State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Illinois vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Illinois, $45,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.5%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
0%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $45,960
- p25
- $39,420
- p75
- $48,380
- p10
- $37,590
- p90
- $54,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.