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Certified nursing assistant salary in Massachusetts

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $22.75 an hour, the middle half $21–$23.50 (about $47,300 a year full time), $0.75 above the national posted median. From 140 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$22.75
Median posted /hr
$21–$24
Middle half /hr
$47,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.44
BLS median in MA
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 140 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $15, highest $33.34.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$21–$23.50/hr

Middle half of 51 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22.75. 85% of the 164 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Massachusetts

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Burlington$23.50$20–$26.9214 (1)
Attleboro$22$17.64–$26.5814 (1)
Lawrence$21$16.23–$25.5714 (2)
Boston$23.25$16.99–$33.3413 (4)
Milford$20$15–$25.1612 (1)
Haverhill$22.75$17.07–$27.9611 (2)
Brockton$21.75$16.99–$26.9711 (1)
Weymouth$23.75$19.10–$28.7510 (1)
Methuen$22.50$16.23–$27.9610 (2)
Peabody$23$18.50–$26.925 (3)
Plymouth$26$18.81–$334 (1)
New Bedford$26.75$26.80–$27.073 (1)
Holyoke$23.25$17–$323 (2)

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 Massachusetts

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MerrimackHealth$21.25$16.23–$27.9629
Beth Israel Lahey Health$23.50$18.81–$3322
Sturdy Health$22$17.64–$26.5814
UMass Memorial Health$19.75$15–$25.1612
Boston Medical Center$22$16.99–$26.9711
South Shore Health$23.25$19.10–$28.7510
Mass General Brigham$27.25$18.56–$33.347
Vinfen$23.50$20.50–$26.147
Tufts Medicine$22.75$20.12–$25.155
Southcoast Health System$26.75$26.80–$27.073
BAYADA Home Health Care$23.50$20–$253
Advocates$21$20.50–$213
Atria Senior Living$21$18–$25.203
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare$20$18.50–$253
Holyoke Medical Center$22$18.40–$25.452
Continuum Hospice$24.50$23–$261
Genesis HealthCare$24.50$17–$321
Erickson Senior Living$23.25$20.50–$261
Notre Dame Health Care$23$20.50–$25.491
Kisco Senior Living$22.75$22.50–$231
River Mills Assisted Living at Chicopee Falls$18$181

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts

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
MerrimackHealth, MA$21.25 (11)$22 (18)
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA$23.50 (4)$23.50 (18)
Sturdy Health, MA$22 (3)$22 (11)
UMass Memorial Health, MA$19.75 (4)$19.75 (8)
Boston Medical Center, MA$22 (2)$22.50 (9)
South Shore Health, MA$23.25 (4)$23.25 (6)
Vinfen, MA$21 (2)$24.50 (5)
Tufts Medicine, MA$22.75 (1)$22.75 (4)

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 Massachusetts

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

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$27.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)38,130 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Massachusetts?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $22.75, the middle half $21–$23.50 (140 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $47,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.44/hr ($46,680 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Burlington ($23.50), Attleboro ($22), Lawrence ($21) and Boston ($23.25). The town table lists 13.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mass General Brigham ($27.25), Southcoast Health System ($26.75) and Beth Israel Lahey Health ($23.50).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($22.75) is $0.75 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 11 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: 140 of 164 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Massachusetts (85%) 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 Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/massachusetts

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