State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Kentucky
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Kentucky, $60,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.7% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
Alaska vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+17.7%
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
Kentucky
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $60,460
- p25
- $54,290
- p75
- $65,090
- p10
- $48,420
- p90
- $73,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.