State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Virginia vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Virginia, $43,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 12.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.2%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $43,200
- p25
- $37,020
- p75
- $46,930
- p10
- $31,560
- p90
- $50,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.