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

A Nursing Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,797 for beginners, reaching about $35,154 at mid-level, and approach $35,504 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Nursing Tech?

Nursing Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nursing Tech roles are District of Columbia $38,099, California $37,955, Massachusetts $37,449. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Nursing Tech roles make?

Salaries for Nursing Tech level roles vary by specialization: Head of Nursing: $244,281; Nursing Director: $215,584; Dean of Nursing: $177,314; Nursing Senior Manager - Nursing Home: $150,172; Professor - Nursing: $107,669.

How do different companies affect a Nursing Tech's salary?

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

How much does a Nursing Tech make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nursing Tech in the United States is $34,410 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,091
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,186 to $37,384
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,160

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Nursing Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,384	$3,115	$719	$18
Average	$34,410	$2,868	$662	$17
25th Percentile	$32,186	$2,682	$619	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Nursing Tech Salaries

A Nursing Tech'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 Nursing Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nursing Tech'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): $33,797
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,192
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,154
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,285
Expert (over 8 years): $35,504

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Nursing Tech	$33,797
Intermediate Level Nursing Tech	$34,192
Senior Level Nursing Tech	$35,154
Specialist Level Nursing Tech	$35,285
Expert Level Nursing Tech	$35,504

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How Do Nursing Tech 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 Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,099.
California: $37,955.
Massachusetts: $37,449.

District of Columbia $38,099 California $37,955 Massachusetts $37,449 Washington $37,311 New Jersey $37,297 Alaska $37,249 Connecticut $36,774 New York $36,582

Hawaii $35,966 Rhode Island $35,677 Maryland $35,481 Minnesota $35,212 Colorado $35,109 Illinois $35,075 Oregon $34,944 Delaware $34,847

New Hampshire $34,787 Virginia $34,651 Pennsylvania $34,256 Nevada $34,056 North Dakota $33,991 Michigan $33,887 Wisconsin $33,850 Vermont $33,774

Texas $33,564 Maine $33,550 Arizona $33,529 Ohio $33,505 Georgia $33,189 Indiana $33,031 Wyoming $33,000 Utah $32,951

Iowa $32,931 Kansas $32,766 Louisiana $32,717 North Carolina $32,700 Missouri $32,693 Florida $32,559 Montana $32,487 Nebraska $32,418

Kentucky $32,380 South Carolina $32,243 Tennessee $32,157 Idaho $32,122 New Mexico $31,871 Oklahoma $31,816 Alabama $31,613 South Dakota $31,272

Arkansas $31,086 West Virginia $30,987 Mississippi $30,687

Top Paying Cities for Nursing Teches

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: $43,402
San Francisco: $42,975
Oakland: $42,022

