Nursing Assistants in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,319
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$5,191
13.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,241
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$37,510
Kept after tax
$32,319
Worth in national money
$31,241
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Florida is among the lower-paying states for nursing assistants. The middle earner takes $37,510, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 11.24% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Florida, this one sits low: 425 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Florida is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $37,510 the take-home is $32,319; in national-average money that behaves like $31,241. The average comes to $39,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Florida ranks 43 of 51 for nursing assistants, with a median of $37,510 — about 11.24% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Nursing assistants occupies position 425 of 493 in Florida's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for nursing assistants in Florida, on $37,510, is $32,319; deflated by the state's price level, $31,241. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $39,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,790 |
| This salary | $37,510 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $32,319 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,319 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,018 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $37,510 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,441 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Florida earn less than $37,510. The published range is $34,350 up to $46,790, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $32,319, from $37,510, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 425 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Florida, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $31,241, the adjusted value of that $37,510 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 425 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for nursing assistants in Florida the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,350 to $46,790. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $32,319 from $37,510. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 425 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Florida, so $31,241 — the adjusted value of that $37,510 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 425 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $39,160, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,350 at the tenth percentile, $46,790 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $31,241 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $32,319 survives, because Florida levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Florida is $39,160. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,350 to $46,790) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $31,241 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $32,319 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.