State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Minnesota, $63,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 26.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.7%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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
Minnesota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,750
- p25
- $59,960
- p75
- $71,270
- p10
- $51,700
- p90
- $77,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.