Nursing assistants provide basic care and help patients with daily activities under nurse supervision. Based on 10,149 certified H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Nursing Assistant / Aide is $33,280 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $27,206 |
| 25th | $30,826 |
| 50th (median) | $33,280 |
| 75th | $36,899 |
| 90th (senior) | $41,600 |
Of 10,149 filings, 8 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 10,141 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 100% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SKILLED IN MANAGEMENT | 1,485 | $31,687 |
| 2 | National HealthCare Corporation | 1,113 | $32,999 |
| 3 | MANAGEMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | 967 | $41,600 |
| 4 | Management Health Systems, LLC D/B/A MedPro | 562 | $41,600 |
| 5 | PruittHealth | 545 | $33,222 |
| 6 | Health Care Facilities Staffing, LLC | 316 | $33,125 |
| 7 | MASTER STAFFING, INC. | 249 | $26,682 |
| 8 | UNITED METHODIST HOMES & SERVICES | 220 | $36,249 |
| 9 | PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SERVICES | 195 | $31,363 |
| 10 | Runnells Operating LLC | 126 | $36,268 |
| 11 | Cassia | 110 | $36,177 |
| 12 | North Cape Post Acute Nursing and Rehabilitation, Inc. | 109 | $35,180 |
| 13 | GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM | 106 | $31,937 |
| 14 | Progressive Quality Care Inc | 101 | $29,058 |
| 15 | Cape Fear Valley Health System | 98 | $29,291 |
| 16 | WESTWAYS STAFFING SERVICES, INC | 98 | $26,126 |
| 17 | Heath Village, Inc. | 96 | $37,819 |
| 18 | West Tennessee Healthcare | 88 | $31,200 |
| 19 | Fellowship Village Inc. | 87 | $36,149 |
| 20 | Gateway Care Center, LLC | 84 | $36,899 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,411 | $31,153 |
| California | 990 | $29,121 |
| Tennessee | 850 | $32,988 |
| Florida | 621 | $40,469 |
| New Jersey | 447 | $31,201 |
| Georgia | 349 | $33,020 |
| Minnesota | 306 | $33,151 |
| Illinois | 195 | $28,819 |
| North Carolina | 188 | $32,371 |
| South Carolina | 173 | $31,459 |
| Texas | 125 | $31,252 |
| New York | 114 | $30,107 |
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Salaries are the certified offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.