State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Missouri vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Missouri, $61,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
-26%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,530
- p25
- $56,280
- p75
- $70,230
- p10
- $48,580
- p90
- $77,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.