State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Ohio
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Ohio, $82,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 70%.
Nominal pay gap
+70%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
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%
Ohio
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $82,510
- p25
- $79,200
- p75
- $99,030
- p10
- $66,980
- p90
- $105,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +10%
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.