State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In North Dakota, $62,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 29.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.7%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+12.7%
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
North Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,300
- p25
- $58,290
- p75
- $65,020
- p10
- $50,950
- p90
- $74,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.