State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs Tennessee
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Tennessee, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
Oregon vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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
Tennessee
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $49,170
- p75
- $62,650
- p10
- $41,110
- p90
- $67,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.