State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Arizona, $77,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.8%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Arizona
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $77,070
- p25
- $66,770
- p75
- $81,860
- p10
- $61,050
- p90
- $89,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.