San Jose, CA $43,402

San Francisco, CA $42,975

Oakland, CA $42,022

New York, NY $39,878

Queens Village, NY $39,620

Paramus, NJ $39,345

Passaic, NJ $39,310

Bergenfield, NJ $39,276

Stamford, CT $39,224

Huntington, NY $39,190

Newark, NJ $38,966

Bridgeport, CT $38,898

New Brunswick, NJ $38,784

Vallejo, CA $38,712

Middlesex, NJ $38,691

Somerset, NJ $38,660

Petaluma, CA $38,581

Santa Cruz, CA $38,447

Boston, MA $38,378

Monterey, CA $38,206

Fairbanks, AK $38,182

Los Angeles, CA $38,116

Washington, DC $38,099

Seattle, WA $38,037

Santa Rosa, CA $38,030

Juneau, AK $37,931

Orange, CA $37,817

Anchorage, AK $37,755

Anaheim, CA $37,731

Santa Ana, CA $37,679

Nassau, NY $37,659

Long Beach, CA $37,645

Danbury, CT $37,635

Santa Maria, CA $37,518

Everett, WA $37,511

Bremerton, WA $37,342

Trenton, NJ $37,277

Sacramento, CA $37,263

San Diego, CA $37,246

Brockton, MA $37,232

Tacoma, WA $37,218

Santa Barbara, CA $37,170

Lowell, MA $37,032

New Suffolk, NY $37,019

Nashua, NH $36,977

Lompoc, CA $36,922

Ventura, CA $36,888

Stockton, CA $36,878

New Haven, CT $36,809

Atlantic City, NJ $36,719

Hartford, CT $36,644

Modesto, CA $36,626

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,551

New Britain, CT $36,534

Olympia, WA $36,485

Kennewick, WA $36,485

New London, CT $36,478

Norwich, CT $36,468

Lawrence, MA $36,451

Bakersfield, CA $36,355

Riverside, CA $36,306

New Bedford, MA $36,306

Richland, WA $36,272

Portsmouth, NH $36,244

Vineland, NJ $36,238

San Bernardino, CA $36,210

Boulder, CO $36,114

Worcester, MA $36,086

Portland, OR $36,055

Saint Paul, MN $36,014

Minneapolis, MN $36,014

Philadelphia, PA $35,966

Honolulu, HI $35,783

Springfield, MA $35,663

Providence, RI $35,659

Chicago, IL $35,560

Bellingham, WA $35,518

Baltimore, MD $35,481

Chico, CA $35,395

Wilmington, DE $35,336

Pittsfield, MA $35,302

Manchester, NH $35,236

Spokane, WA $35,085

Denver, CO $35,081

Albany, NY $34,920

Troy, NY $34,906

Schenectady, NY $34,834

Burlington, VT $34,758

Portland, ME $34,638

Salem, OR $34,610

Yakima, WA $34,603

Ann Arbor, MI $34,593

Rochester, MN $34,496

Fresno, CA $34,479

Reno, NV $34,479

Milwaukee, WI $34,448

Detroit, MI $34,414

Allentown, PA $34,404

Carson City, NV $34,400

Houston, TX $34,348

Colorado Springs, CO $34,345

Syracuse, NY $34,328

Eugene, OR $34,262

Bismarck, ND $34,221

Gary, IN $34,221

Galveston, TX $34,221

Springfield, OR $34,194

Medford, OR $34,111

Fort Collins, CO $34,097

Austin, TX $34,070

Mesa, AZ $33,997

Phoenix, AZ $33,991

Dallas, TX $33,980

Reading, PA $33,960

Saint Cloud, MN $33,946

Concord, NH $33,915

Madison, WI $33,901

Utica, NY $33,808

Raleigh, NC $33,781

Las Vegas, NV $33,777

Rochester, NY $33,753

Des Moines, IA $33,750

Atlanta, GA $33,695

Battle Creek, MI $33,684

Salt Lake City, UT $33,674

Lancaster, PA $33,622

Champaign, IL $33,616

Harrisburg, PA $33,574

Durham, NC $33,543

Kansas City, MO $33,540

Kansas City, KS $33,533

Fort Worth, TX $33,529

Boca Raton, FL $33,516

Cleveland, OH $33,512

Columbus, OH $33,505

Pittsburgh, PA $33,502

Richmond, VA $33,488

Indianapolis, IN $33,481

Cincinnati, OH $33,437

Petersburg, VA $33,385

Billings, MT $33,309

Lansing, MI $33,309

Huntsville, AL $33,309

Lebanon, PA $33,306

Dayton, OH $33,302

Pueblo, CO $33,302

Appleton, WI $33,292

Buffalo, NY $33,278

Racine, WI $33,261

Charlotte, NC $33,258

Saint Louis, MO $33,247

Springfield, IL $33,234

Elkhart, IN $33,227

York, PA $33,227

Gastonia, NC $33,223

Benton Harbor, MI $33,223

Beaumont, TX $33,203

Lorain, OH $33,196

Toledo, OH $33,182

Binghamton, NY $33,165

Rock Hill, SC $33,161

Rockford, IL $33,144

Fargo, ND $33,127

Elyria, OH $33,127

Flagstaff, AZ $33,103

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,082

Miami, FL $33,062

Duluth, MN $33,006

Bangor, ME $32,962

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,924

Louisville, KY $32,907

Grand Rapids, MI $32,900

Hialeah, FL $32,896

Casper, WY $32,848

Scranton, PA $32,807

New Orleans, LA $32,797

Virginia Beach, VA $32,793

Akron, OH $32,776

Peoria, IL $32,731

Sarasota, FL $32,724

Green Bay, WI $32,700

Baton Rouge, LA $32,683

Charleston, SC $32,676

Nashville, TN $32,666

Jamestown, NY $32,659

Davenport, IA $32,659

Tucson, AZ $32,642

Cheyenne, WY $32,631

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,621

