State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In South Carolina, $37,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.