Nursing Assistants & Aides nurse pay
$44,200median posted offer#381 of 386 specialties
Read from 153 live Nursing Assistants & Aides postings that state pay — 54% below the all-nursing median of $95,680. Updated September 10, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Nursing Assistants & Aides?
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Where Nursing Assistants & Aides pays the most
| # | State | Median | Top 10% from | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $48,620 | $51k | 14 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $47,840 | $50k | 9 |
| 3 | California | $47,320 | $57k | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $47,320 | $50k | 7 |
| 5 | Arizona | $45,937 | $46k | 8 |
| 6 | New York | $43,867 | $54k | 25 |
| 7 | Illinois | $42,640 | $47k | 7 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $41,532 | $46k | 16 |
| 9 | Texas | $35,360 | $42k | 17 |
What to do with this
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Nursing Assistants & Aides nurses make?
- Across 153 live Nursing Assistants & Aides postings that state pay, the median offer is $44,200 a year. The middle half runs $40,560–$47,840, and the top 10% start at $51,293.
- Does Nursing Assistants & Aides pay more than nursing overall?
- Nursing Assistants & Aides ranks #381 of 386 specialties on posted pay. Its median is 54% below the all-nursing median of $95,680.
- Which states pay Nursing Assistants & Aides nurses the most?
- By posted median right now: #1 Washington ($48,620), #2 New Jersey ($47,840), #3 California ($47,320). Rankings move as postings change — this page updates continuously.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Headline figures blend every employment type; `employmentTypes` splits the same postings into staff, travel, PRN and agency bands, each annualized on the posting's own stated terms (weekly travel rates at 52 weeks), so a rate is only ever ranked against its own band. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.