State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: New Mexico vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In New Mexico, $59,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.3%
New Mexico vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-17.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $59,330
- p25
- $39,370
- p75
- $73,090
- p10
- $38,090
- p90
- $78,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.