How much do Registered Nurses make in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $74,610 and the 90th percentile is $112,860. The difference is $38,250, which is 40.7% 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 $77,230 to the 75th at $97,200, covers $19,970.

The mean annual wage is $91,270, which sits below the median of $93,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,885, which is 2.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the Arizona median of $99,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 94.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $99,885 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. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ranks 6th 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).).

• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 79 miles away, with a median of $103,940 and employment of 20,410. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,717, against $99,885 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $104,980 and employment of 1,510. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,844, against $99,885 here.
• St. George, UT is 108 miles away, with a median of $86,380 and employment of 1,910. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,758, against $99,885 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (1,290 of 56,490). 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.