State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In North Dakota, $45,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 6.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.8%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $45,820
- p25
- $36,410
- p75
- $47,950
- p10
- $35,130
- p90
- $51,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.