Nursing Assistants · SOC 31-1131
Nursing Assistants Salary in the Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Nursing Assistants in the Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $43,710 per year ($21.02 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,460 at the 10th percentile to $49,500 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,760 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Nursing Assistants in the Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area earn more than $43,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $39,070 and $46,260.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,460 | $39,070 | $43,710 | $46,260 | $49,500 |
| Hourly | $18.01 | $18.78 | $21.02 | $22.24 | $23.80 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$43,710 median for Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $39,070 to $46,260
- New Yorkstate$48,590 median for New York; middle half earns $43,760 to $51,980
- United Statesnational$42,260 median for United States; middle half earns $37,260 to $47,220
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −10% vs New York overall and +3% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New York
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for nursing assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areathis page$43,710 median for Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $39,070 to $46,260
- $49,270 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $47,430 to $55,170
- $45,730 median for Kiryas Joel metro area; middle half earns $43,290 to $48,880
- $45,640 median for Ithaca metro area; middle half earns $39,900 to $48,000
- $44,710 median for Kingston metro area; middle half earns $42,120 to $48,030
- $44,410 median for Binghamton metro area; middle half earns $38,800 to $47,860
- $43,560 median for Utica metro area; middle half earns $37,900 to $46,560
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for nursing assistantss · Highest-paying occupations in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.