Nursing Assistants Salary in the US
A nursing assistants earns a national median of $42,260 a year (mean $42,700) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #702 of 825.
How much does a nursing assistants earn in the US?
A nursing assistants in the United States earns a median of $42,260 a year (mean $42,700), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,448,910 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-1131), ranked #702 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,260
per year
Mean
$42,700
per year
Employment
1,448,910
US workers
National rank
#702
of 825 by median
What a nursing assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nursing assistants (SOC 31-1131) earns a median annual wage of $42,260 and a mean (average) of $42,700. The median is the midpoint — half of nursing assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nursing assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nursing assistants is $42,260, and the mean (average) is $42,700. The median is the midpoint — half of nursing assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does nursing assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,260, a nursing assistants earns 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nursing assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,448,910 nursing assistants employed nationally (SOC 31-1131), across all industries.
- Where does this nursing assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-1131. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-1131 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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