State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Massachusetts vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Massachusetts, $80,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 0.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-0.3%
Massachusetts vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $80,220
- p25
- $72,610
- p75
- $84,570
- p10
- $61,690
- p90
- $93,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.