Tampa, FL $32,614

Omaha, NE $32,607

Port Arthur, TX $32,594

Evansville, IN $32,594

Bradenton, FL $32,580

Santa Fe, NM $32,518

Orlando, FL $32,483

Clearwater, FL $32,446

Canton, OH $32,373

La Crosse, WI $32,373

Grand Forks, ND $32,363

Albuquerque, NM $32,353

Tulsa, OK $32,353

Newport News, VA $32,349

High Point, NC $32,339

Ogden, UT $32,325

Corpus Christi, TX $32,298

Laramie, WY $32,277

Norfolk, VA $32,277

Rock Island, IL $32,256

Saginaw, MI $32,249

Jacksonville, FL $32,246

Salisbury, NC $32,239

Memphis, TN $32,232

Moline, IL $32,215

Fort Myers, FL $32,205

Waterloo, IA $32,160

Spartanburg, SC $32,126

Lincoln, NE $32,108

Fort Wayne, IN $32,101

Birmingham, AL $32,064

Cedar Falls, IA $32,057

Provo, UT $32,053

Springfield, OH $32,050

San Antonio, TX $32,043

Greensboro, NC $32,029

South Bend, IN $32,026

Winston Salem, NC $32,022

Boise, ID $32,012

Savannah, GA $31,988

Muskegon, MI $31,926

Lima, OH $31,885

Lake Charles, LA $31,871

Anderson, IN $31,864

Lexington, KY $31,854

Augusta, GA $31,843

Greenville, SC $31,843

Wichita, KS $31,812

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,812

Columbia, SC $31,781

Bloomington, IN $31,695

Roanoke, VA $31,675

Asheville, NC $31,630

Knoxville, TN $31,572

Shreveport, LA $31,568

Wilmington, NC $31,523

Frankfort, KY $31,458

Oklahoma City, OK $31,434

Chillicothe, OH $31,420

Longview, TX $31,417

Topeka, KS $31,406

Mobile, AL $31,355

Terre Haute, IN $31,341

Erie, PA $31,338

Altoona, PA $31,320

Melbourne, FL $31,310

Amarillo, TX $31,296

Killeen, TX $31,286

Fayetteville, AR $31,258

Sioux Falls, SD $31,234

Chattanooga, TN $31,214

Idaho Falls, ID $31,210

Gainesville, FL $31,138

Portsmouth, OH $31,121

Little Rock, AR $31,114

Lynchburg, VA $31,114

Lafayette, LA $31,100

Youngstown, OH $31,100

Temple, TX $31,086

Daytona Beach, FL $31,079

Clarksville, TN $31,076

Pensacola, FL $31,073

Hopkinsville, KY $30,969

Charleston, WV $30,966

Florence, SC $30,949

Sioux City, IA $30,928

Macon, GA $30,828

Tallahassee, FL $30,825

Fayetteville, NC $30,818

Waco, TX $30,811

Wichita Falls, TX $30,811

Pine Bluff, AR $30,797

Vincennes, IN $30,732

Lubbock, TX $30,718

Great Falls, MT $30,698

Alamogordo, NM $30,694

Abilene, TX $30,667

Rapid City, SD $30,622

Monroe, LA $30,622

Albany, GA $30,601

Huntington, WV $30,598

Jackson, MS $30,594

Greenville, MS $30,591

Parkersburg, WV $30,556

Montgomery, AL $30,550

Johnstown, PA $30,543

Springfield, MO $30,515

Biloxi, MS $30,498

Sumter, SC $30,426

Columbus, GA $30,422

Twin Falls, ID $30,402

Pascagoula, MS $30,357

Kingsport, TN $30,267

Gulfport, MS $30,257

Alexandria, LA $30,144

Fort Smith, AR $30,057

El Paso, TX $29,965

Helena, MT $29,920

Las Cruces, NM $29,810

Harlingen, TX $29,713

Pocatello, ID $29,682

Florence, AL $29,672

Brownsville, TX $29,665

Dothan, AL $29,610

Mcallen, TX $29,593

Columbus, MS $29,338

Altus, OK $29,180

Lawton, OK $29,115

Pierre, SD $28,991

What Skills Can Increase a Nursing Tech'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 Nursing Tech'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	$37,163	8%
Innovation	$36,475	6%
Coordination	$36,475	6%
Integrity	$36,475	6%
Initiative	$36,131	5%
Cardiac	$36,131	5%

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How Education impacts a Nursing Tech's Salary?

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

Nursing Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Nursing Tech

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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Nursing Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nursing Tech'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 January 01, 2026

$32,186

Average $34,410/year

$37,384

$2,682

Average $2,868/month

$3,115

$619

Average $662/week

$719

$15

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,384	$3,115	$719	$18
Average	$34,410	$2,868	$662	$17
25th Percentile	$32,186	$2,682	$619	$15

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Salary Trends for Nursing Tech

Salaries for a Nursing Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,814 in 2023 to around $38,644 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nursing Tech salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$39,094
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