State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Utah vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Utah, $39,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
-19%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $39,840
- p25
- $37,040
- p75
- $44,350
- p10
- $34,870
- p90
- $47,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.