State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Oregon vs South Carolina
Nursing Assistants in Oregon earn a median of $49,830. In South Carolina, $37,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 33.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.9%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+21.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $49,830
- p25
- $47,480
- p75
- $59,080
- p10
- $43,210
- p90
- $61,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
South Carolina
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $37,220
- p25
- $34,960
- p75
- $39,690
- p10
- $30,460
- p90
- $44,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.