State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Iowa vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Iowa, $62,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,630
- p25
- $56,400
- p75
- $70,840
- p10
- $50,550
- p90
- $77,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.