Nursing Assistants salary by location
National median: $42,260 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $56,840 | +34.5% | 5,350 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $56,080 | +32.7% | 11,790 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $51,990 | +23.0% | 16,530 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $50,370 | +19.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $50,350 | +19.1% | 8,890 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $50,080 | +18.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $49,860 | +18.0% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,830 | +17.9% | 14,800 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $49,770 | +17.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $49,270 | +16.6% | 79,480 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $49,240 | +16.5% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $49,180 | +16.4% | 30,270 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $49,160 | +16.3% | 850 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,110 | +16.2% | 10,350 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $49,020 | +16.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $48,900 | +15.7% | 940 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $48,890 | +15.7% | 770 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $48,870 | +15.6% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,840 | +15.6% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $48,830 | +15.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,590 | +15.0% | 87,990 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $48,570 | +14.9% | 690 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $48,550 | +14.9% | 530 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $48,520 | +14.8% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $48,520 | +14.8% | 440 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $48,320 | +14.3% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $48,190 | +14.0% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $48,180 | +14.0% | 3,380 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $48,070 | +13.7% | 9,670 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $48,060 | +13.7% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $48,060 | +13.7% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $48,040 | +13.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $48,020 | +13.6% | 14,590 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $47,990 | +13.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $47,940 | +13.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $47,890 | +13.3% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,870 | +13.3% | 7,810 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $47,830 | +13.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $47,700 | +12.9% | 3,490 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $47,630 | +12.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,630 | +12.7% | 110,060 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $47,590 | +12.6% | 26,130 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,510 | +12.4% | 5,650 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $47,380 | +12.1% | 22,240 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $47,380 | +12.1% | 43,090 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +11.8% | 2,780 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $47,130 | +11.5% | 3,030 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $47,130 | +11.5% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $47,080 | +11.4% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,070 | +11.4% | 8,540 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $47,050 | +11.3% | 520 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $46,970 | +11.1% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $46,940 | +11.1% | 45,850 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $46,880 | +10.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $46,840 | +10.8% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $46,840 | +10.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $46,830 | +10.8% | 32,400 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $46,810 | +10.8% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $46,800 | +10.7% | 2,070 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $46,760 | +10.6% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $46,720 | +10.6% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $46,680 | +10.5% | 38,130 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $46,680 | +10.5% | 29,120 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $46,670 | +10.4% | 700 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $46,620 | +10.3% | 810 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $46,550 | +10.2% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $46,530 | +10.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $46,530 | +10.1% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $46,440 | +9.9% | 10,220 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $46,430 | +9.9% | 930 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $46,430 | +9.9% | 9,940 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $46,400 | +9.8% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $46,380 | +9.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $46,370 | +9.7% | 2,060 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $46,330 | +9.6% | 13,030 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $46,320 | +9.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $46,220 | +9.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $46,220 | +9.4% | 30,680 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $46,220 | +9.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $46,130 | +9.2% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $46,130 | +9.2% | 520 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $46,120 | +9.1% | 4,910 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $46,110 | +9.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $45,980 | +8.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $45,980 | +8.8% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $45,970 | +8.8% | — | 2025 |
| IL | state | $45,960 | +8.8% | 68,640 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $45,820 | +8.4% | 6,840 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $45,740 | +8.2% | 930 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $45,730 | +8.2% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $45,730 | +8.2% | 25,520 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $45,710 | +8.2% | 620 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $45,710 | +8.2% | 5,250 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $45,690 | +8.1% | 7,880 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $45,640 | +8.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $45,560 | +7.8% | 4,500 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $45,530 | +7.7% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $45,490 | +7.6% | 8,100 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $45,470 | +7.6% | 690 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $45,370 | +7.4% | 1,310 | 2025 |