State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Ohio
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Ohio, $61,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.4%
Alaska vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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
Ohio
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,950
- p25
- $56,860
- p75
- $65,900
- p10
- $50,030
- p90
- $74,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.