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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: Connecticut vs Oregon

Occupation

Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In Connecticut, $102,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.5% — not 20.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-20.4%
Connecticut vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-20.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Connecticut

Registered Nurses

Median
$102,740
p25
$86,120
p75
$121,840
p10
$80,350
p90
$134,870
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.6
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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%
See full breakdown for Oregon

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.