State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Oregon vs Washington
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In Washington, $124,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 3.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.9%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
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%
Washington
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $124,200
- p25
- $103,100
- p75
- $134,240
- p10
- $89,630
- p90
- $161,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +250%
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.