State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Missouri vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Missouri, $61,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Missouri vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-12.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,530
- p25
- $56,280
- p75
- $70,230
- p10
- $48,580
- p90
- $77,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.