State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Alaska vs Oregon
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In Alaska, $109,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.1%
Alaska vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-14.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $109,480
- p25
- $97,700
- p75
- $129,100
- p10
- $85,030
- p90
- $149,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Oregon
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $129,010
- p25
- $107,220
- p75
- $134,420
- p10
- $95,280
- p90
- $155,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.