SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Assistants make in Napa, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Napa, CA is $50,370. The 10th percentile is $42,020 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. Employment is 460.

Median annual wage

$50,370

10th percentile
$42,020
25th percentile
$46,820
Median
$50,370
75th percentile
$54,340
90th percentile
$63,080
Mean
$51,930

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $42,020 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. The difference is $21,060, which is 41.8% 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 $46,820 to the 75th at $54,340, covers $7,520.

The mean annual wage is $51,930, which sits above the median of $50,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Napa, CA median is 19.2% higher than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,752, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% higher than the California median of $47,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $44,752 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Napa, CA ranks 3rd of 17 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).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $48,900 and employment of 940. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,078, against $44,752 here.
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 32 miles away, with a median of $49,240 and employment of 1,250. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,684, against $44,752 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $56,080 and employment of 11,790. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,507, against $44,752 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Napa, CA (460 of 77,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nursing Assistants make in Napa, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Napa, CA is $50,370. The 10th percentile is $42,020 and the 90th percentile is $63,080. Employment is 460.

How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Assistants?

The local median is 19.2% higher than the national median of $42,260.

What is Nursing Assistants pay in Napa, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,370 is $44,752. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Napa, CA compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $48,900. Napa, CA ranks 3rd of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.