How much do Registered Nurses make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $95,280 and the 90th percentile is $139,500. The difference is $44,220, which is 38.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $105,430 to the 75th at $136,570, covers $31,140.

The mean annual wage is $117,700, which sits above the median of $113,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eugene-Springfield, OR median is 16.6% higher than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,964, which is 14.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the Oregon median of $129,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $113,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $111,964 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Registered Nurses. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albany, OR is 43 miles away, with a median of $111,920 and employment of 580. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,618, against $111,964 here.
• Salem, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $131,750 and employment of 4,010. That median is 15.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,112, against $111,964 here.
• Bend, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $135,010 and employment of 2,500. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,310, against $111,964 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Eugene-Springfield, OR (3,590 of 157,710). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.