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Nursing Assistant Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Nursing Assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,720
25th Percentile Wage
$37,640
50th Percentile Wage
$46,260
75th Percentile Wage
$57,540
90th Percentile Wage
$70,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,720.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$46,260
7.76% 19.61%
2016
$42,670
10.43% -
2015
$38,220
0.44% -
2014
$38,050
-6.65% -
2013
$40,580
8.35% -
2012
$37,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Nursing Assistant Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,260, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for nursing assistants in state of California, followed by North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $42,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of nursing assistants in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$46,260
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,800
Salinas
$37,080
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,760
Napa
$35,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$35,430
Stockton
$35,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$35,140
Madera-Chowchilla
$34,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$33,940
Vallejo-Fairfield
$33,580
Yuba City
$33,180
Redding
$33,000
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$32,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,640
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,620
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$32,560
Modesto
$32,320
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$32,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$31,580
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$31,330
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,890
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,840
Chico
$30,420
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$30,350
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,350
Fresno
$29,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$29,110
Merced
$27,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$27,690
Hanford-Corcoran
$27,360
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$27,290
Visalia-Porterville
$26,920
El Centro
$26,890
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,600