State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In South Dakota, $38,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $38,800
- p25
- $36,830
- p75
- $43,940
- p10
- $31,110
- p90
- $46,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.