How much do Nursing Assistants make in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA?

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $30,990 and the 90th percentile is $44,180. The difference is $13,190, which is 36.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,130 to the 75th at $36,960, covers $4,830.

The mean annual wage is $35,860, which sits below the median of $35,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Brunswick-St. Simons, GA median is 15% lower than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,977, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% lower than the Georgia median of $37,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Brunswick-St. Simons, GA is 87.708, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $40,977 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA ranks 14th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Savannah, GA is 59 miles away, with a median of $38,450 and employment of 1,710. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,386, against $40,977 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $37,760 and employment of 7,960. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,956, against $40,977 here.
• Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 87 miles away, with a median of $37,730 and employment of 770. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,493, against $40,977 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 1.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA (590 of 46,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.