Geography

• CNA pay rates in Virginia vary with location, as shown by data at Salary.com. As of March 2011, CNAs in Harrisonburg have a median annual salary of $24,896, in Blacksburg $25,365, in Roanoke $25,629, in Charlottesville $25,730, in Norfolk $26,446, in Winchester $26,277, in Fredericksburg $27,483, in Richmond $27,518 and in Arlington $30,732. The Richmond median salary for CNAs is closest to the nationwide median for this occupation of $28,194 per year.
  
  

Salary Range

• The middle 50 percent of CNA wages for this group of Virginia cities is $22,740 to $33,744 per year. The lowest pay was in Harrisonburg, where the bottom 10 percent of CNAs had annual salaries of $20,778 and less. The highest pay was in Arlington, where the top 10 percent of CNAs had yearly salaries of $36,486 and higher.
  
  

Types of Employment

• CNAs working in certain types of employment also have varying salaries. Looking at Norfolk as the representative median salary of the group, or the salary in the middle, CNAs working in Virginia nursing homes have a median annual salary of $22,485 as of March 2011. The bottom 10 percent of their salary range is $20,073 and less, and the top 10 percent $25,142 and higher. The median CNA salary in other Virginia long-term care employment settings is $23,781. The salary range is wider, with the bottom 10 percent at or below $18,728 and the top 10 percent at or above $30,191 per year.
  
  

Pay for Available Positions

• Job listings at Indeed.com in 2011 indicate a need for CNAs in Virginia in a wide variety of employment settings. Positions are available in Virginia dialysis centers, general hospitals, home health care, hospices, mental illness care, nursing homes, oncology departments, orthopedic units, rehabilitative nursing centers, senior living communities and trauma centers. Some employers look for a CNA to work as a patient care assistant, patient care technician or medication aide. Posted pay rates range from about $10.30 to $13.80 per hour, translating to about $21,400 to $28,700 per year.