Nursing Assistants Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$48,870
+16% vs US median ($42,260)
Worth after local cost of living
$31,347
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $39,900 |
| 25th percentile | $46,510 |
| Median (50th) | $48,870 |
| 75th percentile | $50,190 |
| 90th percentile | $57,040 |
| Mean | $49,390 |
| Employed in metro | 1,070 |
A Nursing Assistants in Salinas, CA earns a median of $48,870 per year. That is 16% above the national median of $42,260 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $31,347 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.