The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,610 | 6.87% | 8.74% |
| 2016 | $30,370 | 2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $29,560 | -0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $29,810 | 0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $29,800 | 0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $29,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,610 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Worcester | |
| Peabody | |
| Framingham | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Bedford | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |