State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Indiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Indiana, $65,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 22.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.9%
Alaska vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+12%
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
Indiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $65,720
- p25
- $61,060
- p75
- $73,430
- p10
- $50,550
- p90
- $77,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.