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Nursing pay in Oregon
Oregon aides are the larger nursing-side workforce, and they are paid above the country.
Someone pasted a California aide warning into an Oregon req and then wondered why the local agencies shrugged.
Home health and personal care aides in Oregon number 42,330, more than the 39,730 registered nurses.
The aide median is $44,410 against $35,800 nationally, 1.24 times the country.
The 75th percentile is $48,360.
Registered nurses are at $129,010 against $97,550 nationally, 1.32 times the country.
That premium is real and it does not describe the aide market.
The aide market is already above the country.
A national aide range is the number that will look cheap.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $155,680
- 75th percentile
- $168,700
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.18
- State employment
- 2,820
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $129,010
- 75th percentile
- $134,420
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.32
- State employment
- 39,730
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $80,470
- 75th percentile
- $90,690
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.25
- State employment
- 4,260
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $49,830
- 75th percentile
- $59,080
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.18
- State employment
- 14,800
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $44,410
- 75th percentile
- $48,360
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.24
- State employment
- 42,330
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $155,680 | $168,700 | $132,300 | 1.18 | 2,820 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $129,010 | $134,420 | $97,550 | 1.32 | 39,730 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $80,470 | $90,690 | $64,400 | 1.25 | 4,260 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $49,830 | $59,080 | $42,260 | 1.18 | 14,800 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $44,410 | $48,360 | $35,800 | 1.24 | 42,330 |
Takeaways
- Nurse practitioners lead the medians at $155,680, with a 75th percentile of $168,700 and 2,820 employed.
- Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses are at $80,470 against $64,400 nationally, across 4,260 jobs.
- Nursing assistants are at $49,830 against $42,260 nationally, with 14,800 employed.
- Oregon is 3 of 51 on the registered-nurse sort. The aide row is larger than the nurse row anyway.
For recruiters
- Build the aide offer from the Oregon aide median, not from a national template and not from the nurse premium.
- Keep the nurse conversation on the nurse row. The headcounts are too close to mix up.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Oregon median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Oregon is 3 of 51. A row links to the Oregon metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $155,680 is stated as about $155.7K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.18 is stated as 18 percent. $168,700 is stated as about $168.7K. $44,410 is stated as about $44.4K. a comparison of 1.24 is stated as 24 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $129,010 is stated as about $129.0K. a comparison of 1.32 is stated as 32 percent. $80,470 is stated as about $80.5K. a comparison of 1.25 is stated as 25 percent.
Sources
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