CNA Jobs in Edmonds, WA: Employers, Settings, and Starting Pay

The nursing assistant job market in Edmonds is organized around one address: Swedish Edmonds at 21601 76th Avenue W, a 217-licensed-bed hospital with a Level IV trauma emergency department, more than 450 physicians on staff, and over 1,400 employees, per Swedish's campus page. Skilled nursing and post-acute facilities sit within a few blocks of the hospital and along Highway 99, and assisted living, memory care, and licensed adult family homes fill the rest of the city. Indeed's posting data updated September 2, 2026, lists about $23.57 per hour for nursing assistants in Edmonds, but from only 12 reports; neighboring Shoreline's $23.93 (70 reports) and Everett's $24.89 (August 2026) are better anchors. All figures are approximate, and all sit near or above the statewide posting average of about $23.62.

Edmonds employers by setting

Swedish Edmonds is the ceiling of the local market and the destination most first-year NA-Cs are working toward. The post-acute facilities near it are where they usually start.

Reading the small Edmonds sample

Twelve Indeed reports is not enough to set expectations on its own. Three checks help:

1. Shoreline, one city south, at about $23.93 from 70 reports, with a similar mix of skilled nursing and senior living postings.
2. Everett, the county seat, at about $24.89 in Indeed's August 2026 data, where Providence's large hospital pulls the average up.
3. BLS OEWS Seattle-metro healthcare support mean of about $25.96 per hour (May 2025), which includes Snohomish County and confirms that hospital roles here pay well above the $19.62 national mean.

An Edmonds NA-C should therefore expect a band from about $23 to $25 for facility work, with differentials of roughly $1.50 to $4 per hour for evenings, nights, and weekends, and hospital rates above that. The 2026 state minimum of $17.13 per hour, which Edmonds follows, anchors adult family home and agency caregiver roles. How each figure is built is explained in CNA salary in Washington State.

Getting into Swedish Edmonds

Swedish's Edmonds campus verifies the NA-C on the Department of Health (DOH) Provider Credential Search, requires BLS CPR, and runs its own background check on top of the DOH's name-based statewide check. Unit postings that list an experience preference are typical of hospital hiring in this region, not a regulation, and float pool or per diem roles are the usual entry for a graduate who wants hospital time early. A nursing assistant hired into a hospital cannot rely on Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) status the way a nursing facility hire can; hospitals generally want the certification issued. The registry lookup employers use is described in Washington CNA license lookup.

Job-search order for an Edmonds graduate

• Weeks 3 and 4 of training: apply to the post-acute and skilled nursing facilities near Swedish Edmonds and on Highway 99 with the Certificate of Completion and NAR status. A nursing facility can hire a NAR, who then has 4 months from hire to complete training and pass the exam.
• Once the $100 skills pass is recorded: book the $55 Credentia knowledge test, which opens only after Part 1.
• After the knowledge pass: submit the DOH application with the fee per the current schedule; apply to Swedish Edmonds float pool and per diem postings.
• When the NA-C is on the registry: notify your employer so pay and scope update; consider Providence Everett or UW Medical Center Northwest.
• After 6 to 12 months: reapply to Swedish Edmonds unit positions and to Seattle hospitals if the higher bands are the goal.

If a nursing facility hires you before certification, the deadline rules are in the NAR four-month rule in Washington.

What Edmonds employers check

• Credential status on the DOH Provider Credential Search: active NA-C, or NAR for a nursing facility hire.
• Background checks: the DOH name-based statewide check for the credential; DSHS checks for adult family homes and assisted living; the hospital's own check. A recent out-of-state address may trigger a fingerprint check.
• BLS CPR, required at the hospital and most facilities.
• TB test and immunization records, the same set training programs require before clinical placement.
• The medication assistant endorsement for medication aide roles, which needs 8 hours of medication-specific continuing education and 250 documented employment hours per renewal cycle. Details are in the medication assistant endorsement in Washington.

Reaching each employer from Edmonds without a car

Community Transit's Edmonds destination guide, as of September 2026, lists:

• Swedish Edmonds and the 76th Avenue W facilities: local Community Transit routes serve the 76th Avenue and 220th Street area; Routes 102 and 130 link Edmonds Station to Lynnwood City Center Station and pass through central Edmonds.
• Highway 99 senior living and skilled nursing: the Swift Blue Line runs the Highway 99 corridor between Everett and Shoreline North/185th Station.
• Providence Everett: Swift Blue Line north, or Route 102 to Lynnwood and Sound Transit Express toward Everett Station.
• UW Medical Center Northwest: Swift Blue to Shoreline North/185th, then the 1 Line to Northgate and a short Metro connection, or Swift Blue toward Aurora Village and the RapidRide E Line.
• Seattle hospitals: Sounder N Line from Edmonds Station on weekday peak trips to King Street Station, or Route 130 or 909 to Mountlake Terrace Station and the 1 Line.

Adult family home and home care agency work spread across Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace still favors a car.

Frequently asked questions

How much do CNAs make in Edmonds? Indeed's September 2026 data lists about $23.57 per hour from a small sample of 12 Edmonds postings. Shoreline's $23.93 and Everett's $24.89 bracket what to expect; all approximate.

Which hospital is in Edmonds? Swedish Edmonds at 21601 76th Avenue W, with 217 licensed beds and a Level IV trauma emergency department, per Swedish's campus page.

Can I be hired in Edmonds before passing the NA-C exam? At a skilled nursing or post-acute facility, yes, as a NAR with 4 months from hire to certify. Swedish Edmonds generally requires the issued NA-C.

Does an Edmonds adult family home pay the same as the hospital? No. Adult family home caregiver roles sit near the $17.13 state minimum; hospital nursing assistant roles post at the top of the local range with differentials.

Is there a bus to Swedish Edmonds? Yes. Community Transit local routes serve the 76th Avenue W area, and Routes 102 and 130 connect Edmonds Station with Lynnwood City Center Station.

Do I need a car for CNA jobs in Edmonds? Not for the hospital, the Highway 99 corridor, or hospitals reachable by Swift Blue, Sounder, or the 1 Line. For adult family home and agency work across south Snohomish County, a car is close to necessary.

If you have not trained yet, CNA classes near Edmonds, WA compares Edmonds College's one-quarter certificate with the 4-week CNA Traditional program in Federal Way, and active Home Care Aides can read HCA to CNA bridge near Edmonds, WA. Openings by setting across Washington are collected in CNA jobs in Washington.