State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Ohio vs Oregon
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Ohio, $61,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
Ohio vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,950
- p25
- $56,860
- p75
- $65,900
- p10
- $50,030
- p90
- $74,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.