State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In District of Columbia, $102,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.5%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-25.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $102,540
- p25
- $85,850
- p75
- $127,800
- p10
- $79,390
- p90
- $151,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.