State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Kansas vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Kansas, $61,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.7%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,760
- p25
- $56,260
- p75
- $69,470
- p10
- $49,780
- p90
- $77,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.