State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Louisiana, $57,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.1%
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
Louisiana
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $57,470
- p25
- $49,650
- p75
- $61,220
- p10
- $45,810
- p90
- $66,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.