What were the top paying cities for nursing assistants (also called CNAs)? Which cities and surrounding metropolitan (or non-metropolitan) areas offered the lowest average salary for nursing assistants?
In the latest data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics [1,2], we’ll find the answers to those questions.
Nursing Assistant Salary by City or Metropolitan Area
In our previous aricle, we examined the nursing assistant salary for all 50 states. Below is a map showing you the average salary for all reported cities / areas in the United States. The darker shades of purple represent cities and surrounding areas that paid the highest average salary, whereas the lighter shades of purple represent lower paying areas.
Top Paying Cities for Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
The highest paying city and surrounding area was the San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward, CA area, which paid an average salary of $48,420 and an hourly wage of $23.28. This area also employed some 10,410 nursing assistants.
The lowest paying area was the Northeast Louisiana non-metropolitan area, which paid an average salary of $20,160 and an hourly wage of $9.69. The employment estimate for this area was 1,850.
Here’s a short list of the highest and lowest paying areas for nursing assistants. There are over 500 areas reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and I’ve listed all of those on our website if you want to see all of those.
CNA Salary Averages for All Reported Areas
Here’s the salary, hourly wage, and employment data for over 500 areas tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics [1,2]. This list is sorted from highest average nursing assistant salary to lowest average nursing assistant salary.
| Area Name | Employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage |
| Albany, GA | 600 | – | – |
| Corvallis, OR | 340 | – | – |
| State College, PA | 500 | – | – |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 10,410 | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | – | $22.03 | $45,820 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 260 | $21.13 | $43,960 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 980 | $20.29 | $42,200 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5,050 | $20.18 | $41,980 |
| Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA | 5,390 | $20.17 | $41,950 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 84,340 | $19.48 | $40,520 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1,060 | $19.45 | $40,460 |
| Glens Falls, NY | – | $19.44 | $40,420 |
| Napa, CA | 450 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Salinas, CA | 910 | $19.40 | $40,350 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 9,020 | $19.08 | $39,690 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | 970 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 1,290 | $18.91 | $39,340 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 1,410 | $18.89 | $39,300 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 770 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 13,250 | $18.64 | $38,780 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 2,830 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| El Centro, CA | 490 | $18.38 | $38,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 27,350 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 39,590 | $18.28 | $38,030 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 520 | $18.25 | $37,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 19,630 | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Madera, CA | 390 | $18.16 | $37,780 |
| Redding, CA | 270 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7,740 | $18.03 | $37,510 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 1,620 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA | 660 | $18.01 | $37,450 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME | 950 | $17.86 | $37,150 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 640 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1,570 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | 740 | $17.76 | $36,930 |
| Eugene, OR | 1,220 | $17.74 | $36,890 |
| Medford, OR | 870 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Madison, WI | 3,340 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1,570 | $17.67 | $36,750 |
| Modesto, CA | 1,410 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 7,590 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Yuba City, CA | 420 | $17.65 | $36,710 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | 580 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3,420 | $17.55 | $36,510 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 4,440 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| New Haven, CT | 4,550 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Longview, WA | 520 | $17.43 | $36,250 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | 1,220 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 310 | $17.38 | $36,150 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 370 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1,770 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 680 | $17.36 | $36,110 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | 250 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1,070 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,020 | $17.23 | $35,850 |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | 1,120 | $17.24 | $35,850 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 10,360 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1,910 | $17.12 | $35,600 |
| Rochester, MN | 2,660 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Danbury, CT | 830 | $17.05 | $35,470 |
| Kingston, NY | 550 | $16.94 | $35,240 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 1,700 | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | 970 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Albany, OR | 570 | $16.86 | $35,080 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1,030 | $16.85 | $35,060 |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 570 | $16.85 | $35,040 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 4,950 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Salem, OR | 1,090 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Altoona, PA | 1,060 | $16.79 | $34,930 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR | 380 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | 600 | $16.74 | $34,830 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 8,000 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME | 650 | $16.73 | $34,800 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA | 1,410 | $16.72 | $34,770 |
| New Bedford, MA | 1,210 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Bellingham, WA | 530 | $16.66 | $34,660 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD | 410 | $16.64 | $34,600 |
| Manchester, NH | 1,270 | $16.63 | $34,600 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 520 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 16,770 | $16.57 | $34,460 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2,180 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN | 760 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 9,480 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 1,530 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 590 | $16.55 | $34,410 |
| Carson City, NV | 330 | $16.54 | $34,400 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 4,250 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2,220 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 2,550 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2,750 | $16.49 | $34,310 |
| Danville, IL | 330 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4,420 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Prescott, AZ | 790 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA | 660 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 10,380 | $16.41 | $34,120 |
| Elmira, NY | 520 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 1,630 | $16.38 | $34,060 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 400 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 850 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 780 | $16.31 | $33,910 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 4,510 | $16.31 | $33,910 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 1,090 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 4,890 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Lebanon, PA | 640 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Fort Collins, CO | 1,540 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 25,480 | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA | 1,270 | $16.18 | $33,650 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2,710 | $16.17 | $33,640 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | 1,170 | $16.17 | $33,640 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 460 | $16.16 | $33,600 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1,530 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1,460 | $16.15 | $33,580 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 1,560 | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 4,660 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 2,070 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 1,140 | $16.11 | $33,510 |
