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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Indiana vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Indiana, $38,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 21.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
Indiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Indiana

Nursing Assistants

Median
$38,330
p25
$37,020
p75
$44,420
p10
$35,390
p90
$46,890
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
See full breakdown for Indiana

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.