State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Illinois, $75,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 7.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.7%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+5.2%
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
Illinois
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,000
- p25
- $63,580
- p75
- $79,560
- p10
- $58,880
- p90
- $89,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.