State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In North Carolina, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.9%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $59,270
- p75
- $69,700
- p10
- $50,480
- p90
- $74,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.