State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Arizona vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Arizona, $77,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.3%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $77,070
- p25
- $66,770
- p75
- $81,860
- p10
- $61,050
- p90
- $89,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.