State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Utah
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Utah, $84,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.1% — not 65.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.8%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+48.1%
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%
Utah
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $84,600
- p25
- $80,050
- p75
- $105,130
- p10
- $68,920
- p90
- $109,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.