State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: New Jersey vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In New Jersey, $75,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 6.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.6%
New Jersey vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,160
- p25
- $66,890
- p75
- $79,980
- p10
- $63,210
- p90
- $85,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.