31 Series · SOC 31-1131
Nursing Assistants Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $42,260
- Median / year
- $51,980
- Top 10% earn
- +2.3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 1,448,910
- US workers
Nursing Assistants earn a median of $42,260 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $42,260, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $33,940 (10th percentile) to $51,980 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,448,910 US workers. Oregon pays the most ($49,830), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Nursing Assistants earn a median of $42,260, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 15% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Support, it ranks #10 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.3% by 2033.
- $42,260
- Median annual wage
- Top 85%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #10 of 17
- in Healthcare Support
- 1.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Oregon at $49,830. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131) pays a national median of $42,260 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $33,940 at the 10th percentile to $51,980 at the 90th, with a mean of $42,700 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,448,910 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 519 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 204,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Oregon pays the highest state median at $49,830, which is +18% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $56,840 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 1,448,910 jobs Median $42,260/yr
Median Salary
$42,260
per year
Median Hourly
$20.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$42,700
average
Employment
1,448,910
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Nursing Assistants pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$42,260 Bottom 15% higher than 15% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 31-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Nursing Assistants; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 31-series occupations with growth data, Nursing Assistants sits on the slower-growing side at +2.3% growth and $42,260 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2.3%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
204,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → C
Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
8/100
Danger Index
32.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Nursing Assistants roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Service Orientation 4.0
Active Listening 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Monitoring 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Coordination 3.1
Active Learning 2.9
Judgment and Decision Making 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 3.9
Administration and Management 3.3
English Language 3.3
Public Safety and Security 3.2
Medicine and Dentistry 3.1
Education and Training 3.1
Therapy and Counseling 3.0
Psychology 3.0
Sociology and Anthropology 2.7
Personnel and Human Resources 2.7
Key Tasks
- ▸ Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- ▸ Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- ▸ Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- ▸ Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
- ▸ Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- ▸ Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
- ▸ Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- ▸ Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
- ▸ Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
- ▸ Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$33,940
25th Percentile
$37,260
Median
$42,260
75th Percentile
$47,220
90th Percentile
$51,980
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $49,830 | +18% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $49,180 | +16% above national |
| 3 | New York | $48,590 | +15% above national |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $47,870 | +13% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $47,700 | +13% above national |
| 6 | California | $47,630 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $47,380 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Vermont | $47,130 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $47,070 | +11% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $46,830 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $46,680 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $46,680 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $46,440 | +10% above national |
| 14 | Alaska | $46,370 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $45,960 | +9% above national |
| 16 | North Dakota | $45,820 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Nevada | $45,490 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Hawaii | $45,350 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $45,130 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Connecticut | $44,790 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Arizona | $44,780 | +6% above national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $44,590 | +6% above national |
| 23 | Maryland | $43,240 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Virginia | $43,200 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Delaware | $42,030 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Montana | $40,900 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Nebraska | $40,000 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Utah | $39,840 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $39,570 | 6% below national |
| 30 | New Mexico | $39,390 | 7% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $39,350 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Wyoming | $39,160 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $39,010 | 8% below national |
| 34 | South Dakota | $38,800 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Idaho | $38,650 | 9% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $38,460 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Kentucky | $38,370 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Indiana | $38,330 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $38,010 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $37,990 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Georgia | $37,680 | 11% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $37,680 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $37,510 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Texas | $37,500 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Virgin Islands | $37,240 | 12% below national |
| 46 | South Carolina | $37,220 | 12% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $36,720 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $35,930 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $34,430 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $34,140 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $31,520 | 25% below national |
| 52 | Louisiana | $30,510 | 28% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,850 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $56,840 | +35% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $56,080 | +33% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,990 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $50,370 | +19% above national |
