State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Oregon
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Oregon, $129,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.7%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
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)
- -25%
Oregon
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $129,010
- p25
- $107,220
- p75
- $134,420
- p10
- $95,280
- p90
- $155,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.