Nursing Assistant | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Nursing Assistant via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. CDI College is a US school (accredited) offering nursing assistant courses to train individuals to become top-notch nursing assistants, medical assistants, medical office assistants, physician assistants, certified nursing assistants, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 1,438,010 people employed as nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants alone in America, and their average annual salary is $24,980. Physician assistants make on average $84,830 per year and there are about 76,900 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like CDI College that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Nursing Assistant Salary Information

Category: Physician assistants

Total # Employed in the US 76,900
Average Hourly Wage: $40.78/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$26.86 $34.21 $40.58 $47.86 $55.33
Average Yearly Salary $84,830
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$55,880 $71,160 $84,420 $99,540 $115,080
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.0% 6.7% 9.0% 14.2% 30.6% 26.6% 12.0%
Physician assistants — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
New York $49.76/hr $103,500
Delaware $46.34/hr $96,380
Florida $45.97/hr $95,610
Alaska $44.32/hr $92,180
North Dakota $44.28/hr $92,100
Colorado $44.07/hr $91,670
Mississippi $43.71/hr $90,920
District of Columbia $43.63/hr $90,760
North Carolina $43.32/hr $90,100
Tennessee $43.15/hr $89,760
Wyoming $42.63/hr $88,670
Missouri $42.46/hr $88,310
Guam $42.4/hr $88,190
Oklahoma $42.18/hr $87,740
Nebraska $42.17/hr $87,720
Hawaii $42.11/hr $87,590
Virginia $42/hr $87,360
Wisconsin $41.98/hr $87,330
Montana $41.81/hr $86,960
Michigan $41.32/hr $85,950
New Jersey $41.21/hr $85,720
Idaho $40.67/hr $84,590
Arkansas $40.6/hr $84,460
South Carolina $40.33/hr $83,890
New Mexico $39.79/hr $82,770
Louisiana $39.7/hr $82,580
Puerto Rico $39.57/hr $82,300
Maryland $39.53/hr $82,230
Maine $39.47/hr $82,100
Oregon $39.35/hr $81,850
Connecticut $39.26/hr $81,650
West Virginia $39.2/hr $81,530
Iowa $39.09/hr $81,310
Indiana $38.35/hr $79,760
Alabama $38.34/hr $79,750
Kentucky $37.15/hr $77,270
South Dakota $36.91/hr $76,770
Pennsylvania $36.66/hr $76,260
Kansas $34.23/hr $71,200
Massachusetts $33.86/hr $70,420
Washington $33.21/hr $69,080
New Hampshire $32.88/hr $68,390
Utah $32.77/hr $68,170
Ohio $31.74/hr $66,020
California $30.83/hr $64,120
Nevada $26.24/hr $54,570


Category: Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

Total # Employed in the US 1,438,010
Average Hourly Wage: $12.01/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.42 $9.85 $11.56 $13.94 $16.33
Average Yearly Salary $24,980
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$17,510 $20,490 $24,040 $28,990 $33,970
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
16.0% 40.6% 28.3% 7.2% 5.8% 1.3% 0.9%
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $15.57/hr $32,390
New York $14.89/hr $30,970
Oklahoma $14.83/hr $30,850
Indiana $14.66/hr $30,500
Delaware $14.44/hr $30,040
Missouri $14.04/hr $29,200
Virginia $13.96/hr $29,040
Mississippi $13.76/hr $28,610
North Carolina $13.56/hr $28,210
District of Columbia $13.41/hr $27,900
Florida $13.32/hr $27,710
Colorado $13.2/hr $27,450
Connecticut $13.15/hr $27,350
North Dakota $12.91/hr $26,850
Tennessee $12.89/hr $26,800
Nebraska $12.85/hr $26,730
Utah $12.64/hr $26,290
Montana $12.41/hr $25,820
Puerto Rico $12.38/hr $25,740
Arkansas $12.16/hr $25,300
Kansas $11.87/hr $24,690
South Carolina $11.57/hr $24,060
Michigan $11.53/hr $23,980
Louisiana $11.51/hr $23,940
Pennsylvania $11.44/hr $23,790
Kentucky $11.41/hr $23,740
Hawaii $11.35/hr $23,600
New Mexico $11.32/hr $23,550
Oregon $11.14/hr $23,170
Ohio $11.05/hr $22,970
Iowa $11.02/hr $22,920
New Jersey $10.98/hr $22,840
Guam $10.92/hr $22,720
Maine $10.85/hr $22,560
West Virginia $10.83/hr $22,520
Wisconsin $10.75/hr $22,350
Maryland $10.66/hr $22,170
New Hampshire $10.53/hr $21,910
Wyoming $10.39/hr $21,610
Washington $10.14/hr $21,090
Idaho $10.12/hr $21,050
Alabama $9.88/hr $20,550
South Dakota $9.75/hr $20,290
California $9.72/hr $20,220
Massachusetts $9.51/hr $19,780
Nevada $9.44/hr $19,630


