State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In South Carolina, $61,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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
South Carolina
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $61,820
- p25
- $57,390
- p75
- $71,220
- p10
- $50,370
- p90
- $76,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.