2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Nursing Assistants
United States. Estimated employment 1,448,910, with pages for 138 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$33,940 10th
$37,260 25th
$42,260 50th
$47,220 75th
$51,980 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Nursing Assistants page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
San Jose, CA $56,840 5,350 San Francisco, CA $56,080 11,790 Seattle, WA $51,990 16,530 Napa, CA $50,370 460 Boulder, CO $49,860 1,030 New York, NY $49,270 79,480 Santa Rosa, CA $49,240 1,250 Bremerton, WA $49,160 850 Denver, CO $49,110 10,350 Mount Vernon, WA $49,020 500 Vallejo, CA $48,900 940 Salinas, CA $48,870 1,070 Barnstable Town, MA $48,520 1,030 Wenatchee, WA $48,520 440 San Diego, CA $48,070 9,670 Kennewick, WA $48,060 1,060 Olympia, WA $48,060 1,040 Bellingham, WA $48,040 790 Minneapolis, MN $48,020 14,590 Walla Walla, WA $47,990 290 Santa Cruz, CA $47,940 440 Boston, MA $47,590 26,130 Los Angeles, CA $47,380 43,090 Chicago, IL $46,940 45,850 Rochester, MN $46,840 1,550 Greeley, CO $46,670 700 Pittsfield, MA $46,620 810 Riverside, CA $46,430 9,940 Mankato, MN $46,430 930 Providence, RI $46,330 13,030 Philadelphia, PA $46,220 30,680 Colorado Springs, CO $46,120 4,910 Amherst Town, MA $46,110 540 Washington, DC $45,730 25,520 Kiryas Joel, NY $45,730 2,380 Worcester, MA $45,710 5,250 Ithaca, NY $45,640 470 Reading, PA $45,530 1,830 Battle Creek, MI $45,470 690 Lebanon, PA $45,340 730 Phoenix, AZ $45,290 13,550 Pueblo, CO $45,270 920 Chambersburg, PA $45,260 540 Prescott Valley, AZ $45,180 690 Grand Junction, CO $44,980 710 Lancaster, PA $44,890 3,380 Springfield, MA $44,740 2,930 Kingston, NY $44,710 540 Flagstaff, AZ $44,580 500 Ann Arbor, MI $44,570 3,430 York, PA $44,530 1,890 Binghamton, NY $44,410 1,310 Allentown, PA $44,360 4,970 Lexington Park, MD $44,270 620 Duluth, MN $44,250 1,610 Scranton, PA $43,980 3,080 Utica, NY $43,560 1,590 Bloomington, IL $43,180 950 Lake Havasu City, AZ $43,140 490 Pittsburgh, PA $43,080 12,140 Peoria, IL $43,040 2,740 Columbus, OH $42,970 10,020 Syracuse, NY $42,940 3,120 Baltimore, MD $42,770 13,580 Tucson, AZ $42,560 3,500 Decatur, IL $41,990 600 Traverse City, MI $41,900 700 Hagerstown, MD $41,870 970 Dayton, OH $41,670 4,970 Gainesville, GA $41,390 1,050 Columbia, MO $41,290 2,040 Niles, MI $41,070 590 Durham, NC $40,560 4,830 Cincinnati, OH $40,350 11,390 Naples, FL $40,260 1,400 Asheville, NC $40,170 2,590 Albany, NY $40,160 4,200 Rockford, IL $40,140 2,120 St. Cloud, MN $40,130 1,580 Jackson, MI $40,080 690 Springfield, IL $40,070 1,120 North Port, FL $39,950 4,660 Detroit, MI $39,900 17,300 Champaign, IL $39,890 1,560 Kansas City, MO $39,710 13,370 Raleigh, NC $39,710 6,420 Toledo, OH $39,700 3,590 Kalamazoo, MI $39,500 1,260 Greenville, NC $39,480 1,730 Charlotte, NC $39,430 13,580 Saginaw, MI $39,400 1,100 Mansfield, OH $39,380 600 Atlanta, GA $39,350 23,260 Sierra Vista, AZ $39,260 220 Akron, OH $39,250 3,170 St. Louis, MO $39,110 14,620 Burlington, NC $39,090 1,020 Cleveland, OH $39,010 13,060 Indianapolis, IN $38,880 9,730 Salisbury, MD $38,740 830 Winston, NC $38,660 4,450 Austin, TX $38,550 5,600 South Bend, IN $38,550 1,520 Goldsboro, NC $38,540 600 Dallas, TX $38,530 23,420 Sebastian, FL $38,530 870 Savannah, GA $38,450 1,710 Michigan City, IN $38,400 340 Columbus, IN $38,260 230 Kokomo, IN $38,250 460 Elkhart, IN $38,150 840 Springfield, OH $38,020 720 Miami, FL $38,010 23,490 Houston, TX $37,970 19,230 Kankakee, IL $37,900 860 Wichita Falls, TX $37,870 950 Yuma, AZ $37,860 500 Jacksonville, FL $37,760 7,960 Lafayette, IN $37,760 770 Orlando, FL $37,690 12,000 Port St. Lucie, FL $37,690 2,680 Cape Coral, FL $37,510 3,520 Warner Robins, GA $37,500 380 Tampa, FL $37,470 15,120 Abilene, TX $37,460 800 Waco, TX $37,290 1,480 Rome, GA $37,220 890 Fort Wayne, IN $37,210 3,610 Augusta, GA $37,140 2,560 San Antonio, TX $36,800 7,080 Amarillo, TX $36,700 1,000 Cape Girardeau, MO $36,650 680 Macon, GA $36,540 1,450 Athens, GA $36,330 1,110 Springfield, MO $36,180 3,150 Jefferson City, MO $36,080 630 St. Joseph, MO $35,900 620 Joplin, MO $34,600 1,180
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 1,448,910 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 31-1131, Nursing Assistants. Mapped to our taxonomy as nursing-assistants .
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