| 5 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $50,350 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Bend, OR | $50,080 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Boulder, CO | $49,860 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Grants Pass, OR | $49,770 | +18% above national |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,270 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $49,240 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $49,160 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $49,110 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $49,020 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Vallejo, CA | $48,900 | +16% above national |
| 15 | Vineland, NJ | $48,890 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Salinas, CA | $48,870 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Salem, OR | $48,840 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Corvallis, OR | $48,830 | +16% above national |
| 19 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $48,570 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Albany, OR | $48,550 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Barnstable Town, MA | $48,520 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $48,520 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $48,420 | +15% above national |
| 25 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,320 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,190 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,180 | +14% above national |
| 28 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,180 | +14% above national |
| 29 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,080 | +14% above national |
| 30 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $48,070 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $48,060 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,060 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Bellingham, WA | $48,040 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,020 | +14% above national |
| 35 | Walla Walla, WA | $47,990 | +14% above national |
| 36 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,940 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Medford, OR | $47,890 | +13% above national |
| 38 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,870 | +13% above national |
| 39 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,830 | +13% above national |
| 40 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,730 | +13% above national |
| 41 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $47,630 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,590 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,510 | +12% above national |
| 45 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,390 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,380 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,310 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,240 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $47,130 | +12% above national |
| 51 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | +12% above national |
| 52 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,110 | +11% above national |
| 53 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | +11% above national |
| 54 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | +11% above national |
| 55 | Yakima, WA | $47,080 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,050 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Bangor, ME | $46,970 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,940 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Carson City, NV | $46,880 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Rochester, MN | $46,840 | +11% above national |
| 61 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,840 | +11% above national |
| 62 | Visalia, CA | $46,810 | +11% above national |
| 63 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $46,800 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Reno, NV | $46,760 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Bismarck, ND | $46,720 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Greeley, CO | $46,670 | +10% above national |
| 68 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,620 | +10% above national |
| 69 | Modesto, CA | $46,550 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Santa Fe, NM | $46,530 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,530 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Mankato, MN | $46,430 | +10% above national |
| 73 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,430 | +10% above national |
| 74 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,400 | +10% above national |
| 75 | Chico, CA | $46,380 | +10% above national |
| 76 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $46,330 | +10% above national |
| 77 | Cheyenne, WY | $46,320 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $46,320 | +10% above national |
| 79 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | +9% above national |
| 80 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $46,240 | +9% above national |
| 81 | Bozeman, MT | $46,220 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Kenosha, WI | $46,220 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $46,220 | +9% above national |
| 84 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,130 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Yuba City, CA | $46,130 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,120 | +9% above national |
| 87 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $46,110 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,980 | +9% above national |
| 89 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,980 | +9% above national |
| 90 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $45,970 | +9% above national |
| 91 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | +9% above national |
| 92 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | +8% above national |
| 95 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $45,740 | +8% above national |
| 96 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,730 | +8% above national |
| 97 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $45,730 | +8% above national |
| 98 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $45,710 | +8% above national |
| 99 | Worcester, MA | $45,710 | +8% above national |
| 100 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,690 | +8% above national |
| 101 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | +8% above national |
| 102 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,660 | +8% above national |
| 103 | Ithaca, NY | $45,640 | +8% above national |
| 104 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | +8% above national |
| 105 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $45,560 | +8% above national |
| 106 | Reading, PA | $45,530 | +8% above national |
| 107 | Battle Creek, MI | $45,470 | +8% above national |
| 108 | Anchorage, AK | $45,370 | +7% above national |
| 109 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | +7% above national |
| 110 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $45,350 | +7% above national |
| 111 | Lebanon, PA | $45,340 | +7% above national |
| 112 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,290 | +7% above national |
| 113 | Pueblo, CO | $45,270 | +7% above national |
| 114 | Chambersburg, PA | $45,260 | +7% above national |
| 115 | Madison, WI | $45,260 | +7% above national |
| 116 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $45,260 | +7% above national |
| 117 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | +7% above national |
