State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In District of Columbia, $75,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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
District of Columbia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,740
- p25
- $63,960
- p75
- $81,400
- p10
- $62,880
- p90
- $87,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.