CNA pay

Kitsey · Jul 7, 2011

Western Wisconsin, city of just under 10,000. I work in a LTCF and make $11.08 per hour (new CNA working about 4 months). Differentials .50 for PMs and .50 for weekends.

kabfighter · Jul 7, 2011

I work for a hospital in a small town in Vermont. $10.90 for base pay, $1.50 for evenings, $3.25 for nights, and $2.00 for weekends. Friday and Saturday nights I make $16.15 per hour, which isn't too bad in my book. I always work nights, so my paychecks are decent.

MissHaleyDawn · Jul 7, 2011

I work in a LTC facility in NC. Our starting pay rate for those with no experience is $9.40 for first shift and a $0.50 shift diff for second and third shift (so $9.90).

PinkHoyt · Jul 7, 2011

I live in a small town in Western PA. The LTC facility I just applied to told me $7.50 durning training (I'm not certified and am new to the health care field) and then once you start working it bumps up to $10.50. I'm not sure if it goes up for working different shifts and weekends. That will be a good question to ask at my interview. It's actually a lot less than I make now at my desk job, but they are also willing to help me go back to school for nursing so that is a huge deal in my book!! 

interceptinglight, CNA · Jul 7, 2011

I live in North Central Idaho and recently quit my job at a long-term care facility -- this is the main reason: I started at $7.62/hour without certification as a nurse's aide. The facility I worked in provided the class and certification to become a CNA, 4 months after starting the job my pay went up to $9.62/hour. Pay raises at this facility are $.15 per year which means I would have to work there for 3 years before I'd be making more than $10/hour for the most harrowing and backbreaking dangerous job I've ever done. The medical benefits were costing me $180/month for really terrible coverage. I'm glad I walked away from that job.

fuzzywuzzy, CNA · Jul 7, 2011

I live in the Northeast and I make $14 after 3 years at an LTC. For comparison, someone in fast food around here makes like $9 and a factory worker makes around $18.

allnurses Guide · Jul 7, 2011

$16. Psych. Chicagoland.

cmm4ever · Jul 7, 2011

Well this was my first job offer, but not exactly what I majored in. They started me at $11.65hr in May, and a few weeks ago, everyone got the annual raise in June so now its $12 hr. I just got another job offer though as a unit clerk. I work in a hospital union, Buffalo,NY

Queen33FutureLPN, CNA · Jul 7, 2011

I work in a large hospital in Ms and I make 9.66 an hour.My fourth job as a cna because the previous job I have worked did not pay enough.I couldnt accept that I was going to be making 7.25 in a nursing home doing what I do.So I tried my hardest and got a job at the hospital. I have been certified for a year.

klynn81 · Jul 9, 2011

Canadian Prairies here. Population 640,000. Certified Health Care Aide (5 month program, job similar/same as CNA) at hospitals starts out at $17.04. There are shift premiums of $1.00/hr extra for evenings (3:30-11:45). $1.75/hr extra for nights (11:30-7:45am), and $1.35/hr extra for any weekend hours worked.

interceptinglight, CNA · Jul 9, 2011

Dude, does anyone out there know what CNA's make in the UK ??? My husband's from there and wants to know, I've been Googling as hard as I can and haven't found out yet.