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Nursing Assistants salary in Milwaukee, WI

Nursing Assistants in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area earn a median of $45,690 a year, an average of $45,420. About 7,880 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Nursing Assistants pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$45,690
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$45,420
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$38,850
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$49,160
Top of the range
People employed
7,880
In Milwaukee metro area
Rent share of median wage
27.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Milwaukee

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,033
per month, in Milwaukee, WI
Income needed for median rent
$41,300
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median nursing assistants wage
$45,690
10.6% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
27.1%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$51,888
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Milwaukee area. Read the Milwaukee, WI cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Nursing Assistants pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Albuquerque, NM
-12.6%
Median $39,950
Mean $41,980
Employed 2,110
Baltimore, MD
-6.4%
Median $42,770
Mean $42,630
Employed 13,580
Fresno, CA
-2.1%
Median $44,710
Mean $44,530
Employed 3,880
Tucson, AZ
-6.9%
Median $42,560
Mean $43,980
Employed 3,500
Sacramento, CA
+4.0%
Median $47,510
Mean $49,090
Employed 5,650
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
-7.6%
Median $42,220
Mean $41,900
Employed 7,650
Memphis, TN
-16.8%
Median $38,010
Mean $38,520
Employed 4,930
Kansas City, MO
-13.1%
Median $39,710
Mean $42,000
Employed 13,370

See nursing assistants pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.