State comparison · 2025
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary: Alaska vs Wyoming
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Alaska earn a median of $80,800. In Wyoming, $63,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
Alaska vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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
Wyoming
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Median
- $63,460
- p25
- $58,810
- p75
- $70,840
- p10
- $46,700
- p90
- $77,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.