Florida / Department of Veterans' Affairs / Senior Certified Nursing Assistant

Job-title file

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant

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

538 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans' Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $38,461, below the department median of $40,282.

Employees: 538
Total payroll: $20.9M
Role median: $38,461
Agency median: $40,282
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$37,421$41,239+

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

How total compensation varies among the 538 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

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Nursing Assistants — about 96,960 people — is $37,510. Department of Veterans' Affairs pays a median base salary of $38,461 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans' Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,350

$36,040

$37,510

$42,310

$46,790

Department of Veterans' Affairs median · $38,461

The bar is the range of annual wages for Nursing Assistants across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans' Affairs’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. Department of Veterans' Affairs’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$33,940

$37,260

$42,260

$47,220

$51,980

Department of Veterans' Affairs median · $38,461

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 Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans' Affairs is $38,461, 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sadaine Brown

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2017-11-03
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Patrice

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003010

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Sadaine Brown serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 9 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Joan Lindo

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2003-06-20
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003014

Joan Lindo works as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant for Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 23 years as a salaried employee. Joan earned $41,239 in 2026.

Clover Smith

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2020-07-11
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Angela

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003025

Clover Smith works as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant for Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 6 years as a salaried employee. Clover earned $41,239 in 2026.

Janet Wiggins

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2009-07-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003029

Janet Wiggins holds the role of Senior Certified Nursing Assistant at Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. They have served since 2009 (about 17 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $41,239.

Marlene Edwards

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2020-01-20
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Elaine

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003031

Marlene Edwards works as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant for Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. They have served since 2020 (about 6 years) as a salaried employee. Marlene earned $41,239 in 2026.

Thelma Jackson

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2008-08-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003036

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Thelma Jackson serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Hired in 2008, they have about 18 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Claudette Walker

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2019-11-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003038

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Claudette Walker serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 7 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Phebee Janvier

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2021-10-01
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003039

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Phebee Janvier serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 5 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Marie Jeanette Bien Aime

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2008-08-29
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 009163

Marie Jeanette Bien Aime works as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant for Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. Hired in 2008, they have about 18 years of service as a salaried employee. Marie earned $41,239 in 2026.

Sonia Ray-Hunter

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2019-09-06
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Joy

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 009832

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Sonia Ray-Hunter serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 7 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Dannie Noel

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2014-09-12
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003027

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Dannie Noel serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. They have served since 2014 (about 12 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.

Melrose Thompson

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2015-02-27
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 000395

Melrose Thompson is a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant at Department of Veterans' Affairs within Veterans' Homes. They have served since 2015 (about 11 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $41,239.

Maude Johncert

Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Department of Veterans' Affairs

2026 total comp

$41,239

Sub-department: Veterans' Homes
Base pay: $41,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,239
Hire date: 2008-08-30
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5708
Position Number: 003035

At Department of Veterans' Affairs, Maude Johncert serves as a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans' Homes. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 18 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,239.