State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Tennessee, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.2%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $49,170
- p75
- $62,650
- p10
- $41,110
- p90
- $67,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.