Earnings Information for Nurse Assistants

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2004, reported that the median wage for nurse assistants who worked for general medical and surgical hospitals was $10.44/per hour.  Careers, Jobs, and Average Salary for CNAs, vary from state to state.    
    
As shown on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median hourly wages of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants were $11.46 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $9.71 and $13.76 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.34, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $15.97 an hour.

Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants in May 2008 were:

• Employment services $12.10
• General medical and surgical hospitals 12.05
• Nursing care facilities 11.13
• Community care facilities for the elderly 10.91
• Home health care services 10.58

Median hourly wages of psychiatric aides were $12.77 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.00 and $15.63 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.35, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $18.77 an hour.

Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of psychiatric aides in May 2008 were:

• Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals $13.43
• General medical and surgical hospitals 13.29
• Nursing care facilities 11.66
• Individual and family services 10.78
• Residential mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse facilities 9.89