State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: New York vs North Dakota
Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In North Dakota, $45,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 6%.
Nominal pay gap
+6%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Dakota
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $45,820
- p25
- $36,410
- p75
- $47,950
- p10
- $35,130
- p90
- $51,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.