State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Louisiana, $30,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 38%.
Nominal pay gap
-38%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.7%
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
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.