| 118 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | +7% above national |
| 119 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $45,180 | +7% above national |
| 120 | New Haven, CT | $45,030 | +7% above national |
| 121 | Grand Junction, CO | $44,980 | +6% above national |
| 122 | Lancaster, PA | $44,890 | +6% above national |
| 123 | Redding, CA | $44,880 | +6% above national |
| 124 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,810 | +6% above national |
| 125 | Appleton, WI | $44,760 | +6% above national |
| 126 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,750 | +6% above national |
| 127 | Springfield, MA | $44,740 | +6% above national |
| 128 | Merced, CA | $44,730 | +6% above national |
| 129 | Fresno, CA | $44,710 | +6% above national |
| 130 | Kingston, NY | $44,710 | +6% above national |
| 131 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,680 | +6% above national |
| 132 | El Centro, CA | $44,670 | +6% above national |
| 133 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $44,590 | +6% above national |
| 134 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,580 | +5% above national |
| 135 | Ann Arbor, MI | $44,570 | +5% above national |
| 136 | York-Hanover, PA | $44,530 | +5% above national |
| 137 | Fond du Lac, WI | $44,490 | +5% above national |
| 138 | Binghamton, NY | $44,410 | +5% above national |
| 139 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,360 | +5% above national |
| 140 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,340 | +5% above national |
| 141 | Lexington Park, MD | $44,270 | +5% above national |
| 142 | Duluth, MN-WI | $44,250 | +5% above national |
| 143 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,210 | +5% above national |
| 144 | Charlottesville, VA | $44,140 | +4% above national |
| 145 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | +4% above national |
| 146 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $44,060 | +4% above national |
| 147 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,040 | +4% above national |
| 148 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,990 | +4% above national |
| 149 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,980 | +4% above national |
| 150 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $43,940 | +4% above national |
| 151 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,940 | +4% above national |
| 152 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | +3% above national |
| 153 | Lynchburg, VA | $43,660 | +3% above national |
| 154 | Wausau, WI | $43,660 | +3% above national |
| 155 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $43,590 | +3% above national |
| 156 | Utica-Rome, NY | $43,560 | +3% above national |
| 157 | Ames, IA | $43,540 | +3% above national |
| 158 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,530 | +3% above national |
| 159 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $43,510 | +3% above national |
| 160 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $43,470 | +3% above national |
| 161 | Green Bay, WI | $43,450 | +3% above national |
| 162 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,220 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Bloomington, IL | $43,180 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Eau Claire, WI | $43,150 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $43,140 | +2% above national |
| 166 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $43,080 | +2% above national |
| 167 | Pittsburgh, PA | $43,080 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Peoria, IL | $43,040 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $43,010 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Columbus, OH | $42,970 | +2% above national |
| 171 | Syracuse, NY | $42,940 | +2% above national |
| 172 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $42,770 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $42,750 | +1% above national |
| 174 | Richmond, VA | $42,720 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Tucson, AZ | $42,560 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Gettysburg, PA | $42,520 | +1% above national |
| 177 | Helena, MT | $42,520 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $42,490 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $42,220 | same as national |
| 180 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $42,220 | same as national |
| 181 | Decatur, IL | $41,990 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Traverse City, MI | $41,900 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $41,870 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $41,670 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Dubuque, IA | $41,580 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $41,490 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Gainesville, GA | $41,390 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Columbia, MO | $41,290 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Niles, MI | $41,070 | 3% below national |
| 191 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,880 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,860 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,660 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $40,560 | 4% below national |
| 195 | St. George, UT | $40,520 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,510 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $40,390 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $40,350 | 5% below national |
| 199 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $40,260 | 5% below national |
| 200 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,180 | 5% below national |
| 201 | Asheville, NC | $40,170 | 5% below national |
| 202 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,160 | 5% below national |
| 203 | Rockford, IL | $40,140 | 5% below national |
| 204 | St. Cloud, MN | $40,130 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Jackson, MI | $40,080 | 5% below national |
| 206 | Springfield, IL | $40,070 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Rochester, NY | $40,050 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Spartanburg, SC | $40,050 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Omaha, NE-IA | $40,020 | 5% below national |
| 210 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,020 | 5% below national |
| 211 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $40,020 | 5% below national |
| 212 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,970 | 5% below national |
| 213 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,960 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Albuquerque, NM | $39,950 | 5% below national |
| 215 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,950 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Fargo, ND-MN | $39,940 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $39,900 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,890 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,880 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Williamsport, PA | $39,830 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,820 | 6% below national |
| 222 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $39,790 | 6% below national |
| 223 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $39,730 | 6% below national |
| 224 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $39,710 | 6% below national |
| 225 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $39,710 | 6% below national |
