State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Mississippi vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Mississippi, $50,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.6%
Mississippi vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-25.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $50,220
- p25
- $46,790
- p75
- $58,030
- p10
- $39,320
- p90
- $60,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.