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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: California vs Delaware

Occupation

Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Delaware, $99,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 40.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+40.9%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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%
See full breakdown for California

Delaware

Registered Nurses

Median
$99,520
p25
$85,900
p75
$111,720
p10
$78,340
p90
$123,860
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
99.8
See full breakdown for Delaware

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.