State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs District of Columbia
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In District of Columbia, $102,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 36.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.8%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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%
District of Columbia
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $102,540
- p25
- $85,850
- p75
- $127,800
- p10
- $79,390
- p90
- $151,170
- 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.