State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alabama vs Alaska
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Alabama, $57,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Alabama vs Alaska
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $57,030
- p25
- $48,150
- p75
- $61,800
- p10
- $39,880
- p90
- $69,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Alaska
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $80,800
- p25
- $70,490
- p75
- $87,380
- p10
- $62,400
- p90
- $96,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.