

Lafayette, LA $31,906

Youngstown, OH $31,906

Temple, TX $31,892

Daytona Beach, FL $31,885

Clarksville, TN $31,882

Pensacola, FL $31,878

Hopkinsville, KY $31,772

Charleston, WV $31,769

Florence, SC $31,751

Sioux City, IA $31,730

Macon, GA $31,627

Tallahassee, FL $31,624

Fayetteville, NC $31,617

Waco, TX $31,610

Wichita Falls, TX $31,610

Pine Bluff, AR $31,596

Vincennes, IN $31,529

Lubbock, TX $31,514

Great Falls, MT $31,493

Alamogordo, NM $31,490

Abilene, TX $31,461

Rapid City, SD $31,416

Monroe, LA $31,416

Albany, GA $31,394

Huntington, WV $31,391

Jackson, MS $31,387

Greenville, MS $31,384

Parkersburg, WV $31,349

Montgomery, AL $31,341

Johnstown, PA $31,334

Springfield, MO $31,306

Biloxi, MS $31,289

Sumter, SC $31,214

Columbus, GA $31,211

Twin Falls, ID $31,190

Pascagoula, MS $31,144

Kingsport, TN $31,052

Gulfport, MS $31,041

Alexandria, LA $30,925

Fort Smith, AR $30,837

El Paso, TX $30,741

Helena, MT $30,695

Las Cruces, NM $30,582

Harlingen, TX $30,484

Pocatello, ID $30,452

Florence, AL $30,441

Brownsville, TX $30,434

Dothan, AL $30,378

Mcallen, TX $30,360

Columbus, MS $30,099

Altus, OK $29,936

Lawton, OK $29,869

Pierre, SD $29,742

What Skills Can Increase a NA's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.33% 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 4.24% 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.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.33%
Long Term Care	4.24%
Geriatrics	2.77%

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's salary.

Organizational Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Organizational Skills	$38,127	8%
Innovation	$37,421	6%
Coordination	$37,421	6%
Integrity	$37,421	6%
Initiative	$37,068	5%
Cardiac	$37,068	5%

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How Education impacts a NA's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many NAs 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 with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $32,144 and $34,088).

NA Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for NA

No Diploma 3.1%

High School 68.5%

Associates 14.6%

Bachelors 12.9%

Masters 1.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.1%
High School	68.5%
Associates	14.6%
Bachelors	12.9%
Masters	1.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a NA'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

$33,021

Average $35,302/year

$38,354

$2,752

Average $2,942/month

$3,196

$635

Average $679/week

$738

$16

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$38,354	$3,196	$738	$18
Average	$35,302	$2,942	$679	$17
25th Percentile	$33,021	$2,752	$635	$16

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Salary Trends for NA

Salaries for a NA can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,832 in 2023 to around $39,657 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of NA salary trends, .

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2023

$39,832

2024

$40,119

2025

$39,657

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2023	$39,832
2024	$40,119
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