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My instructor told us that CNAs starting out make about $13-15/hr. I thought that was a pretty high wage given our area.

Any other CNAs wish to share their income and how much experience they have?

Specializes in DD, Mental Health, Geriatric.

I work in Spokane, Wa at an Adult Family Home which is basically a regular house for elderly clients with 24 hour semi-skilled care and I make $9.50 an hour plus a flat rate wage of $25 a night everytime I have to sleep over. Though, I might be resigning soon as I've currently been offered a much better position at another house with a lighter client load and higher pay at $10.25 an hour with a raise to $11.00 an hour after 90 days and another raise to $11.50 after a year plus $35 flat rate for overnights and they just need someone to cook, clean and be around in case of emergencies. When I first started as an NAR I made $9.50 then got a raise to $10.00 then lost my job and got a new job which lowered me back down to $9.50. My pay as a NAR and a CNA are the same at my current job. I didn't get a raise in pay for becoming certified.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I live in Louisiana and down here it seems to be around $9-10/hr. It was $9/hr at both the LTC and group home I worked at but the LTC had a shift differential for evening and night shifts.

$9/hr seems about average for LTC down here, not sure about hospitals.

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Specializes in Wound Care.

I'm in California. I work mental health and make $21 an hour per-diem.

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Specializes in DD, Mental Health, Geriatric.
I'm in California. I work mental health and make $21 an hour per-diem.

Wow! I wish I made $21 an hour! That would make me rich in Wa! Lol!

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When I was a CENA, I made 13.75 an hour. I was working at a nursing home in Novi, MI.

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I first started a year ago making $9.20 hr @ a nursing home. now I make $13.51 (night shift) an hour at a hospital working 12s. If I worked during the day I'd make $11.45. Way easier and better in a hospital.

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I'm in east TN and work home health for our local hospital. I get $15 an hour plus .51 cent a mile. That's on the high end for CNAs here. LTCs typically pay anywhere from $8.50 to $11 in my area.

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I used to make $16 an hour at a hospital here in PA. My cousin makes $21 an hour.

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Ltc w/ no experience- started @ 10.50

Hospital per diem- $16

Hospital full time regular- $12 base not including night/weekend differential

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Working as an aide at an inpatient hospice center in Central Ohio I was hired at 10.59/hr plus shift differential of 1.65 for evenings, nights, and weekends. 3% raise per year, worked for two years, so went up to 10.90/hr and more recently 11.23/hr plus shift/weekend diff. I know the inpatient hospital units pay more (e.g. med surg, ICU, etc.) than hospice does. Pay depends on experience and area.

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I work at a nursing home in the Chicago suburbs and I make $14.00/hr on weekend evenings, and $13.25 on weekday evenings. I work every weekend to get this specific pay. If I didn't it would be less.

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Specializes in DD, Mental Health, Geriatric.
I make $20.57/hr not counting shift diff and weekend premium love those weekend nights when I'm making around $25/hr. I've been there for a year and a half. (I'm in SK, Canada)[/quote']

That's it! I'm moving to Canada! The most I've made has been $10.25 an hour with $50 flat rate for overnights.

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