State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Oregon vs Utah
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In Utah, $84,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.9% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
Oregon vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+45.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Utah
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $84,600
- p25
- $80,050
- p75
- $105,130
- p10
- $68,920
- p90
- $109,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.