SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Assistants make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $46,330. The 10th percentile is $39,220 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. Employment is 13,030.

Median annual wage

$46,330

10th percentile
$39,220
25th percentile
$42,830
Median
$46,330
75th percentile
$47,470
90th percentile
$54,880
Mean
$46,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $39,220 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. The difference is $15,660, which is 33.8% 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 $42,830 to the 75th at $47,470, covers $4,640.

The mean annual wage is $46,020, which sits below the median of $46,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,523, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the Rhode Island median of $46,440.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $45,523 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. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 8th 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $44,210 and employment of 1,610. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,014, against $45,523 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $45,710 and employment of 5,250. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,585, against $45,523 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $47,590 and employment of 26,130. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,957, against $45,523 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (13,030 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.96 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $46,330. The 10th percentile is $39,220 and the 90th percentile is $54,880. Employment is 13,030.

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

The local median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $42,260.

What is Nursing Assistants pay in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,330 is $45,523. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $44,210. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 8th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.