State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Hawaii vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Hawaii, $71,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.6%
Hawaii vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $71,140
- p25
- $62,460
- p75
- $75,250
- p10
- $59,620
- p90
- $88,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.