Nursing assistants, sometimes also referred to as nursing aides, work alongside doctors and registered nurses to help with basic medical and lifestyle tasks such as bathing and feeding patients. The average wage that a nursing assistant makes, as cited by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, can differ depending on where she works or lives.
National Average
The 1,438,010 nursing assistants in the United States -- the bureau estimates that this will rise 19 percent by 2018 -- earn an annual average of $24,980. When broken into percentiles, a better image of the salary range for this occupation appears. Nursing assistants in the 25th percentile bring in just $20,490 on average. Meanwhile, assistants in the 90th percentile net $33,970 annually.
Employer Averages by Size
America's biggest employer of nursing assistants are nursing care facilities, more commonly known as nursing homes. In a nursing home, a nursing assistant can expect an average salary of $24,080. The second-, third- and fourth-largest employers are hospitals, community care facilities for the elderly, and home health services, with respective salaries of $26,540, $23,320 and $23,070.
Employer Averages by Wages
Oddly enough, the air transportation industry employs nursing assistants -- though just 40 out of over 1.4 million assistants. The industry's average wage for a nursing assistant of $41,720 makes it the highest-paying type of employer. The second-, third- and fourth-highest-paying employers of nursing assistants are scientific research companies, universities, and grant and donation companies. The respective annual salaries in each industry for nursing assistants are $35,000, $29,340 and $27,890.
States
The top three states with the greatest concentration of nursing assistants are North Dakota, Maine and Rhode Island. In each state, nursing assistants can expect average annual wages of $23,790, $23,980 and $29,040, respectively. Meanwhile, Alaska ranks as the top-paying state for assistants, doling out $32,390 a year. That's approximately $7,000 more a year than the national average. Nevada and New York rank second and third, with respective salaries of $30,970 and $30,850.
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