State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Utah
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Utah, $63,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.4% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
Alaska vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+23.4%
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
Utah
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,230
- p25
- $53,480
- p75
- $74,580
- p10
- $37,480
- p90
- $77,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.