State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Texas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Texas, $62,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.8%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+23.1%
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
Texas
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $62,240
- p25
- $57,110
- p75
- $68,410
- p10
- $48,910
- p90
- $76,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.