Highest paying countries for Certified Nursing Assistants
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Certified Nursing Assistant? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $62,837$5,236 / mo
- 2 Iceland $53,519$4,460 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $51,522$4,293 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $47,544$3,962 / mo
- 5 United States $39,620$3,302 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $39,620$3,302 / mo
- 7 Singapore $39,462$3,288 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $35,658$2,972 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $34,600$2,883 / mo
- 10 Jersey $33,677$2,806 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Certified Nursing Assistant professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $62,837, $53,519 and $51,522.
Certified Nursing Assistant salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,054 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $15,796$1,316 / mo
- Gabon $13,166$1,097 / mo
- South Africa $12,528$1,044 / mo
- Namibia $10,531$878 / mo
- Botswana $8,776$731 / mo
- Angola $7,021$585 / mo
- Zambia $6,581$548 / mo
- Seychelles $6,141$512 / mo
- Ghana $5,705$475 / mo
- Comoros $5,705$475 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $5,705$475 / mo
- Mauritius $5,464$455 / mo
- Malawi $5,444$454 / mo
- Congo $5,000$417 / mo
- Cabo Verde $4,869$406 / mo
- Rwanda $4,826$402 / mo
- Lesotho $4,390$366 / mo
- Uganda $4,299$358 / mo
- Burkina Faso $4,212$351 / mo
- Tanzania $4,037$336 / mo
- Ivory Coast $3,950$329 / mo
- Senegal $3,950$329 / mo
- Djibouti $3,950$329 / mo
- Morocco $3,657$305 / mo
- Central African Republic $3,597$300 / mo
- Cameroon $3,510$293 / mo
- Kenya $3,304$275 / mo
- Mozambique $3,249$271 / mo
- Nigeria $2,896$241 / mo
- Zimbabwe $2,896$241 / mo
- Libya $2,833$236 / mo
- Mali $2,809$234 / mo
- Burundi $2,809$234 / mo
- Tunisia $2,734$228 / mo
- Madagascar $2,631$219 / mo
- Guinea $2,631$219 / mo
- Togo $2,631$219 / mo
- Eritrea $2,631$219 / mo
- Eswatini $2,631$219 / mo
- Chad $2,544$212 / mo
- Somalia $2,456$205 / mo
- Sudan $2,413$201 / mo
- Liberia $2,282$190 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,195$183 / mo
- South Sudan $2,195$183 / mo
- Algeria $2,021$168 / mo
- Benin $1,755$146 / mo
- Mauritania $1,755$146 / mo
- DR Congo $1,581$132 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,315$110 / mo
- Gambia $1,315$110 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,315$110 / mo
- Egypt $1,284$107 / mo
- Niger $1,054$88 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $876 per year.
- Singapore $39,462$3,288 / mo
- Hong Kong $34,600$2,883 / mo
- Israel $23,328$1,944 / mo
- South Korea $22,619$1,885 / mo
- Japan $20,139$1,678 / mo
- Maldives $19,307$1,609 / mo
- China $8,479$707 / mo
- Malaysia $8,475$706 / mo
- Jordan $5,670$472 / mo
- India $5,543$462 / mo
- Turkmenistan $5,265$439 / mo
- Mongolia $5,265$439 / mo
- Armenia $5,246$437 / mo
- Thailand $5,222$435 / mo
- Kazakhstan $5,111$426 / mo
- Russia $4,933$411 / mo
- Iraq $4,540$378 / mo
- Vietnam $4,089$341 / mo
- Azerbaijan $3,847$321 / mo
- Uzbekistan $3,843$320 / mo
- Timor-Leste $3,510$293 / mo
- Bhutan $3,510$293 / mo
- Philippines $3,368$281 / mo
- Indonesia $2,865$239 / mo
- Palau $2,833$236 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,631$219 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,631$219 / mo
- Iran $2,330$194 / mo
- Laos $2,195$183 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,108$176 / mo
- Nepal $1,890$157 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,747$146 / mo
- Cambodia $1,712$143 / mo
- Pakistan $1,581$132 / mo
- Myanmar $1,315$110 / mo
- Palau $876$73 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $3,459 per year.
