State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Montana vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Montana, $40,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.8%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $40,900
- p25
- $38,040
- p75
- $47,550
- p10
- $36,780
- p90
- $49,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.