State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Connecticut
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Connecticut, $102,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.5%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $140,270
- p25
- $122,440
- p75
- $173,170
- p10
- $101,260
- p90
- $213,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
Connecticut
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $102,740
- p25
- $86,120
- p75
- $121,840
- p10
- $80,350
- p90
- $134,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.