State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs California
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In California, $79,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.5% — not 1.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.3%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+9.5%
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
California
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $79,750
- p25
- $74,840
- p75
- $93,720
- p10
- $64,390
- p90
- $100,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.