Category: Physical therapist aides

Total # Employed in the US 44,160
Average Hourly Wage: $12.01/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.33 $9.66 $11.49 $13.89 $16.39
Average Yearly Salary $24,990
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$17,330 $20,090 $23,890 $28,880 $34,100
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.6% 10.6% 15.9% 50.5% 16.1% 3.1% 1.1%
Physical therapist aides — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Puerto Rico $15.49/hr $32,220
Indiana $15.05/hr $31,310
Missouri $14.29/hr $29,730
North Carolina $14.19/hr $29,520
Connecticut $13.49/hr $28,070
Delaware $13.34/hr $27,750
Florida $13.33/hr $27,720
Colorado $13.19/hr $27,430
Oklahoma $13.11/hr $27,270
Virginia $12.83/hr $26,700
Montana $12.74/hr $26,500
Utah $12.71/hr $26,430
Ohio $12.63/hr $26,260
Nebraska $12.47/hr $25,940
Mississippi $12.4/hr $25,790
North Dakota $12.39/hr $25,770
District of Columbia $12.34/hr $25,660
Louisiana $12.33/hr $25,660
Kansas $12.16/hr $25,280
Michigan $12.06/hr $25,080
Kentucky $12.06/hr $25,080
Tennessee $12.06/hr $25,090
Arkansas $12/hr $24,950
Pennsylvania $11.86/hr $24,670
New York $11.81/hr $24,550
South Carolina $11.69/hr $24,320
Oregon $11.68/hr $24,300
New Jersey $11.58/hr $24,090
Hawaii $11.34/hr $23,580
West Virginia $11.33/hr $23,560
New Hampshire $11.31/hr $23,520
Maine $11.29/hr $23,490
Idaho $11.24/hr $23,370
Maryland $11.02/hr $22,920
Iowa $11.01/hr $22,900
Wisconsin $10.89/hr $22,660
Washington $10.79/hr $22,450
Alabama $10.75/hr $22,360
Massachusetts $10.71/hr $22,270
Wyoming $10.66/hr $22,180
New Mexico $10.58/hr $22,020
South Dakota $10.47/hr $21,790
Nevada $10.18/hr $21,180
Guam $10.01/hr $20,810
California $9.73/hr $20,240


Category: Medical assistants

Total # Employed in the US 495,970
Average Hourly Wage: $14.16/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$9.98 $11.57 $13.77 $16.23 $19.21
Average Yearly Salary $29,450
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$20,750 $24,060 $28,650 $33,760 $39,970
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
4.8% 29.0% 37.8% 16.3% 9.1% 1.6% 1.4%
Medical assistants — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $18.17/hr $37,790
Alaska $17.5/hr $36,400
Missouri $16.58/hr $34,490
Delaware $16.44/hr $34,200
Nebraska $15.8/hr $32,870
North Dakota $15.75/hr $32,760
New York $15.73/hr $32,730
Connecticut $15.65/hr $32,550
Indiana $15.47/hr $32,180
Puerto Rico $15.45/hr $32,140
Tennessee $15.42/hr $32,070
Virginia $15.37/hr $31,960
Oklahoma $15.21/hr $31,640
Mississippi $15.18/hr $31,570
Colorado $14.89/hr $30,980
North Carolina $14.7/hr $30,570
District of Columbia $14.69/hr $30,550
Kansas $14.59/hr $30,340
Arkansas $14.46/hr $30,070
Michigan $14.17/hr $29,480
Louisiana $13.96/hr $29,050
Iowa $13.9/hr $28,910
Hawaii $13.84/hr $28,780
Utah $13.78/hr $28,670
Montana $13.68/hr $28,460
Washington $13.66/hr $28,410
Oregon $13.63/hr $28,340
New Jersey $13.58/hr $28,240
Idaho $13.55/hr $28,180
New Mexico $13.54/hr $28,160
Kentucky $13.16/hr $27,380
South Carolina $13.16/hr $27,370
Wisconsin $13.04/hr $27,120
Wyoming $12.99/hr $27,020
Guam $12.95/hr $26,940
Ohio $12.79/hr $26,590
Pennsylvania $12.78/hr $26,580
Maine $12.78/hr $26,580
New Hampshire $12.77/hr $26,560
Maryland $12.73/hr $26,470
California $12.55/hr $26,100
South Dakota $12.48/hr $25,950
Massachusetts $12.26/hr $25,490
Nevada $12.17/hr $25,310
West Virginia $12.11/hr $25,190
Alabama $11.86/hr $24,670


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