State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In New Mexico, $59,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.6% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+22.6%
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 Mexico
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $59,330
- p25
- $39,370
- p75
- $73,090
- p10
- $38,090
- p90
- $78,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.