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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: New York vs Oklahoma

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Oklahoma, $35,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 35.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+10%
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
See full breakdown for New York

Oklahoma

Nursing Assistants

Median
$35,930
p25
$32,900
p75
$38,250
p10
$29,630
p90
$42,870
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
See full breakdown for Oklahoma

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.