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Nursing Assistant Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nursing assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,540
25th Percentile Wage
$23,600
50th Percentile Wage
$27,290
75th Percentile Wage
$30,690
90th Percentile Wage
$36,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$27,290
-0.59% -1.10%
2013
$27,450
-0.51% -
2012
$27,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Nursing Assistant Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,290 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra 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