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Certified nursing assistant salary in Colorado

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado post a median of $23 an hour, the middle half $22–$24.25 (about $47,800 a year full time), $1 above the national posted median. From 69 jobs at 24 employers that state their pay.

$23
Median posted /hr
$22–$24
Middle half /hr
$47,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.78
BLS median in CO
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado · Certified nursing assistant pay nationwide

What certified nursing assistants are paid in Colorado

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 69 open jobs in Colorado. Lowest posted $17, highest $34.38.

Posted on open jobs in Colorado

$22–$24.25/hr

Middle half of 41 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23. 68% of the 102 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Colorado

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Denver$24$18.37–$3317 (7)
Colorado Springs$22.50$18–$32.906 (3)
Westminster$23.75$17–$28.354 (2)
Lakewood$23.25$18–$34.384 (2)
Englewood$22$18–$29.614 (3)
Fort Collins$22$18.25–$314 (3)
Walsenburg$21.50$17.97–$22.914 (1)
Golden$25.50$25–$263 (1)
Montrose$23.75$17.27–$29.943 (1)
Loveland$23$18.37–$313 (2)
Thornton$21.25$18.37–$24.333 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Certified nursing assistant pay by employer in Colorado

What each employer posts for certified nursing assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
CommonSpirit Health$23.75$17–$34.3811
PAM Health$25$25–$267
Sanford Health$22.25$17.25–$316
PACS Group$21.50$18–$266
Denver Health$23$21–$25.195
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center$20.50$17.97–$22.914
ScionHealth$25.25$20.51–$303
Covenant Living$24.25$19.70–$28.353
Montrose Regional Health$23.75$17.27–$29.943
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$22$21.45–$22.453
Craig Hospital$25$20.56–$29.612
Kisco Senior Living$24$23–$252
InnovAge$22.25$18.37–$272
Human Touch Health Care$21$20–$222
Cornerstone Healthcare$31$29–$331
AdventHealth$25.25$19.38–$31.011
Erickson Senior Living$24$21.50–$26.501
Cogir Management, USA$22.25$21.50–$231
Healogics$22.25$19.97–$24.511
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies$22$19–$251
Solvista Health$22$20–$24.071
Avenues Recovery$21.50$20–$231
Jet Health$21.50$18–$251
Giving Home Health Care$21$18–$241

Median of each employer's jobs in Colorado (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for certified nursing assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift certified nursing assistant pay in Colorado

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (8 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
PAM Health, CO$25.50 (4)$25 (3)
Sanford Health, CO$26.25 (1)$22 (5)
Denver Health, CO$23 (1)$23 (4)
Montrose Regional Health, CO$23.75 (2)$23.75 (1)
ScionHealth, CO$25.25 (2)$25.25 (1)
Craig Hospital, CO$25 (1)$25 (1)
Kisco Senior Living, CO$24 (1)$24 (1)
ScionHealth, CA$25.25 (1)$25.25 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Colorado

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Colorado. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$24.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$26.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)22,240 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Colorado: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Colorado?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado that state an hourly rate post a median of $23, the middle half $22–$24.25 (69 jobs from 24 employers). Full time that is about $47,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.78/hr ($47,380 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Colorado (May 2025).

Where in Colorado do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Denver ($24), Colorado Springs ($22.50), Westminster ($23.75) and Lakewood ($23.25). The town table lists 11.

Which employers in Colorado pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: ScionHealth ($25.25), PAM Health ($25) and Covenant Living ($24.25).

How does Colorado compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Colorado ($23) is $1 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Colorado ranks 7 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 69 of 102 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Colorado (68%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Certified nursing assistant pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Certified nursing assistant salary in Colorado. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/colorado

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