State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Missouri
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Missouri, $61,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
Alaska vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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
Missouri
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,530
- p25
- $56,280
- p75
- $70,230
- p10
- $48,580
- p90
- $77,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.