Certified Nursing Assistant Salary in Memphis, TN (2026)

What certified nursing assistant pay in Memphis really looks like

At about $18.27 an hour ($38,010 a year), Memphis pays modestly below the national market for certified nursing assistants — $4,250 (10%) under the U.S. median of $42,260. It is a real gap, but a beatable one: the higher end of the local range closes most of it, and a credential or a supervisory step can push a Memphis certified nursing assistant past the national figure without leaving the metro.

Pay is tightly clustered here: the 25th-to-75th-percentile band runs just $36,400 to $41,960 (BLS). A narrow spread means the metro median is a dependable expectation rather than a midpoint between wildly different jobs — there is little room above it without a credential, a specialty, or a supervisory step, so the ladder up is about the role, not just the employer.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 4,930 certified nursing assistant jobs across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Memphis against the BLS $38,010 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Memphis is concrete: a metro median of $38,010 with most certified nursing assistants landing between $36,400 and $41,960. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local certified nursing assistant openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $41,960, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Memphis median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Memphis sources

Wage figures for Certified Nursing Assistant in Memphis, TN are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (MSA code 32820) (SOC 31-1131), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Certified Nursing Assistant pay in Memphis, TN — common questions

How much does a Certified Nursing Assistant make in Memphis, TN?

The median Certified Nursing Assistant salary in Memphis, TN is $18.27/hour ($38,010/year) ($4,250 (10%) below the national median), with a typical range of $36,400–$41,960 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Memphis a strong pay market for Certified Nursing Assistants?

At a $38,010 median, Memphis is $4,250 (10%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $42,260. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Memphis?

Target employers paying toward the $41,960 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Certified Nursing Assistant openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Certified Nursing Assistants work in Memphis?

BLS estimates roughly 4,930 certified nursing assistant jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).