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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: California vs Rhode Island

Occupation

Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Rhode Island, $100,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.8% — not 39.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+39.4%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+28.8%
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%
See full breakdown for California

Rhode Island

Registered Nurses

Median
$100,640
p25
$81,840
p75
$107,100
p10
$77,410
p90
$129,840
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.3
See full breakdown for Rhode Island

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.