Nursing Assistants pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$56,700avg. a year
$27.26 an hour · 11,790 employed
Nursing Assistants in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $56,700 a year. That is $6,510 (13%) more than the California average of $50,190. The U.S. average is $42,700.
$56,080Median pay
$27.26Average hourly
+13%vs. California average
11,790Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for nursing assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
15,350 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$59,370
$28.54 an hour
2460 jobs
Napa, CA
$51,930
$24.97 an hour
3940 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$50,690
$24.37 an hour
41,250 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$50,260
$24.16 an hour
59,670 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$49,780
$23.93 an hour
643,090 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$49,700
$23.90 an hour
71,070 jobs
Salinas, CA
$49,390
$23.75 an hour
8440 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$49,290
$23.70 an hour
95,650 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$49,090
$23.60 an hour
102,560 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$47,850
$23.00 an hour
112,070 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$47,660
$22.91 an hour
12520 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$47,630
$22.90 an hour
13610 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$47,620
$22.89 an hour
14290 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$47,570
$22.87 an hour
151,090 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$47,510
$22.84 an hour
161,500 jobs
Modesto, CA
$47,320
$22.75 an hour
17790 jobs
Chico, CA
$47,040
$22.61 an hour
189,940 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$46,940
$22.57 an hour
191,530 jobs
Visalia, CA
$46,630
$22.42 an hour
201,720 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$46,500
$22.36 an hour
21760 jobs
Redding, CA
$46,110
$22.17 an hour
22500 jobs
Merced, CA
$45,300
$21.78 an hour
233,880 jobs
Fresno, CA
$44,530
$21.41 an hour
24240 jobs
El Centro, CA
$43,670
$20.99 an hour
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How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do nursing assistants make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $56,700 a year, and the median is $56,080. About 11,790 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $6,510 (13%) more than the California average of $50,190.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.53 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-1131. Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.