State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Virginia, $64,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
Oregon vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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
Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $64,920
- p25
- $59,610
- p75
- $74,540
- p10
- $50,580
- p90
- $79,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.