State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs Pennsylvania
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Pennsylvania, $63,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 25.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.9%
Oregon vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Pennsylvania
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,940
- p25
- $60,350
- p75
- $72,810
- p10
- $51,500
- p90
- $77,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.