Nursing Assistants
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan area. Estimated employment 4,970.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of nursing assistants in Dayton earn more.
$41,670 in Dayton buys what $45,000 buys across the country as a whole.
Dayton's regional price parity is 92.7 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Ohio
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | $42,970 | $45,000 | 95.5 | +0.1% |
| Dayton This page | $41,670 | $45,000 | 92.7 | — |
| Cincinnati | $40,350 | $42,300 | 95.4 | −5.9% |
| Toledo | $39,700 | $43,400 | 91.5 | −3.4% |
| Mansfield | $39,380 | $44,300 | 88.9 | −1.4% |
| Akron | $39,250 | $42,000 | 93.4 | −6.5% |
| Cleveland | $39,010 | $41,500 | 93.9 | −7.6% |
| Springfield | $38,020 | $42,000 | 90.5 | −6.5% |
Price parity and difference against Dayton are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 4,970 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 31-1131, Nursing Assistants. Mapped to our taxonomy as nursing-assistants.
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