State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Nebraska
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Nebraska, $62,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Alaska vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
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
Nebraska
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,660
- p25
- $59,080
- p75
- $71,860
- p10
- $50,890
- p90
- $77,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.