State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: New York vs Virginia
Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Virginia, $43,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 12.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.5%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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
Virginia
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $43,200
- p25
- $37,020
- p75
- $46,930
- p10
- $31,560
- p90
- $50,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.