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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Hawaii vs New York

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Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Hawaii, $45,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 6.7%.

Nominal pay gap
-6.7%
Hawaii vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Hawaii

Nursing Assistants

Median
$45,350
p25
$40,060
p75
$50,440
p10
$36,000
p90
$52,660
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.0
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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.