State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In North Dakota, $80,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.3% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.4%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-27.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $80,730
- p25
- $69,620
- p75
- $93,080
- p10
- $65,520
- p90
- $103,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.