State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Tennessee, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.3%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
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
Tennessee
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $49,170
- p75
- $62,650
- p10
- $41,110
- p90
- $67,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.