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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: New York vs Wisconsin

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Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Wisconsin, $45,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 7.7%.

Nominal pay gap
+7.7%
New York vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
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
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Wisconsin

Nursing Assistants

Median
$45,130
p25
$39,580
p75
$47,320
p10
$37,900
p90
$50,650
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.