State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs New York
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In New York, $67,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.3%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+26.7%
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
New York
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $67,180
- p25
- $61,400
- p75
- $76,960
- p10
- $54,480
- p90
- $81,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.