State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs Texas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Texas, $62,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
Oregon vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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
Texas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,240
- p25
- $57,110
- p75
- $68,410
- p10
- $48,910
- p90
- $76,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.