State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Registered Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $129,010. In West Virginia, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.4% — not 61%.
Nominal pay gap
+61%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.4%
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%
West Virginia
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $68,160
- p75
- $99,770
- p10
- $57,210
- p90
- $131,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.