What are the main factors that influence a CNA PER DIEM's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for CNA PER DIEM?

The Retail & Wholesale industry offers the highest average compensation for CNA PER DIEM roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A CNA PER DIEM's salary?

A CNA PER DIEM's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,260 for beginners, reaching about $40,573 at mid-level, and approach $41,146 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CNA PER DIEM?

CNA PER DIEM salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNA PER DIEM roles are District of Columbia $41,515, California $41,358, Massachusetts $40,807. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNA PER DIEM roles make?

Salaries for CNA PER DIEM level roles vary by specialization: Per Diem Physician: $249,317; Per Diem Attorney: $193,436; Per Diem Pharmacist: $153,487; Chaplain Per Diem: $111,343; Audiologist Per Diem: $88,615.

CNA PER DIEM Salary in Connecticut

How much does a CNA PER DIEM make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNA PER DIEM in Connecticut is $40,072 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a CNA PER DIEM's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,920
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,985 to $45,227
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,263

10% $32,263

50% (Median) $40,072

90% $49,920

CNA PER DIEM Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,227	$3,769	$870	$22
Average	$40,072	$3,339	$771	$19
25th Percentile	$35,985	$2,999	$692	$17

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Key Factors That Influence CNA PER DIEM Salaries

A CNA PER DIEM's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CNA PER DIEM Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNA PER DIEM's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $38,260
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,998
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,573
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $40,788
Expert (over 8 years): $41,146

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNA PER DIEM	less than 1 year	$38,260
Early Career Level CNA PER DIEM	1-2 years	$38,998
Mid-Level Level CNA PER DIEM	2-4 years	$40,573
Senior-Level Level CNA PER DIEM	5-8 years	$40,788
Expert Level CNA PER DIEM	over 8 years	$41,146

How Do CNA PER DIEM Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract CNA PER DIEMs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $41,515.
California: $41,358.
Massachusetts: $40,807.

District of Columbia $41,515 California $41,358 Massachusetts $40,807 Washington $40,657 New Jersey $40,642 Alaska $40,589 Connecticut $40,072 New York $39,862

Hawaii $39,191 Rhode Island $38,876 Maryland $38,662 Minnesota $38,369 Colorado $38,257 Illinois $38,219 Oregon $38,077 Delaware $37,972

New Hampshire $37,906 Virginia $37,758 Pennsylvania $37,327 Nevada $37,110 North Dakota $37,038 Michigan $36,926 Wisconsin $36,885 Vermont $36,802

Texas $36,573 Maine $36,558 Arizona $36,536 Ohio $36,510 Georgia $36,165 Indiana $35,992 Wyoming $35,958 Utah $35,906

Iowa $35,883 Kansas $35,704 Louisiana $35,651 North Carolina $35,632 Missouri $35,625 Florida $35,479 Montana $35,400 Nebraska $35,325

Kentucky $35,284 South Carolina $35,134 Tennessee $35,040 Idaho $35,002 New Mexico $34,729 Oklahoma $34,669 Alabama $34,447 South Dakota $34,076

Arkansas $33,874 West Virginia $33,765 Mississippi $33,439

Top Paying Cities for CNA PER DIEM

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $39,436
Oneco: $39,335
Avon: $39,512

