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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: California vs Oregon

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in Oregon earn a median of $49,830. In California, $47,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 4.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-4.4%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-10.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

California

Nursing Assistants

Median
$47,630
p25
$45,850
p75
$54,800
p10
$40,110
p90
$61,100
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.7
See full breakdown for California

Oregon

Nursing Assistants

Median
$49,830
p25
$47,480
p75
$59,080
p10
$43,210
p90
$61,310
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
See full breakdown for Oregon

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.