| Waterbury, CT | 1,060 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 390 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Chico, CA | 810 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | 1,730 | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| Jackson, MI | 270 | $16.04 | $33,370 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1,010 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 2,660 | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Casper, WY | 390 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 970 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,560 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 370 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1,210 | $15.89 | $33,060 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | 820 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 640 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Flint, MI | 1,940 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3,260 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 34,740 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 1,470 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Merced, CA | 470 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Rochester, NY | 4,880 | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 13,180 | $15.77 | $32,790 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 210 | $15.75 | $32,760 |
| Yakima, WA | 1,360 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 3,320 | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3,690 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 740 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2,960 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Reno, NV | 1,330 | $15.69 | $32,640 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | 2,040 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | 1,070 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | 1,490 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 9,190 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 740 | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 730 | $15.62 | $32,500 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | 1,270 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 6,470 | $15.61 | $32,480 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | 430 | $15.59 | $32,430 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1,330 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Farmington, NM | 370 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 4,510 | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA | 2,990 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1,120 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 2,010 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 37,030 | $15.55 | $32,330 |
| Monroe, MI | 350 | $15.55 | $32,330 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1,210 | $15.54 | $32,330 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 1,470 | $15.54 | $32,330 |
| Fresno, CA | 2,490 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Greeley, CO | 650 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| Midland, TX | 480 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Trenton, NJ | 2,520 | $15.49 | $32,210 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 20,910 | $15.48 | $32,190 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 540 | $15.47 | $32,170 |
| Kankakee, IL | 980 | $15.46 | $32,170 |
| Bangor, ME | 1,150 | $15.46 | $32,160 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 790 | $15.44 | $32,120 |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | 2,700 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Dover, DE | 880 | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1,470 | $15.41 | $32,040 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1,820 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Bay City, MI | 500 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 690 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Racine, WI | 890 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 5,240 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Valdosta, GA | – | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | 1,830 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 440 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 2,090 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 3,540 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 390 | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Ocean City, NJ | 490 | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2,630 | $15.25 | $31,730 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14,130 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Columbus, IN | 320 | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 750 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1,350 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Rapid City, SD | 900 | $15.20 | $31,610 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 11,570 | $15.17 | $31,560 |
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 1,080 | $15.17 | $31,560 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 980 | $15.17 | $31,560 |
| Wausau, WI | 640 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Erie, PA | 1,850 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 620 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 2,360 | $15.11 | $31,440 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 710 | $15.10 | $31,400 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2,220 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 990 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area | 420 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Billings, MT | 990 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | – | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 2,580 | $15.04 | $31,280 |
| Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 1,130 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | 830 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 790 | $15.01 | $31,210 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 4,520 | $14.98 | $31,150 |
| Salisbury, MD-DE | 2,060 | $14.97 | $31,150 |
| Missoula, MT | 430 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2,430 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 380 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 19,850 | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 3,170 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,470 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 430 | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Great Falls, MT | 350 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Boise City, ID | 2,700 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 13,000 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Williamsport, PA | 760 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 3,250 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1,730 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 1,520 | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1,250 | $14.78 | $30,750 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | 1,000 | $14.78 | $30,750 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1,110 | $14.78 | $30,730 |
| Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 920 | $14.78 | $30,730 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 520 | $14.76 | $30,710 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 1,570 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Reading, PA | 1,800 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Asheville, NC | 3,020 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1,930 | $14.76 | $30,690 |
| Appleton, WI | 880 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Gainesville, GA | – | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 9,010 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 500 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 4,570 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2,050 | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Ames, IA | 510 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Springfield, IL | 1,210 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Ithaca, NY | 230 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 730 | $14.65 | $30,460 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 2,390 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Rockford, IL | 1,630 | $14.60 | $30,370 |
