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Certified nursing assistant salary in Wisconsin

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Wisconsin post a median of $21.75 an hour, the middle half $21–$23.25 (about $45,200 a year full time), $0.25 below the national posted median. From 98 jobs at 22 employers that state their pay.

$21.75
Median posted /hr
$21–$23
Middle half /hr
$45,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.70
BLS median in WI
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in Wisconsin

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

Posted hourly rates of 98 open jobs in Wisconsin. Lowest posted $16.43, highest $32.80.

Posted on open jobs in Wisconsin

$21–$23.25/hr

Middle half of 37 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $21.75. 55% of the 178 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Wisconsin state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Wisconsin

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Madison$22.75$17.62–$27.1314 (3)
Janesville$22.25$16.56–$28.6910 (1)
Milwaukee$23$16.60–$31.209 (2)
Grafton$26$20.80–$31.208 (1)
Sheboygan$23.25$18–$31.206 (2)
Beaver Dam$23.25$19.59–$27.135 (1)
Marshfield$21$18–$245 (1)
La Crosse$22$19–$254 (1)
Wauwatosa$26.75$20.80–$32.803 (1)
Green Bay$23.25$18–$31.203 (2)
Kenosha$23.25$18–$31.203 (2)
Fond du Lac$21$18–$233 (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 Wisconsin

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Advocate Health$26$20.80–$32.8032
UW Health$23.25$17.62–$27.1316
Mercyhealth$21.50$16.56–$28.6912
Sanford Health$21$18–$245
Benedictine$22$19–$254
Illuminus$21$19.06–$234
Ascension$20.75$16.43–$25.053
Select Medical$24$21–$272
Good Shepherd Services$23$20–$25.502
St. Croix Valley Shared Services$23$21–$252
Beloit Health System$22.25$17.75–$26.632
United Pioneer Home$22.25$21–$23.502
Hospice Alliance$21$212
Gundersen Health System$18.25$18.352
PAM Health$25$251
Miravida Living$23.75$19.75–$27.501
HealthPartners$22.50$17.38–$27.641
Bone and Joint Center, S.C.$21.75$17.75–$25.921
Essentia Health$20.75$17.81–$23.701
Fundamental Healthcare$20.75$16.50–$251
Moments Hospice$20.50$18–$231
Pine Haven Christian Home$19.75$18.82–$20.911

Median of each employer's jobs in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin

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
UW Health, WI$23.25 (4)$23.25 (12)
Mercyhealth, WI$21.50 (2)$22.25 (10)
Sanford Health, WI$21 (1)$21 (4)
Benedictine, WI$22 (1)$22 (3)
Select Medical, WI$24 (1)$24 (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 Wisconsin

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

What BLS measures in Wisconsin

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, Wisconsin. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.22 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$19.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$24.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)28,370 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Wisconsin: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Wisconsin?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Wisconsin that state an hourly rate post a median of $21.75, the middle half $21–$23.25 (98 jobs from 22 employers). Full time that is about $45,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.70/hr ($45,130 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Wisconsin (May 2025).

Where in Wisconsin do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Madison ($22.75), Janesville ($22.25), Milwaukee ($23) and Grafton ($26). The town table lists 12.

Which employers in Wisconsin pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Advocate Health ($26), UW Health ($23.25) and Benedictine ($22).

How does Wisconsin compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Wisconsin ($21.75) is $0.25 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Wisconsin ranks 19 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: 98 of 178 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Wisconsin (55%) 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 Wisconsin. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/wisconsin

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