State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In South Dakota, $52,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 53.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.2%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
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 Dakota
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $52,750
- p25
- $49,680
- p75
- $61,300
- p10
- $40,770
- p90
- $67,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.