State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Pennsylvania
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Pennsylvania, $63,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.4% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.4%
Alaska vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+20.4%
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
Pennsylvania
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,940
- p25
- $60,350
- p75
- $72,810
- p10
- $51,500
- p90
- $77,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.