State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington earn a median of $83,150. In Wisconsin, $63,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+14.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Wisconsin
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,760
- p25
- $59,620
- p75
- $75,010
- p10
- $51,820
- p90
- $78,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.