State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In South Dakota, $52,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.7% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+30.7%
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
South Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $52,750
- p25
- $49,680
- p75
- $61,300
- p10
- $40,770
- p90
- $67,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.