State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: New York vs Utah
Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Utah, $39,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
+22%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
Utah
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $39,840
- p25
- $37,040
- p75
- $44,350
- p10
- $34,870
- p90
- $47,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.