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Certified nursing assistant salary in New York

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in New York post a median of $23.25 an hour, the middle half $20.25–$25.25 (about $48,400 a year full time), $1.25 above the national posted median. From 129 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

$23.25
Median posted /hr
$20–$25
Middle half /hr
$48,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$23.36
BLS median in NY
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in New York

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

Posted hourly rates of 129 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $15.33, highest $36.52.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$20.25–$25.25/hr

Middle half of 65 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.25. 75% of the 172 open certified nursing assistant jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in New York

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Clifton Springs$21$19.40–$2412 (1)
Rochester$20.75$19.40–$228 (1)
West Islip$30.25$25.59–$34.976 (1)
Montour Falls$23.75$19.47–$286 (1)
Herkimer$18$18.026 (1)
Cooperstown$17.75$17.676 (1)
Auburn$21.50$20–$26.145 (3)
Croton-on-Hudson$22$20–$26.474 (2)
Oneonta$17.75$16–$19.124 (1)
Port Jefferson$30.25$25.59–$36.523 (2)
Staten Island$25.75$25.13–$26.463 (1)
New York$25.50$24.61–$26.463 (1)
Syracuse$23.50$19.75–$26.923 (2)
Valhalla$22.50$21.83–$23.393 (1)
Endicott$20.75$16.67–$24.613 (1)
Morrisville$20$203 (1)

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 New York

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Rochester Regional Health$21$18.64–$28.9740
Bassett Healthcare Network$18$16–$19.1219
Catholic Health (Long Island)$31.75$25.59–$34.978
Cayuga Medical Center$25$19.47–$286
United Health Services (New York)$20.75$16.35–$28.096
Northwell Health$28$25.89–$36.524
Westchester Medical Center Health Network$22.50$17.22–$23.394
Elderwood$17.25$16.10–$32.524
Richmond University Medical Center$25.75$25.13–$26.463
Mount Sinai Health System$25.50$24.61–$26.463
Epic Healthcare Management$23.25$20–$26.473
Auburn Community Hospital$21.50$20.13–$22.883
Crouse-Community Center$20$203
NewYork-Presbyterian$28$25.89–$29.302
Elizabeth Seton Children’s$25.25$24.31–$26.062
Loretto Management$25.25$24.27–$26.142
MJHS Health System$23.75$23.712
Crouse Hospital$23.50$19.75–$26.922
Sky View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center$22.75$20–$26.392
Unity House of Cayuga County$20.75$20–$21.502
Waterview Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare$25.25$23.82–$26.471
Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare$24$22.63–$25.531
Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation Center$24$23.37–$24.411
Betsy Ross Nursing & Rehab Center$23.25$22–$24.501
Kingsway Arms Nursing Center$23$20–$261
Montgomery Nursing & Rehabilitation Center$22$21.39–$22.391
Trinity Health$20.25$17.55–$22.931
Living Resources$19$17.75–$20.251
Healogics$17.25$15.33–$19.131

Median of each employer's jobs in New York (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 New York

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (7 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
Rochester Regional Health, NY$20.75 (9)$21 (31)
Bassett Healthcare Network, NY$18 (3)$18 (16)
Catholic Health (Long Island), NY$33.50 (1)$30.25 (7)
Cayuga Medical Center, NY$22.50 (1)$25 (5)
Auburn Community Hospital, NY$21.50 (1)$21.50 (2)
Elizabeth Seton Children’s, NY$25.25 (1)$25.25 (1)
MJHS Health System, NY$23.75 (1)$23.75 (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 New York

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

What BLS measures in New York

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, New York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.49 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$24.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$28.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)87,990 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in New York: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in New York?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.25, the middle half $20.25–$25.25 (129 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $48,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $23.36/hr ($48,590 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Clifton Springs ($21), Rochester ($20.75), West Islip ($30.25) and Montour Falls ($23.75). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in New York pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Catholic Health (Long Island) ($31.75), Northwell Health ($28) and Richmond University Medical Center ($25.75).

How does New York compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New York ($23.25) is $1.25 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey New York ranks 3 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: 129 of 172 open certified nursing assistant jobs in New York (75%) 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 New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/new-york

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