State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs New Hampshire
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In New Hampshire, $99,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.4% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+32.4%
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%
New Hampshire
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $99,700
- p25
- $82,880
- p75
- $108,400
- p10
- $75,610
- p90
- $123,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.