State comparison · 2025
Nurse Practitioners salary: California vs District of Columbia
Nurse Practitioners in California earn a median of $168,520. In District of Columbia, $135,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+23.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Nurse Practitioners
- Median
- $168,520
- p25
- $145,980
- p75
- $209,350
- p10
- $120,340
- p90
- $240,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -20%
District of Columbia
Nurse Practitioners
- Median
- $135,880
- p25
- $125,490
- p75
- $160,950
- p10
- $115,200
- p90
- $180,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.