State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Massachusetts, $80,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.4% — not 3.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.5%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $80,220
- p25
- $72,610
- p75
- $84,570
- p10
- $61,690
- p90
- $93,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.