| 226 | Toledo, OH | $39,700 | 6% below national |
| 227 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $39,700 | 6% below national |
| 228 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,650 | 6% below national |
| 229 | Dover, DE | $39,600 | 6% below national |
| 230 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $39,580 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $39,510 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $39,510 | 7% below national |
| 233 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $39,500 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Greenville, NC | $39,480 | 7% below national |
| 235 | State College, PA | $39,440 | 7% below national |
| 236 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $39,430 | 7% below national |
| 237 | Erie, PA | $39,430 | 7% below national |
| 238 | Saginaw, MI | $39,400 | 7% below national |
| 239 | Farmington, NM | $39,390 | 7% below national |
| 240 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $39,380 | 7% below national |
| 241 | Mansfield, OH | $39,380 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $39,350 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Midland, MI | $39,340 | 7% below national |
| 244 | Great Falls, MT | $39,330 | 7% below national |
| 245 | Iowa City, IA | $39,330 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,290 | 7% below national |
| 247 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $39,260 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Akron, OH | $39,250 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,230 | 7% below national |
| 250 | Boise City, ID | $39,220 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Flint, MI | $39,190 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $39,190 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Billings, MT | $39,150 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $39,110 | 7% below national |
| 255 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $39,110 | 7% below national |
| 256 | Burlington, NC | $39,090 | 8% below national |
| 257 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,070 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $39,040 | 8% below national |
| 259 | Owensboro, KY | $39,020 | 8% below national |
| 260 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | 8% below national |
| 261 | Cleveland, OH | $39,010 | 8% below national |
| 262 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $38,990 | 8% below national |
| 263 | Roanoke, VA | $38,960 | 8% below national |
| 264 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,940 | 8% below national |
| 265 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,930 | 8% below national |
| 266 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,910 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Grand Island, NE | $38,880 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,880 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Altoona, PA | $38,870 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $38,870 | 8% below national |
| 271 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,850 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Harrisonburg, VA | $38,830 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $38,810 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,800 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,790 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,780 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Johnstown, PA | $38,760 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $38,760 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $38,740 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Salisbury, MD | $38,740 | 8% below national |
| 281 | Casper, WY | $38,730 | 8% below national |
| 282 | Topeka, KS | $38,720 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Twin Falls, ID | $38,670 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Winston-Salem, NC | $38,660 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Lincoln, NE | $38,650 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,630 | 9% below national |
| 287 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,610 | 9% below national |
| 288 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,570 | 9% below national |
| 289 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,550 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,550 | 9% below national |
| 291 | Missoula, MT | $38,550 | 9% below national |
| 292 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,550 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,540 | 9% below national |
| 294 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,530 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $38,530 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Lawrence, KS | $38,520 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Rapid City, SD | $38,500 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Ogden, UT | $38,480 | 9% below national |
| 299 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Savannah, GA | $38,450 | 9% below national |
| 301 | Monroe, MI | $38,420 | 9% below national |
| 302 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $38,400 | 9% below national |
| 303 | Bowling Green, KY | $38,340 | 9% below national |
| 304 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $38,340 | 9% below national |
| 305 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $38,320 | 9% below national |
| 306 | Bay City, MI | $38,260 | 9% below national |
| 307 | Columbus, IN | $38,260 | 9% below national |
| 308 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $38,260 | 9% below national |
| 309 | Kokomo, IN | $38,250 | 9% below national |
| 310 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $38,150 | 10% below national |
| 311 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $38,130 | 10% below national |
| 312 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $38,050 | 10% below national |
| 313 | Elizabethtown, KY | $38,030 | 10% below national |
| 314 | Springfield, OH | $38,020 | 10% below national |
| 315 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,010 | 10% below national |
| 316 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,010 | 10% below national |
| 317 | Knoxville, TN | $38,000 | 10% below national |
| 318 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,970 | 10% below national |
| 319 | Elmira, NY | $37,960 | 10% below national |
| 320 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,940 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Sandusky, OH | $37,910 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Kankakee, IL | $37,900 | 10% below national |
| 323 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,880 | 10% below national |
| 324 | Wichita Falls, TX | $37,870 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Paducah, KY-IL | $37,860 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Yuma, AZ | $37,860 | 10% below national |
| 328 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,850 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,840 | 10% below national |
| 330 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,840 | 10% below national |
| 331 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,760 | 11% below national |
| 332 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,760 | 11% below national |
| 333 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,730 | 11% below national |
| 334 | Idaho Falls, ID | $37,720 | 11% below national |
| 335 | Wilmington, NC | $37,710 | 11% below national |
