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

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

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

A Nursing Assistant PACU's salary grows with experience: a Nursing Assistant PACU (0-0 years)earns $34,125, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $34,406, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $38,135,

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

Nursing Assistant PACU salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nursing Assistant PACU roles are District of Columbia $37,924, California $37,780, Massachusetts $37,276. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Nursing Assistant PACU level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Director Of Nursing: $102,122; PACU Travel Nursing: $98,738; PACU Nurse: $96,800; Assistant Nursing Manager: $96,569; Geriatric Nursing Assistant: $38,640.

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

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

Nursing Assistant PACU Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nursing Assistant PACU in the United States is $34,252 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $37,551
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,919 to $35,979
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,884

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Nursing Assistant PACU Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,979	$2,998	$692	$17
Average	$34,252	$2,854	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$30,919	$2,577	$595	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Nursing Assistant PACU Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $37,924.
California: $37,780.
Massachusetts: $37,276.

District of Columbia $37,924

California $37,780

Massachusetts $37,276

Washington $37,139

New Jersey $37,126

Alaska $37,078

Connecticut $36,605

New York $36,413

Hawaii $35,800

Rhode Island $35,512

Maryland $35,317

Minnesota $35,050

Colorado $34,947

Illinois $34,913

Oregon $34,783

Delaware $34,687

New Hampshire $34,627

Virginia $34,492

Pennsylvania $34,098

Nevada $33,899

North Dakota $33,834

Michigan $33,731

Wisconsin $33,694

Vermont $33,618

Texas $33,409

Maine $33,396

Arizona $33,375

Ohio $33,351

Georgia $33,036

Indiana $32,878

Wyoming $32,848

Utah $32,800

Iowa $32,779

Kansas $32,615

Louisiana $32,567

North Carolina $32,550

Missouri $32,543

Florida $32,409

Montana $32,337

Nebraska $32,269

Kentucky $32,231

South Carolina $32,094

Tennessee $32,008

Idaho $31,974

New Mexico $31,724

Oklahoma $31,669

Alabama $31,467

South Dakota $31,128

Arkansas $30,943

West Virginia $30,844

Mississippi $30,546

Top Paying Cities for Nursing Assistant PACUs

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: $43,202
San Francisco: $42,729
Oakland: $41,828

