State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In North Carolina, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.4%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $59,270
- p75
- $69,700
- p10
- $50,480
- p90
- $74,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.