State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Michigan vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Michigan, $65,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Michigan vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-12.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $65,460
- p25
- $62,050
- p75
- $73,880
- p10
- $56,160
- p90
- $77,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.