State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Arkansas vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Arkansas, $56,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.6%
Arkansas vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $56,620
- p25
- $49,550
- p75
- $61,220
- p10
- $44,670
- p90
- $65,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.