State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Virginia, $64,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.9% — not 24.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.5%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.9%
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
Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $64,920
- p25
- $59,610
- p75
- $74,540
- p10
- $50,580
- p90
- $79,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.