CNA salary

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I'm not a CNA, have never been one- but I wish I had been. I appreciate CNAs, and I am trying to convince my brother to become one. The job market is wide open for CNAs and he needs a job with benefits. Right now he makes in the $7/hr. range which is hard to live on, even when working 40hrs./wk. Unfortunately, he is pretty much the only income in his household right now while his fiancee is out of work and he could not afford to spend 4-6 weeks in training if the pay is not much more than he makes now. So, if not too intrusive, how much do you make working as a CNA, and do you work in a hospital, LTC, or for an agency? TIA

Specializes in Telemetry.

Up here in the pacific northwest I make 11.21 per hour. With shift differentials (I work week-ends and night shift) it is a little over 14 per hour. This is in a hospital and I love the work atmosphere. I tried ltc, it wasn't for me.

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kaytheCNA, I am also in the pacific northwest. Can I ask if you had pryer hospital experience before you were hired for your currant position? I'd love a hospital job, but they always say hospital exp necessary.

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I just got a job offer paying $12/hr with no experience at a hospital. Its in the Houston area where the cost of living in not even that high. Im super excited to start!

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Irene_Joy,

I did have previous hospital experience, but only six months so they started me from scratch pay wise. I do know several CNAs who were hired w/out hospital experience. Go to the website of the hosptial(s) you want to work for and apply. Attach a resume and references and all that good stuff. Then CALL to check on your application after about a week. I had to do that with both hospitals I have worked for. When you get an interview, dress to the nines, heels, pantyhose, etc. Bring your resume in a folder. No fake nails if you can help it, they aren't allowed in a hospital. Be super professional and you are in! Hospitals need CNAs almost as bad as LTC facilities do. Don't be afraid to jump in.

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Specializes in Cardio.

In NJ they pay 10 $ without experience in ass. living.

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does anyone know if hospitals in Md hire cna without experience and if yes how much? thanks

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here in PA (northeast central) i was sponsored by my employer (ltc employer)..they hired me and sponsored (paid for ) my training thru HACC (harrisburg area community college , normally costs 600). after completion , i began work the next day, at 12.13 an hour. 3rd shift. no shift diff. :(

they did NOT pay me to take the course. but they paid FOR the course. so that helped.

i also know, that if your state or county has a career link office ...they sponsor people to take the class also and then help u find work.

although that shouldnt be hard to find a job in this field.

some places ltc, pay as little as 9 $ an hour, WITH benefits. my 12 an hour is without any benefits and no insurance either. AGENCY here pays between 14 and 15 depending on the agency. home health pays less. VNA even less, around 8 an hour. such i wide range, you really have to check around. good luck

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Specializes in Nursing home and Private Home.

Here in Central Florida I make $10 a hr in a private home and my mom who works in a nursing home makes $10.75 b/c she works 3-11 shift where i work 9am to 6pm :nurse:

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The last time I started as a CNA in a LTC facility I was paid $5.45 an hour. I believe minimum wage at that time (1990) was $4.25 or $4.75 an hour.

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Specializes in Hoping for NICU!.

I've been a CNA for over a year now, and started at 9.50 when I took the state test in Colorado. Through talking with co-workers if found out which nursing homes were good and which were bad. Thanks to that, I quit one nursing home and started making 12 an hour at another. Hospitals usually pay well, and for the nursing students out there, I hear if you get a PRN job at the hospital, they will pay PART of your tuition, but i'm sure thats with a contract of some sort. Every little bit helps and gets a foot in to door right?

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I became certified as a Nurses Aide since 2003 after working as a Home Health Aide since 1996. Here in S.Fla, the pay for Nurses Aide is still under 10.00 per hour. I love my job and wouldn't trade for anything else. So I decide to go a step further and enroll in the LPN program.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Transplant, Education.

i work at a major boston hospital, and make 13.25 as a student nurse tech

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