State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Illinois vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Illinois, $75,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,000
- p25
- $63,580
- p75
- $79,560
- p10
- $58,880
- p90
- $89,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.