Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Pay Benchmarks

62 metro-level salary benchmark pages for Total Rewards, Comp, and HR teams hiring CNAs. Each page includes percentile data, employer ranges, pay transparency requirements, and hiring difficulty.

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Alabama

Birmingham, AL

Median: $36,000

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

Median: $39,000

Tucson, AZ

Median: $38,000

California

Median: $42,000

Median: $46,000

Median: $47,000

Median: $46,000

Median: $56,000

Median: $60,000

Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO

Median: $42,000

Denver, CO

Median: $40,000

Connecticut

Hartford, CT

Median: $50,000

Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Median: $38,000

Orlando, FL

Median: $38,000

Tampa, FL

Median: $40,000

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

Median: $34,000

Hawaii

Honolulu, HI

Median: $54,000

Idaho

Boise, ID

Median: $38,000

Illinois

Chicago, IL

Median: $41,000

Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

Median: $38,000

Kansas

Wichita, KS

Median: $34,000

Kentucky

Louisville, KY

Median: $38,000

Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Median: $38,000

Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Median: $48,000

Massachusetts

Boston, MA

Median: $50,000

Michigan

Detroit, MI

Median: $46,000

Grand Rapids, MI

Median: $40,000

Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Median: $52,000

Missouri

Kansas City, MO

Median: $38,000

St. Louis, MO

Median: $40,000

Nebraska

Omaha, NE

Median: $36,000

Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Median: $40,000

New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Median: $36,000

New York

Buffalo, NY

Median: $42,000

New York, NY

Median: $44,000

Rochester, NY

Median: $42,000

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC

Median: $40,000

Greensboro, NC

Median: $38,000

Raleigh, NC

Median: $40,000

Ohio

Median: $38,000

Median: $40,000

Median: $44,000

Median: $42,000

Median: $38,000

Median: $38,000

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

Median: $34,000

Tulsa, OK

Median: $34,000

Oregon

Portland, OR

Median: $56,000

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Median: $40,000

Pittsburgh, PA

Median: $42,000

Rhode Island

Providence, RI

Median: $46,000

South Carolina

Greenville, SC

Median: $36,000

Tennessee

Memphis, TN

Median: $38,000

Nashville, TN

Median: $40,000

Texas

Median: $42,000

Median: $36,000

Median: $36,000

Median: $38,000

Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Median: $40,000

Virginia

Richmond, VA

Median: $38,000

Washington

Seattle, WA

Median: $52,000

Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Median: $44,000

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