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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In District of Columbia, $47,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 1.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-1.8%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-3.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

District of Columbia

Nursing Assistants

Median
$47,700
p25
$42,400
p75
$51,850
p10
$38,900
p90
$57,500
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
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New York

Nursing Assistants

Median
$48,590
p25
$43,760
p75
$51,980
p10
$38,450
p90
$59,890
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
See full breakdown for New York

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.