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Certified nursing assistant salary in Pennsylvania

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $21.25 an hour, the middle half $20–$22 (about $44,200 a year full time), $0.75 below the national posted median. From 78 jobs at 17 employers that state their pay.

$21.25
Median posted /hr
$20–$22
Middle half /hr
$44,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.44
BLS median in PA
May 2025

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

What certified nursing assistants are paid in Pennsylvania

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

Posted hourly rates of 78 open jobs in Pennsylvania. Lowest posted $11, highest $32.

Posted on open jobs in Pennsylvania

$20–$22/hr

Middle half of 44 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $21.25. 37% of the 209 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Pennsylvania state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Pennsylvania

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Pittsburgh$23.25$18–$30.4030 (3)
Media$21.50$16.43–$26.536 (2)
Johnstown$20.25$14–$28.806 (3)
Muncy$23.75$19–$28.603 (1)
Erie$23.50$18.59–$28.113 (1)
Lancaster$22$17–$323 (3)
Blue Bell$21.50$16.43–$26.533 (1)
Harrisburg$21.50$18–$29.153 (2)
Pottstown$21.25$11–$323 (1)
Latrobe$20$16.50–$24.123 (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 Pennsylvania

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UPMC$24.75$18.59–$30.4034
Select Medical$20.75$16.50–$24.2410
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$21.25$16.43–$26.535
UnitedHealth Group$19$14–$28.805
Genesis HealthCare$22.75$11–$324
Riddle Village$21.50$21.11–$22.063
Waverly Heights$21$18–$243
Amedisys$21.50$19–$232
Skills of Central Pennsylvania$21.25$19–$23.352
Baptist Home Society$21$18–$232
Willow Valley Communities$20$18–$222
Elderwood$22$19.75–$241
PAM Health$21$18–$241
Anova Premier Home Care$20.25$19–$21.501
Little Flower Manor$20$201
Lifespace Communities$18.25$15–$21.371
Residence at Carlisle Management$18$181

Median of each employer's jobs in Pennsylvania (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 Pennsylvania

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
UPMC, PA$23.75 (1)$24.75 (33)
Select Medical, PA$20 (5)$21 (5)
Select Medical, WV$19.50 (1)$21.25 (1)
Select Medical, OH$21 (1)$21.25 (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 Pennsylvania

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

What BLS measures in Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$18.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)67,740 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Pennsylvania: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Pennsylvania?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Pennsylvania that state an hourly rate post a median of $21.25, the middle half $20–$22 (78 jobs from 17 employers). Full time that is about $44,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.44/hr ($44,590 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (May 2025).

Where in Pennsylvania do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Pittsburgh ($23.25), Media ($21.50), Johnstown ($20.25) and Muncy ($23.75). The town table lists 10.

Which employers in Pennsylvania pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UPMC ($24.75), Genesis HealthCare ($22.75) and Riddle Village ($21.50).

How does Pennsylvania compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Pennsylvania ($21.25) is $0.75 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Pennsylvania ranks 22 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: 78 of 209 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Pennsylvania (37%) 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 Pennsylvania. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/pennsylvania

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