The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $24,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,740 | 4.89% | 18.17% |
| 2017 | $31,140 | 1.80% | - |
| 2016 | $30,580 | 5.20% | - |
| 2015 | $28,990 | 3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $27,970 | -0.04% | - |
| 2013 | $27,980 | 4.25% | - |
| 2012 | $26,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,740, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for nursing assistants in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary of $33,650). Compared with Mount Vernon-Anacortes, the median annual salary of nursing assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.