This question is about nurses' aide jobs.
Can a nurses' aide make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a nurses' aide. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a nurses' aide is $30,417. Even nurses' aides in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $36,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Nurses' Aides?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile nurses' aide earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Michigan | $49,000 |
| New Hampshire | $49,000 |
| Wisconsin | $47,000 |
| Vermont | $47,000 |
| Massachusetts | $47,000 |
| Nevada | $47,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,000 |
| New York | $46,000 |
| Oregon | $45,000 |
| Minnesota | $44,000 |
| Washington | $44,000 |
| Rhode Island | $44,000 |
| Arizona | $43,000 |
| Delaware | $43,000 |
| Maine | $42,000 |
| Hawaii | $42,000 |
| New Jersey | $42,000 |
| North Dakota | $41,000 |
| Ohio | $41,000 |
| Illinois | $41,000 |
| Iowa | $40,000 |
| Indiana | $40,000 |
| California | $40,000 |
| New Mexico | $39,000 |
| District of Columbia | $39,000 |
| Maryland | $38,000 |
| South Dakota | $37,000 |
| Kentucky | $37,000 |
| West Virginia | $37,000 |
| Alaska | $36,000 |
| Nebraska | $36,000 |
| Montana | $35,000 |
| Kansas | $35,000 |
| Idaho | $35,000 |
| Utah | $35,000 |
| Wyoming | $34,000 |
| Texas | $34,000 |
| Virginia | $34,000 |
| Florida | $33,000 |
| Colorado | $32,000 |
| Tennessee | $31,000 |
| North Carolina | $30,000 |
| Missouri | $30,000 |
| Oklahoma | $29,000 |
| Alabama | $28,000 |
| Arkansas | $28,000 |
| Georgia | $27,000 |
| Mississippi | $27,000 |
| Louisiana | $27,000 |
| South Carolina | $26,000 |
