State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Mississippi
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Mississippi, $77,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 82%.
Nominal pay gap
+82%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+43%
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%
Mississippi
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $77,090
- p25
- $64,930
- p75
- $84,500
- p10
- $60,610
- p90
- $100,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.