State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Colorado vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Colorado, $73,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.2%
Colorado vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-7.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $73,880
- p25
- $61,890
- p75
- $79,800
- p10
- $50,820
- p90
- $84,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.