State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Maryland
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Maryland, $74,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 8.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.2%
Alaska vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+11%
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
Maryland
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $74,660
- p25
- $65,300
- p75
- $79,670
- p10
- $60,720
- p90
- $90,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.