State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Maine
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Maine, $73,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 10.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.4%
Alaska vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+4.7%
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
Maine
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $73,200
- p25
- $63,530
- p75
- $77,420
- p10
- $56,160
- p90
- $82,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.