Old Mystic, CT $39,436

Oneco, CT $39,335

Avon, CT $39,512

Bloomfield, CT $39,534

Windsor, CT $39,535

Bristol, CT $39,531

Burlington, CT $39,529

Broad Brook, CT $39,314

Canaan, CT $39,341

Canton, CT $39,492

Canton Center, CT $39,481

Colebrook, CT $39,342

Collinsville, CT $39,489

East Berlin, CT $39,468

East Canaan, CT $39,386

East Glastonbury, CT $39,534

East Granby, CT $39,320

East Hartland, CT $39,219

East Windsor Hill, CT $39,504

Ellington, CT $39,228

Farmington, CT $39,469

Falls Village, CT $39,476

Glastonbury, CT $39,536

Granby, CT $39,239

Berlin, CT $39,465

Lakeville, CT $39,510

Manchester, CT $39,531

Bolton, CT $39,480

New Britain, CT $39,453

New Hartford, CT $39,522

Norfolk, CT $39,440

North Canton, CT $39,451

North Granby, CT $39,123

Pine Meadow, CT $39,487

Plainville, CT $39,468

Barkhamsted, CT $39,408

Poquonock, CT $39,504

Riverton, CT $39,359

Vernon Rockville, CT $39,426

Rocky Hill, CT $39,492

Salisbury, CT $39,244

Sharon, CT $39,809

Simsbury, CT $39,477

Somers, CT $38,906

Somersville, CT $38,898

South Glastonbury, CT $39,525

South Windsor, CT $39,519

North Windham, CT $39,427

Pomfret Center, CT $39,386

Putnam, CT $39,363

Quinebaug, CT $39,375

Rogers, CT $39,362

Scotland, CT $39,429

South Willington, CT $39,330

South Windham, CT $39,437

South Woodstock, CT $39,381

Storrs Mansfield, CT $39,405

Thompson, CT $39,371

Ashford, CT $39,337

Willington, CT $39,324

Windham, CT $39,431

Woodstock, CT $39,370

Woodstock Valley, CT $39,354

New London, CT $39,438

Baltic, CT $39,429

Canterbury, CT $39,412

Central Village, CT $39,381

East Lyme, CT $39,451

Bozrah, CT $39,433

Gales Ferry, CT $39,435

Gilman, CT $39,441

Mashantucket, CT $39,431

Ledyard, CT $39,435

Groton, CT $39,438

Hanover, CT $39,428

Jewett City, CT $39,426

Montville, CT $39,437

Moosup, CT $39,362

Mystic, CT $39,436

Niantic, CT $39,449

North Stonington, CT $39,417

Norwich, CT $39,427

Preston, CT $39,427

Oakdale, CT $39,447

Old Lyme, CT $39,524

Stafford, CT $39,163

Stafford Springs, CT $39,183

Staffordville, CT $39,126

Suffield, CT $38,869

Taconic, CT $39,388

Tariffville, CT $39,407

Enfield, CT $38,860

Tolland, CT $39,310

Unionville, CT $39,502

East Windsor, CT $39,263

Weatogue, CT $39,513

West Granby, CT $39,323

West Hartland, CT $39,233

West Simsbury, CT $39,472

West Suffield, CT $38,875

Winchester Center, CT $39,476

Windsor Locks, CT $39,264

Winsted, CT $39,472

Hartford, CT $39,569

West Hartford, CT $39,536

East Hartford, CT $39,566

Wethersfield, CT $39,534

Newington, CT $39,461

Plainfield, CT $39,398

Quaker Hill, CT $39,438

South Lyme, CT $39,475

Sterling, CT $39,324

Stonington, CT $39,428

Pawcatuck, CT $39,407

Taftville, CT $39,427

Uncasville, CT $39,435

Versailles, CT $39,425

Voluntown, CT $39,396

Waterford, CT $39,439

Wauregan, CT $39,378

West Mystic, CT $39,437

Yantic, CT $39,429

Ansonia, CT $40,224

Beacon Falls, CT $40,117

Botsford, CT $40,857

Branford, CT $39,847

Cheshire, CT $39,773

Centerbrook, CT $39,647

Chester, CT $39,647

Clinton, CT $39,819

Cobalt, CT $39,539

Colchester, CT $39,500

Cromwell, CT $39,490

Deep River, CT $39,670

Derby, CT $40,408

Killingworth, CT $39,769

Salem, CT $39,471

Durham, CT $39,672

East Haddam, CT $39,558

East Hampton, CT $39,551

Essex, CT $39,612

Guilford, CT $39,882

Haddam, CT $39,634

Hadlyme, CT $39,579

Hawleyville, CT $40,754

Higganum, CT $39,644

Ivoryton, CT $39,654

Madison, CT $39,834

Marion, CT $39,664

Marlborough, CT $39,526

Meriden, CT $39,558

Middlefield, CT $39,588

Middle Haddam, CT $39,566

Middletown, CT $39,542

Milford, CT $40,974

