State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Colorado
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Colorado, $73,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.1% — not 9.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.4%
Alaska vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+10.1%
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
Colorado
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $73,880
- p25
- $61,890
- p75
- $79,800
- p10
- $50,820
- p90
- $84,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.