| 336 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,690 | 11% below national |
| 337 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $37,690 | 11% below national |
| 338 | Rocky Mount, NC | $37,650 | 11% below national |
| 339 | Morristown, TN | $37,620 | 11% below national |
| 340 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,590 | 11% below national |
| 341 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,580 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,550 | 11% below national |
| 343 | Fayetteville, NC | $37,530 | 11% below national |
| 344 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,530 | 11% below national |
| 345 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,510 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Warner Robins, GA | $37,500 | 11% below national |
| 347 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,470 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Abilene, TX | $37,460 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 11% below national |
| 351 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $37,430 | 11% below national |
| 352 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,420 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Columbia, SC | $37,400 | 12% below national |
| 354 | Las Cruces, NM | $37,400 | 12% below national |
| 355 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,400 | 12% below national |
| 356 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,380 | 12% below national |
| 357 | Lima, OH | $37,360 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | 12% below national |
| 359 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $37,320 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,320 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Johnson City, TN | $37,310 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Waco, TX | $37,290 | 12% below national |
| 363 | Wichita, KS | $37,290 | 12% below national |
| 364 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 12% below national |
| 365 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $37,220 | 12% below national |
| 366 | Rome, GA | $37,220 | 12% below national |
| 367 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,210 | 12% below national |
| 368 | Evansville, IN | $37,180 | 12% below national |
| 369 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,140 | 12% below national |
| 370 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,140 | 12% below national |
| 371 | Cleveland, TN | $37,130 | 12% below national |
| 372 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,100 | 12% below national |
| 373 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 12% below national |
| 374 | Muncie, IN | $37,080 | 12% below national |
| 375 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,070 | 12% below national |
| 376 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,050 | 12% below national |
| 377 | Gainesville, FL | $36,990 | 12% below national |
| 378 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,980 | 12% below national |
| 379 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $36,970 | 13% below national |
| 380 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,960 | 13% below national |
| 381 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,950 | 13% below national |
| 382 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,930 | 13% below national |
| 383 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $36,910 | 13% below national |
| 384 | Jackson, TN | $36,900 | 13% below national |
| 385 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 13% below national |
| 386 | Bloomington, IN | $36,820 | 13% below national |
| 387 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 13% below national |
| 388 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 13% below national |
| 389 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,800 | 13% below national |
| 390 | Tulsa, OK | $36,720 | 13% below national |
| 391 | Amarillo, TX | $36,700 | 13% below national |
| 392 | Punta Gorda, FL | $36,700 | 13% below national |
| 393 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,650 | 13% below national |
| 394 | Oklahoma City, OK | $36,560 | 13% below national |
| 395 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 13% below national |
| 396 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,540 | 14% below national |
| 397 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,520 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Ocala, FL | $36,510 | 14% below national |
| 399 | Minot, ND | $36,500 | 14% below national |
| 400 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,470 | 14% below national |
| 401 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,440 | 14% below national |
| 402 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $36,430 | 14% below national |
| 403 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,430 | 14% below national |
| 404 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $36,420 | 14% below national |
| 405 | Terre Haute, IN | $36,360 | 14% below national |
| 406 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,350 | 14% below national |
| 407 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,340 | 14% below national |
| 408 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $36,330 | 14% below national |
| 409 | Pocatello, ID | $36,330 | 14% below national |
| 410 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 14% below national |
| 411 | Decatur, AL | $36,280 | 14% below national |
| 412 | Charleston, WV | $36,250 | 14% below national |
| 413 | Odessa, TX | $36,250 | 14% below national |
| 414 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $36,220 | 14% below national |
| 415 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $36,190 | 14% below national |
| 416 | Springfield, MO | $36,180 | 14% below national |
| 417 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 14% below national |
| 418 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $36,120 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Dalton, GA | $36,110 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,110 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,080 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Manhattan, KS | $36,080 | 15% below national |
| 423 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,080 | 15% below national |
| 424 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,060 | 15% below national |
| 425 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $36,000 | 15% below national |
| 426 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | 15% below national |
| 427 | Midland, TX | $35,970 | 15% below national |
| 428 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,970 | 15% below national |
| 429 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $35,940 | 15% below national |
| 430 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,900 | 15% below national |
| 431 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,900 | 15% below national |
| 432 | Jacksonville, NC | $35,880 | 15% below national |
| 433 | Morgantown, WV | $35,880 | 15% below national |
| 434 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,870 | 15% below national |
| 435 | Sumter, SC | $35,860 | 15% below national |
| 436 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $35,820 | 15% below national |
| 437 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,820 | 15% below national |
| 438 | Beckley, WV | $35,810 | 15% below national |