| Springfield, MO | 3,800 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 1,070 | $14.57 | $30,300 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 6,060 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 590 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 6,910 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1,680 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 1,560 | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | 1,630 | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Saginaw, MI | 1,370 | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | 2,080 | $14.53 | $30,220 |
| Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area | 490 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Coeur d’Alene, ID | 310 | $14.50 | $30,150 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 720 | $14.46 | $30,080 |
| Grand Island, NE | 570 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 8,370 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Binghamton, NY | 1,410 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11,580 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Staunton-Waynesboro, VA | 630 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Johnstown, PA | 600 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 600 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 1,640 | $14.36 | $29,860 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1,630 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Dayton, OH | 4,210 | $14.35 | $29,840 |
| Richmond, VA | 7,460 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2,090 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2,550 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 1,850 | $14.31 | $29,760 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC | 640 | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Columbia, MO | 1,060 | $14.29 | $29,730 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3,100 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Raleigh, NC | 4,690 | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 2,900 | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Johnson City, TN | 930 | $14.23 | $29,610 |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 2,140 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Odessa, TX | 390 | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Topeka, KS | 2,140 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 590 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| Akron, OH | 3,400 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 1,860 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Toledo, OH | 3,670 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Yuma, AZ | 690 | $14.12 | $29,380 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 740 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 16,730 | $14.11 | $29,360 |
| Amarillo, TX | 800 | $14.11 | $29,350 |
| Kokomo, IN | 490 | $14.11 | $29,340 |
| Peoria, IL | 3,000 | $14.10 | $29,340 |
| The Villages, FL | 550 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| Greenville, NC | 1,180 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 2,100 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 13,750 | $14.08 | $29,290 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 10,980 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Gainesville, FL | 2,070 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 400 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1,290 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4,980 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 7,840 | $13.98 | $29,090 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 2,810 | $13.98 | $29,070 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 890 | $13.97 | $29,060 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 6,830 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Columbus, OH | 9,440 | $13.95 | $29,020 |
| Enid, OK | 440 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1,010 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Bloomington, IL | 810 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Decatur, IL | 610 | $13.91 | $28,920 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 1,260 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 1,400 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 2,350 | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 950 | $13.87 | $28,860 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 510 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1,480 | $13.87 | $28,840 |
| Lima, OH | 690 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 2,000 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | – | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3,850 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 2,960 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Owensboro, KY | 560 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1,440 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| San Angelo, TX | 460 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Waco, TX | 780 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 2,550 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 2,620 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| St. George, UT | 1,110 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1,070 | $13.80 | $28,700 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL | 800 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 2,100 | $13.76 | $28,630 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 2,430 | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 830 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 1,170 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 1,110 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Pocatello, ID | 390 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Lawrence, KS | 620 | $13.68 | $28,460 |
| Springfield, OH | 720 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Beckley, WV | 410 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 21,540 | $13.66 | $28,410 |
| Central Utah nonmetropolitan area | 370 | $13.64 | $28,360 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 900 | $13.63 | $28,360 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 3,520 | $13.63 | $28,340 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1,670 | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Columbia, SC | 3,650 | $13.61 | $28,320 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2,400 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 9,610 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Bloomington, IN | 670 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1,840 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 220 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Ocala, FL | 1,280 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1,120 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 1,860 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Panama City, FL | 580 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1,220 | $13.47 | $28,030 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 1,170 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Charleston, WV | 1,010 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 1,740 | $13.45 | $27,980 |
| Sebring, FL | 450 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 7,070 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 710 | $13.44 | $27,950 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5,200 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Hammond, LA | 650 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 2,680 | $13.41 | $27,900 |
