U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Health and Human Services / Nursing Assistant

Job-title file

Nursing Assistant

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

363 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $46,466, below the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 363
Total payroll: $16.9M
Role median: $46,466
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$35,499$57,813+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 363 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Nursing Assistant pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Nursing Assistants — about 1,448,910 people — is $42,260. Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $46,466 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 71st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health and Human Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$33,940

$37,260

$42,260

$47,220

$51,980

Department of Health and Human Services median · $46,466

The bar is the range of annual wages for Nursing Assistants across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 362 of 363 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health and Human Services is $46,466, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Nursing Assistant is held in 4 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $46,466 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Veterans Affairs

$52,447 · 14,880

Armed Forces Retirement Home

$47,490 · 75

Department of Interior

$42,398 · 1

Median total compensation for the Nursing Assistant role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Nursing Assistant beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $52,287 ranks #3 of 5. See Nursing Assistant across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$142,595 · 52

Massachusetts

$62,769 · 8

District of Columbia

$51,291 · 102

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$15,618 · 104

Median total compensation for comparable Nursing Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Karletta Beyal

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$54,412

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $54,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,412
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,412
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Karletta Beyal holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,412. Their pay grade is 06.

Delores Tom-Livingston

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$54,412

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $54,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,412
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $54,412
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,578
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Delores Tom-Livingston holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,412. Their pay grade is 06.

Yvonne George

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$54,236

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,236
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Yvonne George works as a Nursing Assistant for Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. Yvonne earned $54,236 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Kari Oellien

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,928

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,928
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lawton
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,928
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,163
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402750031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Kari Oellien serves as a Nursing Assistant based in Lawton, Oklahoma. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,928. They are classified at grade 07.

Jenny Lorentz

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,928

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,928
Pay grade: 07
Work city: Lawton
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,928
Basic Pay (before locality): $46,163
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402750031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jenny Lorentz is a Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Lawton, Oklahoma. 2024 total compensation came to $53,928. They are classified at grade 07.

Fannie Williams

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Fannie Williams holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $53,736. Their pay grade is 05.

Lena Begay

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lena Begay holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $53,736. Their pay grade is 05.

Nedra Burbank

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nedra Burbank is a Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $53,736. They are classified at grade 05.

Darlene Francis

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Darlene Francis serves as a Nursing Assistant based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,736. They are classified at grade 05.

Terrance Hawee

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 28
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Terrance Hawee serves as a Nursing Assistant based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,736. They are classified at grade 05.

Valerita Hayou

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 19
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Valerita Hayou works as a Nursing Assistant for Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. Valerita earned $53,736 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Kimberlyn Jesus

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kimberlyn Jesus holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $53,736. Their pay grade is 05.

Andrew Sombrero

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Andrew Sombrero is a Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $53,736. They are classified at grade 05.

Sandra Thompson

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 31
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sandra Thompson works as a Nursing Assistant for Department of Health and Human Services based in Phoenix, Arizona. Sandra earned $53,736 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Lisa Trinidad

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,736

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,736
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,736
Basic Pay (before locality): $44,039
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Lisa Trinidad serves as a Nursing Assistant based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,736. They are classified at grade 05.

Tai Benally

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,499

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,499
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,499
Basic Pay (before locality): $45,319
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Tai Benally holds the role of Nursing Assistant at Department of Health and Human Services based in Gallup, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $53,499. Their pay grade is 06.

Henrietta Harry

Nursing Assistant/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$53,499

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $53,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,499
Pay grade: 06
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $53,499
Basic Pay (before locality): $45,319
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0621
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Henrietta Harry works as a Nursing Assistant for Department of Health and Human Services based in Gallup, New Mexico. Henrietta earned $53,499 in 2024. Their pay grade is 06.