| 439 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,790 | 15% below national |
| 440 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | 15% below national |
| 441 | Logan, UT-ID | $35,720 | 15% below national |
| 442 | Sebring, FL | $35,650 | 16% below national |
| 443 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,610 | 16% below national |
| 444 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,600 | 16% below national |
| 445 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $35,530 | 16% below national |
| 446 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,490 | 16% below national |
| 447 | Birmingham, AL | $35,470 | 16% below national |
| 448 | Florence, SC | $35,400 | 16% below national |
| 449 | San Angelo, TX | $35,390 | 16% below national |
| 450 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,370 | 16% below national |
| 451 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,370 | 16% below national |
| 452 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,330 | 16% below national |
| 453 | Corpus Christi, TX | $35,300 | 16% below national |
| 454 | Tyler, TX | $35,300 | 16% below national |
| 455 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,300 | 16% below national |
| 456 | Albany, GA | $35,260 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,240 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Huntsville, AL | $35,210 | 17% below national |
| 459 | Jonesboro, AR | $35,210 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Montgomery, AL | $35,210 | 17% below national |
| 461 | Lawton, OK | $35,190 | 17% below national |
| 462 | El Paso, TX | $35,170 | 17% below national |
| 463 | Laredo, TX | $35,120 | 17% below national |
| 464 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $35,110 | 17% below national |
| 465 | Columbus, GA-AL | $34,970 | 17% below national |
| 466 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,870 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,600 | 18% below national |
| 468 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,590 | 18% below national |
| 469 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,510 | 18% below national |
| 470 | Longview, TX | $34,510 | 18% below national |
| 471 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,500 | 18% below national |
| 472 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,320 | 19% below national |
| 473 | Lubbock, TX | $34,300 | 19% below national |
| 474 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,290 | 19% below national |
| 475 | Enid, OK | $34,250 | 19% below national |
| 476 | Tallahassee, FL | $34,180 | 19% below national |
| 477 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $34,150 | 19% below national |
| 478 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $34,050 | 19% below national |
| 479 | Valdosta, GA | $34,040 | 19% below national |
| 480 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,000 | 20% below national |
| 481 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33,990 | 20% below national |
| 482 | Victoria, TX | $33,980 | 20% below national |
| 483 | Lake Charles, LA | $33,850 | 20% below national |
| 484 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $33,200 | 21% below national |
| 485 | Hammond, LA | $33,010 | 22% below national |
| 486 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $32,880 | 22% below national |
| 487 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,860 | 22% below national |
| 488 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $32,390 | 23% below national |
| 489 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $32,310 | 24% below national |
| 490 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $32,160 | 24% below national |
| 491 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $32,110 | 24% below national |
| 492 | Jackson, MS | $32,040 | 24% below national |
| 493 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $32,020 | 24% below national |
| 494 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $31,940 | 24% below national |
| 495 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $31,920 | 24% below national |
| 496 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $31,520 | 25% below national |
| 497 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,430 | 26% below national |
| 498 | Baton Rouge, LA | $31,220 | 26% below national |
| 499 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,890 | 27% below national |
| 500 | Mobile, AL | $30,880 | 27% below national |
| 501 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,820 | 27% below national |
| 502 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 27% below national |
| 503 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,780 | 27% below national |
| 504 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $30,760 | 27% below national |
| 505 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $30,760 | 27% below national |
| 506 | Alexandria, LA | $30,650 | 27% below national |
| 507 | Gadsden, AL | $30,440 | 28% below national |
| 508 | Hattiesburg, MS | $30,440 | 28% below national |
| 509 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $30,140 | 29% below national |
| 510 | Lafayette, LA | $29,960 | 29% below national |
| 511 | Hot Springs, AR | $29,940 | 29% below national |
| 512 | Monroe, LA | $29,880 | 29% below national |
| 513 | Dothan, AL | $29,830 | 29% below national |
| 514 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,680 | 30% below national |
| 515 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,250 | 31% below national |
| 516 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,020 | 31% below national |
| 517 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,980 | 31% below national |
| 518 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,850 | 46% below national |
| 519 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | 48% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Nursing Assistants make? ▼
The median annual salary for Nursing Assistants is $42,260 ($20.32/hour). The salary range spans from $33,940 at the 10th percentile to $51,980 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Nursing Assistants the most? ▼
Oregon pays the highest median salary for Nursing Assistants at $49,830/year, which is +18% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Nursing Assistants? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Nursing Assistants is Postsecondary nondegree award.
How dangerous is being a Nursing Assistants? ▼
Nursing Assistants has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 8 per 100 workers.
Is Nursing Assistants a good career? ▼
Employment for Nursing Assistants is projected to grow 2.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 204,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Nursing Assistants pay vary by state? ▼
Nursing Assistants salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Oregon at $49,830/year, while Arkansas pays the least at $34,430/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Nursing Assistants? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Nursing Assistants is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $56,840/year. BLS reports wage data for 519 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Nursing Assistants pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $47,220/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Oregon leads at $49,830/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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