State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Iowa, $62,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
Iowa
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,630
- p25
- $56,400
- p75
- $70,840
- p10
- $50,550
- p90
- $77,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.