- Switzerland $62,837$5,236 / mo
- Iceland $53,519$4,460 / mo
- Luxembourg $51,522$4,293 / mo
- Vatican City $39,620$3,302 / mo
- Jersey $33,677$2,806 / mo
- Denmark $33,257$2,771 / mo
- Guernsey $31,696$2,641 / mo
- Netherlands $31,672$2,639 / mo
- Norway $29,814$2,485 / mo
- Ireland $28,412$2,368 / mo
- United Kingdom $27,956$2,330 / mo
- Germany $27,797$2,316 / mo
- Belgium $26,953$2,246 / mo
- Monaco $26,327$2,194 / mo
- Sweden $26,058$2,172 / mo
- Finland $25,305$2,109 / mo
- Liechtenstein $24,564$2,047 / mo
- Austria $23,205$1,934 / mo
- France $22,766$1,897 / mo
- San Marino $21,938$1,828 / mo
- Spain $16,870$1,406 / mo
- Cyprus $15,975$1,331 / mo
- Italy $15,717$1,310 / mo
- Slovenia $14,636$1,220 / mo
- Estonia $14,271$1,189 / mo
- Poland $13,637$1,136 / mo
- Croatia $12,346$1,029 / mo
- Lithuania $12,278$1,023 / mo
- Slovakia $11,078$923 / mo
- Latvia $10,709$892 / mo
- Malta $10,531$878 / mo
- Portugal $10,071$839 / mo
- Hungary $9,152$763 / mo
- Greece $9,144$762 / mo
- Bulgaria $8,994$749 / mo
- Andorra $8,776$731 / mo
- Montenegro $8,332$694 / mo
- Romania $8,241$687 / mo
- Serbia $6,937$578 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $6,387$532 / mo
- Albania $5,626$469 / mo
- North Macedonia $5,460$455 / mo
- Moldova $5,218$435 / mo
- Belarus $4,552$379 / mo
- Georgia $4,291$358 / mo
- Ukraine $3,459$288 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $3,237 per year.
- Bermuda $47,544$3,962 / mo
- United States $39,620$3,302 / mo
- Cayman Islands $35,658$2,972 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $29,715$2,476 / mo
- Canada $25,598$2,133 / mo
- Puerto Rico $15,796$1,316 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $13,166$1,097 / mo
- Bahamas $12,278$1,023 / mo
- Barbados $10,531$878 / mo
- Dominica $8,332$694 / mo
- Costa Rica $8,292$691 / mo
- Belize $7,896$658 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $7,896$658 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $7,460$622 / mo
- Panama $7,044$587 / mo
- Cuba $7,021$585 / mo
- Guyana $6,141$512 / mo
- Saint Lucia $6,141$512 / mo
- Mexico $6,098$508 / mo
- Jamaica $5,705$475 / mo
- Grenada $5,705$475 / mo
- Honduras $5,265$439 / mo
- Nicaragua $4,826$402 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $4,390$366 / mo
- Haiti $3,510$293 / mo
- El Salvador $3,510$293 / mo
- Guatemala $3,237$270 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,632 per year.
- Uruguay $9,576$798 / mo
- Paraguay $6,260$522 / mo
- Chile $6,165$514 / mo
- Suriname $5,147$429 / mo
- Ecuador $4,406$367 / mo
- Argentina $4,033$336 / mo
- Brazil $3,685$307 / mo
- Peru $3,621$302 / mo
- Bolivia $3,530$294 / mo
- Colombia $3,237$270 / mo
- Venezuela $1,632$136 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,315 per year.
- Australia $33,087$2,757 / mo
- New Zealand $27,263$2,272 / mo
- Brunei $26,327$2,194 / mo
- Fiji $6,141$512 / mo
- Tonga $6,141$512 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $5,265$439 / mo
- Solomon Islands $4,390$366 / mo
- Vanuatu $3,950$329 / mo
- Samoa $3,510$293 / mo
- Kiribati $3,071$256 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,631$219 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,631$219 / mo
- Nauru $1,315$110 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Certified Nursing Assistants in the United States ($39,620) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.