State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Louisiana vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Louisiana, $57,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.6%
Louisiana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $57,470
- p25
- $49,650
- p75
- $61,220
- p10
- $45,810
- p90
- $66,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.