| Morgantown, WV | 690 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 6,890 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 980 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 3,010 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 830 | $13.39 | $27,860 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1,990 | $13.37 | $27,820 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 4,560 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 950 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 4,290 | $13.32 | $27,710 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 740 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Wichita, KS | 4,250 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Muncie, IN | 730 | $13.30 | $27,660 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1,490 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 550 | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Midland, MI | 540 | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 1,040 | $13.27 | $27,610 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 2,790 | $13.27 | $27,600 |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | 2,370 | $13.26 | $27,590 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 3,560 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Knoxville, TN | 4,230 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Mansfield, OH | 490 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 680 | $13.24 | $27,530 |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 920 | $13.23 | $27,530 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY | 640 | $13.23 | $27,510 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 730 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 670 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Macon, GA | 890 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Tulsa, OK | 5,360 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 1,510 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | 8,340 | $13.10 | $27,240 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 14,610 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 1,510 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 2,900 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 590 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 2,180 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 1,680 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| El Paso, TX | 1,800 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | 490 | $13.03 | $27,110 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 840 | $13.02 | $27,090 |
| Burlington, NC | 860 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 880 | $12.99 | $27,030 |
| Morristown, TN | 400 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 2,650 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 2,150 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 350 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Dalton, GA | 490 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 360 | $12.92 | $26,860 |
| Rome, GA | 680 | $12.92 | $26,860 |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 1,320 | $12.90 | $26,840 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 1,010 | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 720 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Roanoke, VA | 2,660 | $12.88 | $26,800 |
| Savannah, GA | 1,270 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Manhattan, KS | 690 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 620 | $12.82 | $26,670 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 1,910 | $12.82 | $26,670 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 2,250 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 3,550 | $12.80 | $26,630 |
| West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 1,260 | $12.80 | $26,620 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 430 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1,150 | $12.79 | $26,590 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 2,310 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2,220 | $12.73 | $26,470 |
| Sumter, SC | 300 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 2,210 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 500 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 2,030 | $12.65 | $26,300 |
| Joplin, MO | 1,140 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 900 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 940 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1,490 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1,310 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 480 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 670 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Victoria, TX | 440 | $12.55 | $26,110 |
| Wilmington, NC | 2,060 | $12.55 | $26,100 |
| Lawton, OK | 470 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 2,110 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 1,930 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 1,870 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 1,600 | $12.50 | $25,990 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 760 | $12.49 | $25,970 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 1,820 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 650 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 1,270 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Gadsden, AL | 580 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Longview, TX | 850 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1,980 | $12.42 | $25,830 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1,750 | $12.41 | $25,820 |
| Tyler, TX | 1,350 | $12.41 | $25,800 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 910 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 5,150 | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Abilene, TX | 870 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 1,850 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Laredo, TX | 590 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 2,470 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 1,060 | $12.29 | $25,570 |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 810 | $12.29 | $25,550 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 4,790 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 540 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 2,580 | $12.28 | $25,530 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 580 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Jackson, TN | 1,020 | $12.26 | $25,500 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3,430 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 820 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 1,810 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 1,570 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Florence, SC | 970 | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 1,600 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 2,100 | $12.17 | $25,310 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 810 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 750 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 4,740 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 1,180 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 2,120 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 1,520 | $11.99 | $24,940 |
| Jackson, MS | 2,950 | $11.98 | $24,930 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 380 | $11.99 | $24,930 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 2,080 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 790 | $11.98 | $24,910 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 2,600 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 1,360 | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 460 | $11.89 | $24,720 |
| San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR | 530 | $11.86 | $24,670 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 880 | $11.85 | $24,650 |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL | 540 | $11.80 | $24,550 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA | 850 | $11.76 | $24,470 |
| Decatur, AL | 440 | $11.73 | $24,390 |
| Mobile, AL | 1,920 | $11.71 | $24,350 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 1,450 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Cleveland, TN | 690 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 590 | $11.63 | $24,180 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | 940 | $11.57 | $24,070 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 600 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| New Bern, NC | 870 | $11.50 | $23,920 |
| East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 640 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 3,240 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 3,950 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 1,390 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 520 | $11.39 | $23,700 |
| Alexandria, LA | 890 | $11.25 | $23,400 |
| Dothan, AL | 1,130 | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 2,430 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 990 | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 1,180 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 1,020 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2,040 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 1,310 | $10.88 | $22,630 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1,190 | $10.84 | $22,540 |
| Brunswick, GA | 520 | $10.76 | $22,370 |
| Monroe, LA | 1,280 | $10.50 | $21,840 |
| Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 1,850 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Arecibo, PR | – | $8.53 | $17,740 |
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | 70 | $8.52 | $17,720 |
Sources:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Nursing Assistants, May 2020 [www.bls.gov/]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2020 OEWS Maps, Employment, Salary of Nursing Assistants, by state and area, May 2020, accessed 09/25/2021, [https://www.bls.gov/]