State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Rhode Island, $80,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.7% — not 3.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.7%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $80,090
- p25
- $77,890
- p75
- $81,170
- p10
- $65,650
- p90
- $94,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.