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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Florida vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Florida, $37,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 22.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-22.8%
Florida vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-19.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Florida

Nursing Assistants

Median
$37,510
p25
$36,040
p75
$42,310
p10
$34,350
p90
$46,790
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
See full breakdown for Florida

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.