State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Illinois vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Illinois, $75,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 6.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.8%
Illinois vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-3.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,000
- p25
- $63,580
- p75
- $79,560
- p10
- $58,880
- p90
- $89,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.