State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Ohio vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Ohio, $39,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.7%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $39,010
- p25
- $37,300
- p75
- $44,590
- p10
- $35,060
- p90
- $46,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.