Nurse Assistants

Salaries for most health care professionals vary by region, population, and size and type of institution. The pay for nurse assistants in a hospital is usually more than in a nursing home.

Nurse assistants earned a median annual salary of $38,200 in May 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The median annual salary for workers in all careers was $48,069. The lowest paid 10 percent of nurse assistants earned $30,020 or less per year, and the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $48,780 annually. Fifty percent of nurse assistants earned between $34,990 and $44,540.

Benefits are usually based on the hours worked, length of employment, and the policies of the facility. Some facilities offer paid vacation and holidays, medical or hospital insurance, and retirement plans. Some also provide free meals to their workers.