Patient sitter salary
Open patient sitter jobs post a median of $19.50 an hour, with the middle half paying $18–$21.75: about $40,600 a year full time. Measured from 97 jobs at 46 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.
The jobs themselves: Patient sitter jobs
What patient sitters are paid
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 59 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $19.50. 40% of the 240 open patient sitter jobs state an hourly rate.
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Patient sitter pay by employer
What each employer posts for patient sitters, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
Patient sitter pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).
Night shift patient sitter pay
Where one employer posts both night and other patient sitter jobs in the same state (9 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, state | Night jobs, median | Other jobs, median |
|---|---|---|
| Hackensack Meridian Health, NJ | $17.50 (8) | $17.50 (7) |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA | $21 (1) | $23 (9) |
| UMass Memorial Health, MA | $18 (2) | $18 (5) |
| Mass General Brigham, MA | $23 (3) | $21.50 (2) |
| Northwestern Medicine, IL | $19.50 (1) | $19.50 (3) |
| VCU Health, VA | $19.75 (1) | $19.75 (2) |
| Advocate Health, NC | $23.50 (1) | $23.50 (1) |
| Atlantic Health, NJ | $23.75 (1) | $20.50 (1) |
A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.
Best-paid open patient sitter jobs
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Patient Sitter - Emergency Services - Various FTE/Shifts
Providence · Olympia, WA· 1mo ago
$23–$33.67/hrSitter, Nurse Tech/CNA (Float Resources)
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura · Ventura, CA· 5d ago
$24.15–$28.60/hr
Southcoast Health System · New Bedford, MA· 5d ago
$26.02/hr
SEARHC · Sitka, AK· 3mo ago
$25.00/hr
Patient Safety Assistant Float
St. Charles Health System · Bend, Prineville and 2 more, OR· 1w ago
$21.53–$27.56/hr
Virtual Safety Attendant- Full Time
UPMC · Pittsburgh, PA· 2mo ago
$19–$29.85/hr
Atlantic Health · Newton, NJ· 1mo ago
$18.5–$28.88/hr
Advocate Health · Monroe, NC· 1w ago
$18.85–$28.30/hrPatient Safety Attendant - Atrium Health Cleveland/Kings Mountain PT Nights
Advocate Health · Shelby and Kings Mountain, NC· 2w ago
$18.85–$28.30/hr
24/D Patient Safety Assistant - Emergency Department
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Plymouth, MA· 1w ago
$17.69–$28.22/hr24/E Patient Safety Assistant - Emergency Department
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Plymouth, MA· 1w ago
$17.69–$28.22/hr
Virtual Monitor Tech / Float PCA 36 hrs nights
Mass General Brigham · Newton, MA· 3w ago
$20.58–$25.28/hr
Every open job: Patient sitter jobs
What BLS measures
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orderlies (31-1132) | $15.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $17.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $18.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $21.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | $24.33 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) | 52,440 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab) |
The posted median ($19.50) is $1.09 above the BLS median ($18.41 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.
Patient sitter salary: common questions
How much does a patient sitter make an hour?
Open patient sitter jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $19.50, with the middle half between $18–$21.75 (97 jobs from 46 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $18.41/hr ($38,290 a year) for orderlies in May 2025.
How much does a patient sitter make a year?
At the posted median of $19.50 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $40,600, and the middle half to $37,400 to $45,200. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states.
Which states pay patient sitters the most?
By the median hourly rate open jobs post: Massachusetts ($21), Illinois ($19.75) and New Jersey ($18.75). The lowest: New Jersey ($18.75), Illinois ($19.75) and Massachusetts ($21). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.
Which employers pay patient sitters the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Beth Israel Lahey Health ($23), Mass General Brigham ($22.25) and UMass Memorial Health ($18). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.
Do night shift patient sitters earn more?
Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other patient sitter jobs in the same state (9 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 97 of 240 open patient sitter jobs (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.
More pay by job: CNAs & PCTs
- Certified nursing assistant salarymedian posted $22/hr
- Medication aide salarymedian posted $21.50/hr
- Patient care technician salarymedian posted $22.25/hr
- Emergency room technician salarymedian posted $24.75/hr
- Patient transporter salarymedian posted $20.75/hr
- Dialysis technician salarymedian posted $24.25/hr
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Orderlies (SOC 31-1132), published May 15, 2026
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies by state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Orderlies (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026
- BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Nursing Assistants (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient sitter salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/patient-sitter