Over 1,388,000 nursing assistants were employed in the U.S. as of May 2024 according to the most current occupational employment data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The New England region was home to more than 87,000 of those nursing assistant jobs. Per BLS data, New England was an above-average region for nursing assistant pay as every state in the region had an annual mean wage level for nursing assistants that topped the national average. Moreover, about 45% of the region's nursing assistants worked in Massachusetts, which ranked among the ten best states in the nation for nursing assistant annual mean wage levels. A further examination of BLS data from May 2024 provides the following state-level details about nursing assistant pay in New England:
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Nursing Assistant Pay in New England |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CT | 21,390 | $40,120 | 13th |
| MA | 38,280 | $46,130 | 8th |
| ME | 8,590 | $45,500 | 9th |
| NH | 7,190 | $47,190 | 7th |
| RI | 8,450 | $43,740 | 17th |
| VT | 3,140 | $43,610 | 18th |
| U.S. | 1,388,510 | $41,173 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on June 27, 2026
