California / Cdcr/Cchcs / Certified Nursing Assistant

Job-title file

Certified Nursing Assistant

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

540 employees hold this title in Cdcr/Cchcs. Median total compensation for the role is $62,331, below the department median of $99,990.

Employees: 540
Total payroll: $32.3M
Role median: $62,331
Agency median: $99,990
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$3,752$103,778+

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

How total compensation varies among the 540 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

Certified Nursing Assistant pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Nursing Assistants — about 110,060 people — is $47,630. Cdcr/Cchcs pays a median base salary of $53,448 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 70th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Cdcr/Cchcs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,110

$45,850

$47,630

$54,800

$61,100

Cdcr/Cchcs median · $53,448

The bar is the range of annual wages for Nursing Assistants across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Cdcr/Cchcs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Nursing Assistants — about 1,448,910 people — is $42,260. Cdcr/Cchcs’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$33,940

$37,260

$42,260

$47,220

$51,980

Cdcr/Cchcs median · $53,448

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 446 of 540 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 Cdcr/Cchcs is $62,331, 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 California

Certified Nursing Assistant is held in 3 California departments. In Cdcr/Cchcs, the median of $62,331 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans Affairs

$48,831 · 811

CDCR

$42,538 · 605

Median total compensation for the Certified Nursing Assistant role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Certified Nursing Assistant beyond California

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $54,395 ranks #2 of 7. See Certified Nursing Assistant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$136,259 · 675

Arkansas

$39,171 · 778

Florida

$38,128 · 11

New York Public Authorities

$22,737 · 672

Rhode Island

$19,729 · 89

Cook County, Illinois

$0 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Certified 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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Adaure Agbo

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$49,881

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $48,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,128
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,881
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,840
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185271
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $49,881

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Adaure Agbo serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,881. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Surinder Badesha

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$49,825

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $41,469
Overtime: $7,917
Other pay: $439
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,825
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185311
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $49,825

Surinder Badesha works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Surinder earned $49,825 in 2025. Union affiliation: R20.

Linda Eke

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$49,672

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $48,063
Overtime: $377
Other pay: $1,231
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,262
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185441
Salary Total: $4,712
Total Pay: $49,672

Linda Eke holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $49,672. They are represented by R20.

Navpreet Mehrok

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$49,628

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $48,247
Overtime: $366
Other pay: $1,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185464
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $49,628

Navpreet Mehrok holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $49,628. They are represented by R20.

Gurinder Dhaliwal

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$48,645

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $47,949
Overtime: $245
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,645
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185051
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $48,645

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Gurinder Dhaliwal serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,645. They are represented by R20.

Bhawandeep Kaur

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$48,505

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $39,504
Overtime: $8,161
Other pay: $840
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,505
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185497
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $48,505

Bhawandeep Kaur holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,505. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Sukhman Kaur

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$48,470

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $41,255
Overtime: $6,393
Other pay: $822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,470
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185160
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $48,470

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Sukhman Kaur serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,470. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Gloria Soto Esparza

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$48,054

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $40,809
Overtime: $6,219
Other pay: $1,026
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,054
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185415
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $48,054

Gloria Soto Esparza holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,054. Union affiliation: R20.

Esther Wachira

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$47,923

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $41,255
Overtime: $5,445
Other pay: $1,224
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185423
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $47,923

Esther Wachira is a Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $47,923. Union affiliation: R20.

Sopha Ang

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$47,894

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $47,140
Overtime: $14
Other pay: $740
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,840
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185057
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $47,894

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Sopha Ang serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,894. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Diamond Aloh

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$47,499

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $36,863
Overtime: $9,452
Other pay: $1,184
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185420
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $47,499

Diamond Aloh holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,499. They are represented by R20.

Rupinder Kaur

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$47,098

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $39,461
Overtime: $6,605
Other pay: $1,031
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,098
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185486
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $47,098

Rupinder Kaur holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,098. Union affiliation: R20.

Delvina Gbana

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2023 total comp

$47,075

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $38,445
Overtime: $6,137
Other pay: $2,493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,075
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,789
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185328
Salary Total: $3,789
Total Pay: $47,075

Delvina Gbana works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Delvina earned $47,075 in 2023. They are represented by R20.

Violet Foday

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$46,585

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $36,716
Overtime: $8,868
Other pay: $1,001
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,585
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185447
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $46,585

Violet Foday is a Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $46,585. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Rita Araquel

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$46,499

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $46,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,840
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185168
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $46,499

Rita Araquel works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Rita earned $46,499 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Abigail Gallardo

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$46,269

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $44,819
Overtime: $596
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,269
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185465
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $46,269

Abigail Gallardo works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Abigail earned $46,269 in 2025. Union affiliation: R20.

Emmanuel Orajiaka

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$46,152

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $35,788
Overtime: $9,574
Other pay: $789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,152
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185424
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $46,152

Emmanuel Orajiaka works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Emmanuel earned $46,152 in 2025. They are represented by R20.

Brian Peter

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$46,047

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $36,863
Overtime: $8,695
Other pay: $490
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185412
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $46,047

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Brian Peter serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,047. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Selamawit Alemue

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$45,883

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $44,856
Overtime: $92
Other pay: $935
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,883
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,262
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185455
Salary Total: $4,712
Total Pay: $45,883

Selamawit Alemue holds the role of Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,883. Union affiliation: R20.

Okoriba Korubo

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$45,877

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $36,508
Overtime: $8,159
Other pay: $1,211
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185444
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $45,877

Okoriba Korubo is a Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,877. They are represented by R20.

Veronica Garibay

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$45,611

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $41,213
Overtime: $10
Other pay: $4,388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,840
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185097
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $45,611

Veronica Garibay works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. Veronica earned $45,611 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Meseret Mersha

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2023 total comp

$45,272

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $21,368
Overtime: $6,940
Other pay: $16,964
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,272
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,002
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185323
Salary Total: $4,002
Total Pay: $45,272

Meseret Mersha is a Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $45,272. Union affiliation: R20.

Rose Udency

Certified Nursing Assistant/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$45,051

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $39,761
Overtime: $4,321
Other pay: $969
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,051
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,865
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402138185323
Salary Total: $4,724
Total Pay: $45,051

Rose Udency is a Certified Nursing Assistant at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,051. They are represented by R20.