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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Michigan vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Michigan, $39,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.7% — not 18.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-18.6%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-8.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Michigan

Nursing Assistants

Median
$39,570
p25
$38,160
p75
$44,910
p10
$36,830
p90
$46,740
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
96.2
See full breakdown for Michigan

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.