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Certified nursing assistant salary in North Carolina

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in North Carolina post a median of $20 an hour, the middle half $18–$21.50 (about $41,600 a year full time), $2 below the national posted median. From 107 jobs at 18 employers that state their pay.

$20
Median posted /hr
$18–$22
Middle half /hr
$41,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$18.49
BLS median in NC
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in North Carolina

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

Posted hourly rates of 107 open jobs in North Carolina. Lowest posted $8.39, highest $35.04.

Posted on open jobs in North Carolina

$18–$21.50/hr

Middle half of 41 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $20. 26% of the 412 open certified nursing assistant jobs in North Carolina state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in North Carolina

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Greenville$20$11–$23.3123 (3)
Charlotte$24.75$11–$31.207 (2)
High Point$24.50$17–$327 (2)
Asheville$20.50$16.40–$35.045 (3)
Monroe$24.75$19.80–$29.704 (1)
Shelby$23.25$11–$314 (3)
Hendersonville$20.25$15.37–$24.604 (2)
Washington$20.25$18–$23.314 (1)
Waynesville$18.75$11–$22.604 (3)
Morganton$8.75$8.39–$9.274 (1)
Lexington$24.50$17–$323 (2)
Durham$23$18.95–$25.503 (1)
Matthews$21.50$16.43–$26.533 (1)
Pittsboro$21.25$19.39–$23.233 (1)
Kenansville$20.75$18–$23.313 (1)
Concord$20.25$11–$29.703 (2)
Boone$18$17.87–$18.053 (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 North Carolina

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
ECU Health$20$18–$23.3133
Advocate Health$24.75$19.80–$31.2024
BAYADA Home Health Care$19$16.50–$217
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$32.50$16.40–$35.045
UnitedHealth Group$18.75$14–$23.854
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System$18$17.87–$18.054
UNC Health Blue Ridge$8.75$8.39–$9.274
Select Medical$24$18.95–$25.503
Genesis HealthCare$22$17–$323
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$21.50$16.43–$26.533
Galloway Ridge$20.25$19.39–$23.233
AdventHealth$20$15.37–$24.603
Kisco Senior Living$18$17.50–$213
All Ways Caring HomeCare$14.50$11–$203
Ignite Medical Resorts$23.75$18–$312
MAHEC$20.75$20.631
IntelliChoice Home Care$20$201
RHA Health Services$20$201

Median of each employer's jobs in North Carolina (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 North Carolina

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (5 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
Advocate Health, NC$24.75 (6)$24.75 (18)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, NC$32.50 (1)$25.25 (4)
AdventHealth, NC$20 (2)$20 (1)
Galloway Ridge, NC$21.25 (2)$20.25 (1)
Select Medical, NC$22.25 (1)$24 (2)

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 North Carolina

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

What BLS measures in North Carolina

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, North Carolina. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$14.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$17.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.49 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.08 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)64,010 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in North Carolina: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in North Carolina?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in North Carolina that state an hourly rate post a median of $20, the middle half $18–$21.50 (107 jobs from 18 employers). Full time that is about $41,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $18.49/hr ($38,460 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Carolina (May 2025).

Where in North Carolina do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Greenville ($20), Charlotte ($24.75), High Point ($24.50) and Asheville ($20.50). The town table lists 17.

Which employers in North Carolina pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($32.50), Advocate Health ($24.75) and Select Medical ($24).

How does North Carolina compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Carolina ($20) is $2 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey North Carolina ranks 36 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: 107 of 412 open certified nursing assistant jobs in North Carolina (26%) 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 North Carolina. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/north-carolina

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