State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Iowa vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Iowa, $62,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Iowa vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,630
- p25
- $56,400
- p75
- $70,840
- p10
- $50,550
- p90
- $77,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.