State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Delaware
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%
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
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.