State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Kansas, $61,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
Kansas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,760
- p25
- $56,260
- p75
- $69,470
- p10
- $49,780
- p90
- $77,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.