State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Kentucky, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $54,290
- p75
- $65,090
- p10
- $48,420
- p90
- $73,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.