State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In North Carolina, $38,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.8%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $38,460
- p25
- $35,950
- p75
- $43,850
- p10
- $30,260
- p90
- $47,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
Washington
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $49,180
- p25
- $46,980
- p75
- $57,930
- p10
- $42,500
- p90
- $62,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.