Milldale, CT $39,600

Monroe, CT $41,383

Moodus, CT $39,569

Newtown, CT $40,833

North Branford, CT $39,835

Northford, CT $39,829

North Haven, CT $39,799

North Westchester, CT $39,497

Old Saybrook, CT $39,627

Orange, CT $39,983

Oxford, CT $40,434

Plantsville, CT $39,598

Portland, CT $39,521

Rockfall, CT $39,543

Sandy Hook, CT $40,798

Seymour, CT $40,246

Shelton, CT $41,254

South Britain, CT $40,582

Southbury, CT $40,568

Southington, CT $39,495

Stevenson, CT $41,470

Wallingford, CT $39,760

Stratford, CT $42,043

Westbrook, CT $39,726

New Haven, CT $39,742

East Haven, CT $39,761

Hamden, CT $39,795

West Haven, CT $39,776

Bethany, CT $39,946

Woodbridge, CT $39,860

Willimantic, CT $39,438

Abington, CT $39,380

Amston, CT $39,479

Andover, CT $39,462

Ballouville, CT $39,346

Brooklyn, CT $39,380

Chaplin, CT $39,414

Columbia, CT $39,465

Coventry, CT $39,441

Danielson, CT $39,333

Dayville, CT $39,335

Eastford, CT $39,363

East Killingly, CT $39,296

East Woodstock, CT $39,377

Fabyan, CT $39,377

Grosvenor Dale, CT $39,378

Hampton, CT $39,401

Hebron, CT $39,486

Lebanon, CT $39,451

Mansfield Center, CT $39,417

Mansfield Depot, CT $39,418

North Franklin, CT $39,433

North Grosvenordale, CT $39,380

Pomfret, CT $39,383

Bridgeport, CT $42,152

Trumbull, CT $41,926

Easton, CT $41,902

Waterbury, CT $39,902

Prospect, CT $39,892

Wolcott, CT $39,671

Bantam, CT $40,045

Bethlehem, CT $40,133

Cornwall, CT $39,854

Cornwall Bridge, CT $40,086

Gaylordsville, CT $40,449

Goshen, CT $39,753

Kent, CT $40,166

Lakeside, CT $40,089

Litchfield, CT $39,902

Middlebury, CT $40,181

Morris, CT $40,024

Naugatuck, CT $40,081

New Milford, CT $40,571

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $40,238

Northfield, CT $39,768

Oakville, CT $39,930

Pequabuck, CT $39,624

Plymouth, CT $39,755

Roxbury, CT $40,541

Sherman, CT $40,618

South Kent, CT $40,258

Terryville, CT $39,654

Thomaston, CT $39,815

Torrington, CT $39,641

Harwinton, CT $39,652

Washington, CT $40,323

Washington Depot, CT $40,350

Watertown, CT $39,986

West Cornwall, CT $39,733

Woodbury, CT $40,299

Bethel, CT $40,801

Brookfield, CT $40,736

Cos Cob, CT $42,514

Danbury, CT $40,742

New Fairfield, CT $40,743

Darien, CT $42,501

Fairfield, CT $42,127

Georgetown, CT $41,791

Greenwich, CT $42,482

Greens Farms, CT $42,103

New Canaan, CT $42,324

Norwalk, CT $42,351

Old Greenwich, CT $42,514

Redding Center, CT $41,393

Redding Ridge, CT $41,393

Ridgefield, CT $41,029

Riverside, CT $42,512

Westport, CT $42,103

Weston, CT $41,930

Southport, CT $42,118

Redding, CT $41,300

Wilton, CT $41,973

Stamford, CT $42,524

Bridgewater, CT $40,679

CNA PER DIEM Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNA PER DIEM roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Retail & Wholesale and MFG Nondurable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, CNA PER DIEM positions in Hospitality & Leisure or MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CNA PER DIEM as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CNA PER DIEM

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale	$52,093	$25.0	30%
MFG Nondurable	$44,079	$21.0	10%

CNA PER DIEM Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNA PER DIEM's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$35,985

Average $40,072/year

$45,227

$2,999

Average $3,339/month

$3,769

$692

Average $771/week

$870

$17

Average $19/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,227	$3,769	$870	$22
Average	$40,072	$3,339	$771	$19
25th Percentile	$35,985	$2,999	$692	$17

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