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CNA Salaries by State

Tuesday 29 December 2009 @ 6:25 am

Job description of CNA involves providing basic health care to patients under the guidance of staff nurse. Typically CNA jobs involve duties such as bathe, feed, dress, move or groom and also change linens of patients. The Pay Scale of Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) is based on the job titles such as Orderlies, Attendants and Nursing Aides.

The basic pay structure of CNAs differs from state to state. CNAs are normally paid on hourly basis. Working in a city as CNA can be rewarding as you can get higher hourly CNA salaries compared to that in rural area. Certified Nurse Assistant also gets paid on the basis of his or her experience. More the experience better chances of getting higher hourly CNA salary. Less experienced or inexperienced CNAs can still expect to earn a hourly wage between $8 to $11. For example any CNAs with working experience of 1 year can expect to get hourly salaries of around $12 to $14. Many nursing homes provide attractive benefits to CNAs and also pay hourly salary comparable to that in other big hospitals. Displayed below are typical average hourly salaries of CNAs in a some popular states.

* Pennsylvania $11.64
* California $11.58
* Florida $10.75
* Illinois $10.45
* Texas $9.84
* North Carolina $9.73
* Georgia $9.22

CNA salaries also depend on the experience. Typically the CNA salary range is as follows

Expeience in Years	Hourly Rate Range (US$)
Less than 1 year	8.65 to 10.89
1 to 4 Years	9.06 to 11.52
5 to 9 Years	9.73 to 12.56
10 to 19 Years	10.08 to 13.45
20 Years or more	10.49 to 14.53