State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: California vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In California, $79,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 0.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-0.9%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-7.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $79,750
- p25
- $74,840
- p75
- $93,720
- p10
- $64,390
- p90
- $100,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.