San Jose, CA $43,202

San Francisco, CA $42,729

Oakland, CA $41,828

New York, NY $39,437

Paramus, NJ $38,958

Queens Village, NY $38,956

Passaic, NJ $38,924

Bergenfield, NJ $38,920

Stamford, CT $38,845

Huntington, NY $38,831

Newark, NJ $38,578

Bridgeport, CT $38,506

Vallejo, CA $38,437

New Brunswick, NJ $38,424

Petaluma, CA $38,403

Middlesex, NJ $38,338

Somerset, NJ $38,314

Santa Cruz, CA $38,270

Boston, MA $38,061

Monterey, CA $37,940

Seattle, WA $37,862

Santa Rosa, CA $37,855

Los Angeles, CA $37,845

Juneau, AK $37,756

Washington, DC $37,718

Orange, CA $37,596

Santa Ana, CA $37,506

Long Beach, CA $37,472

Anaheim, CA $37,465

Anchorage, AK $37,448

Santa Maria, CA $37,345

Everett, WA $37,338

Danbury, CT $37,217

Bremerton, WA $37,170

Tacoma, WA $37,047

New Suffolk, NY $37,046

Sacramento, CA $37,037

Santa Barbara, CA $36,999

Trenton, NJ $36,961

San Diego, CA $36,961

Brockton, MA $36,924

Fairbanks, AK $36,840

Lompoc, CA $36,752

Lowell, MA $36,725

Ventura, CA $36,718

Nashua, NH $36,711

Stockton, CA $36,708

Modesto, CA $36,458

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,382

Olympia, WA $36,317

Kennewick, WA $36,317

New Haven, CT $36,304

Lawrence, MA $36,180

Hartford, CT $36,146

Riverside, CA $36,139

New Bedford, MA $36,105

Richland, WA $36,105

Bakersfield, CA $36,057

San Bernardino, CA $36,043

New Britain, CT $36,040

Atlantic City, NJ $36,040

New London, CT $36,026

Norwich, CT $36,016

Portsmouth, NH $36,009

Boulder, CO $35,936

Portland, OR $35,889

Worcester, MA $35,886

Minneapolis, MN $35,780

Philadelphia, PA $35,732

Honolulu, HI $35,619

Saint Paul, MN $35,602

Vineland, NJ $35,595

Providence, RI $35,495

Chicago, IL $35,396

Bellingham, WA $35,355

Springfield, MA $35,327

Baltimore, MD $35,317

Chico, CA $35,232

Pittsfield, MA $35,139

Manchester, NH $35,074

Spokane, WA $34,923

Denver, CO $34,920

Albany, NY $34,759

Troy, NY $34,745

Nassau, NY $34,708

Schenectady, NY $34,673

Wilmington, DE $34,646

Burlington, VT $34,598

Salem, OR $34,584

Portland, ME $34,478

Yakima, WA $34,444

Rochester, MN $34,338

Reno, NV $34,320

Fresno, CA $34,320

Milwaukee, WI $34,290

Detroit, MI $34,255

Ann Arbor, MI $34,250

Allentown, PA $34,245

Colorado Springs, CO $34,187

Syracuse, NY $34,170

Carson City, NV $34,170

Houston, TX $34,122

Eugene, OR $34,105

Gary, IN $34,064

Springfield, OR $34,036

Bismarck, ND $34,029

Galveston, TX $34,005

Medford, OR $33,954

Fort Collins, CO $33,940

Concord, NH $33,923

Austin, TX $33,913

Mesa, AZ $33,841

Reading, PA $33,837

Phoenix, AZ $33,834

Dallas, TX $33,824

Saint Cloud, MN $33,791

Madison, WI $33,745

Utica, NY $33,652

Rochester, NY $33,598

Des Moines, IA $33,594

Raleigh, NC $33,591

Atlanta, GA $33,539

Battle Creek, MI $33,529

Salt Lake City, UT $33,519

Lancaster, PA $33,468

Harrisburg, PA $33,420

Kansas City, MO $33,385

Champaign, IL $33,378

Kansas City, KS $33,378

Fort Worth, TX $33,375

Columbus, OH $33,369

Boca Raton, FL $33,361

Pittsburgh, PA $33,348

Richmond, VA $33,334

Indianapolis, IN $33,327

Cleveland, OH $33,324

Las Vegas, NV $33,283

Cincinnati, OH $33,283

Petersburg, VA $33,231

Huntsville, AL $33,180

Lansing, MI $33,157

Lebanon, PA $33,152

Pueblo, CO $33,149

Appleton, WI $33,139

Buffalo, NY $33,125

Dayton, OH $33,115

Racine, WI $33,108

Charlotte, NC $33,104

Saint Louis, MO $33,094

York, PA $33,074

Elkhart, IN $33,074

Gastonia, NC $33,067

Billings, MT $33,059

Beaumont, TX $33,050

Lorain, OH $33,043

Benton Harbor, MI $33,036

Toledo, OH $33,029

Binghamton, NY $33,012

Rock Hill, SC $33,009

Rockford, IL $32,991

Springfield, IL $32,978

Elyria, OH $32,974

Fargo, ND $32,974

Flagstaff, AZ $32,950

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,930

Duluth, MN $32,909

Miami, FL $32,909

Cheyenne, WY $32,885

Grand Forks, ND $32,885

Bangor, ME $32,810

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,772

Durham, NC $32,758

Louisville, KY $32,755

Grand Rapids, MI $32,748

Hialeah, FL $32,745

Casper, WY $32,697

Scranton, PA $32,656

New Orleans, LA $32,645

Virginia Beach, VA $32,642

Akron, OH $32,625

Peoria, IL $32,580

Sarasota, FL $32,574

Nashville, TN $32,550

Omaha, NE $32,550

Green Bay, WI $32,550

Baton Rouge, LA $32,532

Charleston, SC $32,526

Jamestown, NY $32,508

Davenport, IA $32,508

Tucson, AZ $32,491

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,471

Tampa, FL $32,464

Evansville, IN $32,443

Port Arthur, TX $32,443

Bradenton, FL $32,430

Santa Fe, NM $32,368

Orlando, FL $32,306

Clearwater, FL $32,296

Canton, OH $32,224

La Crosse, WI $32,224

Albuquerque, NM $32,204

Newport News, VA $32,200

High Point, NC $32,190

Ogden, UT $32,176

Corpus Christi, TX $32,149

Norfolk, VA $32,128

Laramie, WY $32,128

