Salary

• The BLS reported salaries for CNAs under the broad occupational title of nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. Approximately 49,540 of these professionals were employed in New Jersey in 2009. Annual median wages were $26,120. The 25th percentile earned $22,820 per year and the 75th percentile earned $30,390 per year.
  
  

Hourly Wages

• Median hourly wages were $12.56 per hour. The 25th percentile earned $10.97 per hour and the 25th percentile earned $14.61 per hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.97 per hour and the highest 10 percent earned more than $16.66 per hour.
  
  

Metropolitan Areas

• The highest wages in New Jersey were in the Edison area, where annual mean wages were $26,950. Among the BLS metropolitan areas, the Vineland, New Jersey, area ranked among the top five metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation. In the Vineland area, annual mean wages were $25,970.
  
  

National Comparison

• Nationally, annual mean wages for CNAs were $24,040 per year or $11.56 per hour. The 25th percentile earned $20,490 per year or $9.95 per hour. The 75th percentile earned $28,990 per year or $13.94 per hour. CNAs in New Jersey earned approximately eight percent higher median wages than national estimates for CNAs.