SOC 31-1131 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Nursing Assistants Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for nursing assistants in Orlando, Florida is $38,900 a year ($18.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,690: half of the 12,000 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,318).

$38,900average per year

$18.70 / hourMedian $37,690Take-home ≈ $33,436

  • $35K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

12,000people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 22Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Assistants pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,350 or more. The middle half of nursing assistants in Orlando earn between $36,000 and $38,930.

  • $35K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,900$3,242$18.70
Median$37,690$3,141$18.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,000$3,000$17.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,930$3,244$18.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nursing Assistants salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $38,900, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $33,436 a year, or $2,786 a month and $1,286 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for nursing assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $38,900 buys what about $38,356 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 10.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Assistants salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 8th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Sarasota pays the most ($41,860).

All Nursing Assistants salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for nursing assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,370).

Nursing Assistants salary by city

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Nursing Assistants salary in Orlando: questions

How much do nursing assistants make an hour in Orlando?

$18.70 an hour on average, and $18.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nursing assistants salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nursing assistants take-home pay in Orlando?

About $33,436 a year ($2,786 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,900. Florida has no state income tax.

Do nursing assistants earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,318).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-1131; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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