Rock Island, IL $32,108

Saginaw, MI $32,101

Jacksonville, FL $32,097

Salisbury, NC $32,091

Boise, ID $32,084

Moline, IL $32,067

Fort Myers, FL $32,056

Memphis, TN $32,050

Tulsa, OK $32,032

Waterloo, IA $32,012

Spartanburg, SC $31,978

Lincoln, NE $31,960

Fort Wayne, IN $31,954

Provo, UT $31,950

Cedar Falls, IA $31,909

San Antonio, TX $31,895

Greensboro, NC $31,882

South Bend, IN $31,878

Savannah, GA $31,841

Muskegon, MI $31,827

Birmingham, AL $31,823

Winston Salem, NC $31,807

Lake Charles, LA $31,724

Anderson, IN $31,717

Lexington, KY $31,707

Augusta, GA $31,697

Greenville, SC $31,697

Lima, OH $31,669

Wichita, KS $31,666

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,666

Columbia, SC $31,635

Springfield, OH $31,628

Asheville, NC $31,573

Bloomington, IN $31,549

Knoxville, TN $31,426

Shreveport, LA $31,423

Wilmington, NC $31,378

Roanoke, VA $31,378

Topeka, KS $31,317

Frankfort, KY $31,313

Oklahoma City, OK $31,289

Chillicothe, OH $31,275

Longview, TX $31,272

Melbourne, FL $31,269

Sioux Falls, SD $31,214

Mobile, AL $31,210

Terre Haute, IN $31,197

Altoona, PA $31,176

Amarillo, TX $31,152

Killeen, TX $31,142

Fayetteville, AR $31,114

Chattanooga, TN $31,104

Sioux City, IA $31,073

Idaho Falls, ID $31,066

Lynchburg, VA $31,039

Gainesville, FL $30,995

Portsmouth, OH $30,977

Little Rock, AR $30,971

Lafayette, LA $30,957

Youngstown, OH $30,957

Daytona Beach, FL $30,936

Clarksville, TN $30,933

Pensacola, FL $30,929

Temple, TX $30,927

Hopkinsville, KY $30,827

Erie, PA $30,820

Florence, SC $30,806

Charleston, WV $30,751

Great Falls, MT $30,734

Macon, GA $30,686

Tallahassee, FL $30,683

Fayetteville, NC $30,676

Waco, TX $30,669

Helena, MT $30,645

Pine Bluff, AR $30,632

Vincennes, IN $30,590

Lubbock, TX $30,577

Alamogordo, NM $30,556

Twin Falls, ID $30,525

Rapid City, SD $30,515

Jackson, MS $30,453

Huntington, WV $30,451

Greenville, MS $30,450

Parkersburg, WV $30,415

Montgomery, AL $30,409

Wichita Falls, TX $30,375

Springfield, MO $30,375

Biloxi, MS $30,357

Monroe, LA $30,323

Johnstown, PA $30,299

Sumter, SC $30,286

Columbus, GA $30,282

Pascagoula, MS $30,217

Abilene, TX $30,217

Kingsport, TN $30,128

Albany, GA $30,128

Gulfport, MS $30,118

Alexandria, LA $30,005

Fort Smith, AR $29,919

El Paso, TX $29,827

Las Cruces, NM $29,672

Harlingen, TX $29,585

Pocatello, ID $29,580

Florence, AL $29,535

Brownsville, TX $29,529

Mcallen, TX $29,457

Dothan, AL $29,409

Columbus, MS $29,205

Altus, OK $29,046

Lawton, OK $28,981

Pierre, SD $28,857

What Skills Can Increase a Nursing Assistant PACU'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 Nursing Assistant PACU'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	$39,047	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,307	6%
Initiative	$35,964	5%
Collaboration	$35,964	5%
Cardiac	$35,622	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,622	4%

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Nursing Assistant PACU Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nursing Assistant PACU roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Nursing Assistant PACU positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Nursing Assistant PACU as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Nursing Assistant PACU

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$47,953	$23.0	40%

How Education impacts a Nursing Assistant PACU's Salary?

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

Nursing Assistant PACU Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Nursing Assistant PACU

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

Understanding how a Nursing Assistant PACU'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 August 01, 2026

$30,919

Average $34,252/year

$35,979

$2,577

Average $2,854/month

$2,998

$595

Average $659/week

$692

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$35,979	$2,998	$692	$17
Average	$34,252	$2,854	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$30,919	$2,577	$595	$15

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Salary Trends for Nursing Assistant PACU

Salaries for a Nursing Assistant PACU can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $49,334 in 2023 to around $49,949 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nursing Assistant PACU salary trends, .

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2023

$49,334

2024

$50,117

2025

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2024	$50,117
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The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Nursing Assistant PACU roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

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