State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Mississippi, $50,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.6%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $50,220
- p25
- $46,790
- p75
- $58,030
- p10
- $39,320
- p90
- $60,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.