State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Hawaii vs West Virginia
Registered Nurses in Hawaii earn a median of $136,320. In West Virginia, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 70.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.1%
Hawaii vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $136,320
- p25
- $101,200
- p75
- $144,140
- p10
- $82,500
- p90
- $147,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
West Virginia
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $68,160
- p75
- $99,770
- p10
- $57,210
- p90
- $131,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.