Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for certified nursing assistants. The national median is $42,260. ← Back to Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	Oregon	$49,830	$23.96
2	Washington	$49,180	$23.65
3	New York	$48,590	$23.36
4	New Hampshire	$47,870	$23.02
5	District of Columbia	$47,700	$22.93
6	California	$47,630	$22.90
7	Colorado	$47,380	$22.78
8	Vermont	$47,130	$22.66
9	Maine	$47,070	$22.63
10	New Jersey	$46,830	$22.52
11	Massachusetts	$46,680	$22.44
12	Minnesota	$46,680	$22.44
13	Rhode Island	$46,440	$22.33
14	Alaska	$46,370	$22.29
15	Illinois	$45,960	$22.10
16	North Dakota	$45,820	$22.03
17	Nevada	$45,490	$21.87
18	Hawaii	$45,350	$21.80
19	Wisconsin	$45,130	$21.70
20	Connecticut	$44,790	$21.53
21	Arizona	$44,780	$21.53
22	Pennsylvania	$44,590	$21.44
23	Maryland	$43,240	$20.79
24	Virginia	$43,200	$20.77
25	Delaware	$42,030	$20.21
26	Montana	$40,900	$19.67
27	Nebraska	$40,000	$19.23
28	Utah	$39,840	$19.15
29	Michigan	$39,570	$19.03
30	New Mexico	$39,390	$18.94
31	Iowa	$39,350	$18.92
32	Wyoming	$39,160	$18.83
33	Ohio	$39,010	$18.76
34	South Dakota	$38,800	$18.65
35	Idaho	$38,650	$18.58
36	North Carolina	$38,460	$18.49
37	Kentucky	$38,370	$18.45
38	Indiana	$38,330	$18.43
39	Kansas	$38,010	$18.27
40	Tennessee	$37,990	$18.27
41	Georgia	$37,680	$18.12
42	Missouri	$37,680	$18.11
43	Florida	$37,510	$18.03
44	Texas	$37,500	$18.03
45	South Carolina	$37,220	$17.90
46	West Virginia	$36,720	$17.66
47	Oklahoma	$35,930	$17.27
48	Arkansas	$34,430	$16.55
49	Alabama	$34,140	$16.41
50	Mississippi	$31,520	$15.15
51	Louisiana	$30,510	$14.67