State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In West Virginia, $55,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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
West Virginia
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $55,360
- p25
- $49,320
- p75
- $61,300
- p10
- $45,690
- p90
- $70,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.