State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Mississippi, $50,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 60.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.9%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+36.7%
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
Mississippi
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $50,220
- p25
- $46,790
- p75
- $58,030
- p10
- $39,320
- p90
- $60,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.