State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Louisiana vs New York
Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Louisiana, $30,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.2%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $30,510
- p25
- $29,070
- p75
- $35,100
- p10
- $27,980
- p90
- $37,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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
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.