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Nursing Assistants Salary in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is $48,060. BLS estimates approximately 1,040 people work in this occupation in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 13.7% above the national median ($42,260).

Median salary
$48,060
Average salary
$49,230
Median hourly
$23.11
Employment
1,040

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$40,510$19.48
25th percentile$45,530$21.89
Median (50th)$48,060$23.11
75th percentile$56,460$27.14
90th percentile$57,450$27.62

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.9% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.8% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
7.947
Location quotient
0.85

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 103.67, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $46,359 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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