State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alabama vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Alabama, $57,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.1%
Alabama vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-17.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $57,030
- p25
- $48,150
- p75
- $61,800
- p10
- $39,880
- p90
- $69,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $80,470
- p25
- $73,040
- p75
- $90,690
- p10
- $64,000
- p90
- $98,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.