State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Louisiana vs Oregon
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In Louisiana, $80,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.8%
Louisiana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-27.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $80,230
- p25
- $69,040
- p75
- $93,600
- p10
- $63,800
- p90
- $104,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +92%
Oregon
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $129,010
- p25
- $107,220
- p75
- $134,420
- p10
- $95,280
- p90
- $155,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.