State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In North Carolina, $63,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 27.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.7%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
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
North Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,270
- p25
- $59,270
- p75
- $69,700
- p10
- $50,480
- p90
- $74,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.