State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In West Virginia, $55,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 45.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.4%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.8%
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
West Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $55,360
- p25
- $49,320
- p75
- $61,300
- p10
- $45,690
- p90
- $70,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.