State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alabama vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Alabama, $57,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.4%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $57,030
- p25
- $48,150
- p75
- $61,800
- p10
- $39,880
- p90
- $69,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $83,150
- p25
- $76,920
- p75
- $93,970
- p10
- $64,230
- p90
- $100,950
- 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.