State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Oregon vs Wisconsin
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oregon earn a median of $80,470. In Wisconsin, $63,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
Oregon vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
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
Wisconsin
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,760
- p25
- $59,620
- p75
- $75,010
- p10
- $51,820
- p90
- $78,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.