State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Indiana vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Indiana, $65,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
-21%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $65,720
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $73,430
- p10
- $50,550
- p90
- $77,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.