State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In North Dakota, $62,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-10.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,300
- p25
- $58,290
- p75
- $65,020
- p10
- $50,950
- p90
- $74,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.