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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Maine vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Maine, $47,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 3.1%.

Nominal pay gap
-3.1%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Maine

Nursing Assistants

Median
$47,070
p25
$44,200
p75
$50,190
p10
$39,100
p90
$58,120
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
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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.