Certified Nursing Assistant pay in Rhode Island
Median hourly pay in Rhode Island · BLS May 2025
$22.33
an hour · $46,440 a year
- 10th
- $18.86
- 25th
- $21.52
- Median
- $22.33
- 75th
- $22.82
- 90th
- $26.42
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $18.86/hr, median $22.33/hr, 90th percentile $26.42/hr.
Employed in RI
10,220
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$2.01
U.S. median $20.32/hr
Licensing for nursing assistants in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health (licenses/registers nursing assistants). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Rhode Island, Nursing assistants (SOC 31-1131), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.