State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Georgia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Georgia, $62,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 30.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.3%
Alaska vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Georgia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,030
- p25
- $52,900
- p75
- $70,690
- p10
- $46,010
- p90
- $76,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.