Nursing Assistants salary in the United States

$33,940
10th
$37,260
25th
$42,260
Median
$47,220
75th
$51,980
90th

National median

$42,260

2025 OEWS

Mean

$42,700

Hourly median

$20.32

Employment

1,448,910

Top paying locations with published data

LocationMedianEmployment
San Jose, CA$56,8405,350
San Francisco, CA$56,08011,790
Seattle, WA$51,99016,530
Napa, CA$50,370460
Portland, OR$50,3508,890
Bend, OR$50,080620
Boulder, CO$49,8601,030
OR$49,83014,800
Grants Pass, OR$49,770420
New York, NY$49,27079,480
Santa Rosa, CA$49,2401,250
WA$49,18030,270
Bremerton, WA$49,160850
Denver, CO$49,11010,350
Mount Vernon, WA$49,020500
Vallejo, CA$48,900940
Vineland, NJ$48,890770
Salinas, CA$48,8701,070
Salem, OR$48,8401,390
Corvallis, OR$48,830340
NY$48,59087,990
Lewiston, ME$48,570690
Albany, OR$48,550530
Barnstable Town, MA$48,5201,030
Wenatchee, WA$48,520440
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025. Published survey snapshot, not a real-time market rate.