State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: California vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In California, $47,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 3.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.2%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.4%
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
Washington
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $49,180
- p25
- $46,980
- p75
- $57,930
- p10
- $42,500
- p90
- $62,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.