State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In New Jersey, $75,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.5%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+14.2%
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
New Jersey
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $75,160
- p25
- $66,890
- p75
- $79,980
- p10
- $63,210
- p90
- $85,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.