How much do Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

Percentile spread

For Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $59,480 and the 90th percentile is $89,110. The difference is $29,630, which is 38.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,140 to the 75th at $84,700, covers $22,560.

The mean annual wage is $74,790, which sits below the median of $76,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fairbanks-College, AK median is 19.1% higher than the national median of $64,400 for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,306, which is 15.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% lower than the Alaska median of $80,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.208, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $74,306 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Anchorage, AK is 196 miles away, with a median of $82,330 and employment of 160. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,097, against $74,306 here.