State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Montana vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Montana, $62,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Montana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-15.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,210
- p25
- $58,130
- p75
- $66,850
- p10
- $49,230
- p90
- $74,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.