State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Colorado vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Colorado, $73,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.1%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $73,880
- p25
- $61,890
- p75
- $79,800
- p10
- $50,820
- p90
- $84,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $83,150
- p25
- $76,920
- p75
- $93,970
- p10
- $64,230
- p90
- $100,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.