Certified Nursing Assistant Salary in Milwaukee, WI (2026)

What certified nursing assistant pay in Milwaukee really looks like

Milwaukee pays above the national market for certified nursing assistants. The local median of about $21.97 an hour ($45,690 a year) is $3,430 (8%) over the U.S. median of $42,260 — a premium worth anchoring to when you negotiate. An offer benchmarked to nationwide averages will read low here, so it is worth citing the local BLS figure directly rather than the U.S. number.

Pay is tightly clustered here: the 25th-to-75th-percentile band runs just $41,930 to $47,990 (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 7,880 certified nursing assistant jobs across the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee against the BLS $45,690 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 Milwaukee is concrete: a metro median of $45,690 with most certified nursing assistants landing between $41,930 and $47,990. 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 $47,990, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Milwaukee median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Milwaukee sources

Wage figures for Certified Nursing Assistant in Milwaukee, WI are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area (MSA code 33340) (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 Milwaukee, WI — common questions

How much does a Certified Nursing Assistant make in Milwaukee, WI?

The median Certified Nursing Assistant salary in Milwaukee, WI is $21.97/hour ($45,690/year) ($3,430 (8%) above the national median), with a typical range of $41,930–$47,990 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Milwaukee a strong pay market for Certified Nursing Assistants?

At a $45,690 median, Milwaukee is $3,430 (8%) above 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 Milwaukee?

Target employers paying toward the $47,990 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Certified Nursing Assistant openings in Milwaukee and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Certified Nursing Assistants work in Milwaukee?

BLS estimates roughly 7,880 certified nursing assistant jobs across Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).