How much do CNAs make an hour?

There are two types of certified nursing assistants - CNA 1 and CNA 2. B oth CNA 1 and CNA2 require state-level certification, but only CNA 2 can work in a hospital setting. The earning potential is different between the two levels of CNAs.

A CNA 1 salary usually ranges between $10 and $15 per hour, while a CNA 2 salary ranges from $15 to $20 per hour.

Type of certified nursing assistant and hourly wage.

• ICU, Operating Room, Telemetry, Emergency Room, and Medicine and Surgery earn $20.50 an hour.

• Nursing care or rehabilitation facilities earn around $13.20 an hour

• Nursing homes earn an average of $12.84 an hour

• Government (e.g., VA hospital) earns around $18.97 an hour

• Home health care specialist earns around $14.98 an hour

Differences in State Hourly Wage for CNAs.

• Alaska averages $20.00 an hour

• New York averages $19.53. an hour

• California averages $18.80 an hour

• Hawaii averages $18.58 an hour

• Massachusetts averages $17.84 an hour

• New Jersey averages $14.64 an hour

• Connecticut averages $14.31 an hour

• Washington averages $14.06 an hour

• Wisconsin averages $14.02 an hour

• Tennessee averages $13.95 an hour

• Rhode Island averages $13.94 an hour

• Minnesota averages $13.90 an hour

• Ohio averages $13.85 an hour

• North Dakota averages $13.71 an hour

• Nevada averages $13.62 an hour

• Utah averages $13.57 an hour

• New Hampshire averages $13.48 an hour

• Louisiana averages $13.48 an hour

• Maryland averages $13.39 an hour

• New Mexico averages $13.34 an hour

• South Dakota averages $13.31 an hour

• Nebraska averages $13.16 an hour

• Iowa averages $13.15 an hour

• Oregon averages $13.13 an hour

• Virginia averages 12.99 an hour

• Kansas averages $12.98 an hour

• Kentucky averages $12.95 an hour

• Vermont averages $12.68 an hour

• South Carolina averages $12.62 an hour

• Colorado averages $12.60 an hour

• Wyoming averages $12.53 an hour

• Delaware averages $12.52 an hour

• Oklahoma averages $12.23 an hour

• Mississippi averages $12.17 an hour

• West Virginia averages $12.14 an hour

• Pennsylvania averages $12.09 an hour

• Idaho averages $11.92 an hour

• Montana averages $11.92 an hour

• Maine averages $11.86 an hour

• Arkansas averages $11.85 an hour

• Michigan averages $11.82 an hour

• Arizona averages $11.80 an hour

• Illinois averages $11.78 an hour

• Indiana averages $11.72 an hour

• Missouri averages $11.54 an hour

• Texas averages $11.51 an hour

• Georgia averages $11.38 an hour

• Alabama averages $11.12 an hour

• North Carolina averages $10.75 an hour

• Florida averages $10.73 an hour

Number of years experience and CNA hourly wage.

• Early-career CNA (i.e., 1-4 years of experience) earns an average of $12 an hour.

• A mid-career CNA (i.e., 5-9 years of experience) earns $14 an hour.

• An experienced CNA (i.e.,10-19 years of experience) earns $15 an hour

• Senior-level CNA (20 plus years) earns $16 an hour