Insights / Nursing pay versus the U.S. median / Alaska
Nursing pay in Alaska
Alaska's scarce nursing license is practical nursing, 290 people, and the registered-nurse premium is the modest one.
The nurse req in Alaska was written from the nurse-practitioner median, then the practical-nurse slot sat open.
Nurse practitioners earn $155,170 against $132,300 nationally, with 710 employed and a 75th percentile of $172,000.
Registered nurses, the large bench, are at $109,480 against $97,550 nationally, 1.12 times the country, with 7,510 employed.
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses number 290 at $80,800 against $64,400 nationally, 1.25 times the country.
That is a small pool and a wider step above the country than the registered-nurse step.
Treating them as a cheaper version of the RN bench will not fill the slot.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $155,170
- 75th percentile
- $172,000
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.17
- State employment
- 710
2Registered Nurses
- State median
- $109,480
- 75th percentile
- $129,100
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.12
- State employment
- 7,510
3Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- State median
- $80,800
- 75th percentile
- $87,380
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- State vs U.S.
- 1.25
- State employment
- 290
4Nursing Assistants
- State median
- $46,370
- 75th percentile
- $52,240
- U.S. median
- $42,260
- State vs U.S.
- 1.10
- State employment
- 2,060
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $39,740
- 75th percentile
- $44,340
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 1.11
- State employment
- 6,530
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $155,170 | $172,000 | $132,300 | 1.17 | 710 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | $109,480 | $129,100 | $97,550 | 1.12 | 7,510 |
| 3 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $80,800 | $87,380 | $64,400 | 1.25 | 290 |
| 4 | Nursing Assistants | $46,370 | $52,240 | $42,260 | 1.10 | 2,060 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $39,740 | $44,340 | $35,800 | 1.11 | 6,530 |
Takeaways
- Assistants hold 2,060 jobs at $46,370 against $42,260 nationally.
- There are 6,530 aides doing home health and personal care, paid $39,740 against $35,800 nationally, 1.11 times the country.
- The practical-nurse 75th percentile is $87,380. The registered-nurse 75th percentile is $129,100.
- Alaska is 5 of 51 on the registered-nurse sort. The sort will not warn you that practical nurses are 290 people.
For recruiters
- Count the practical-nurse bench before you reuse the registered-nurse language.
- Keep the nurse-practitioner offer on its own row. It does not describe a practical nurse.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Alaska median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Registered Nurses state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Alaska is 5 of 51. A row links to the Alaska metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $155,170 is stated as about $155.2K. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. a comparison of 1.17 is stated as 17 percent. $172,000 is stated as about $172.0K. $39,740 is stated as about $39.7K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $109,480 is stated as about $109.5K. a comparison of 1.12 is stated as 12 percent. $80,800 is stated as about $80.8K. $46,370 is stated as about $46.4K. a comparison of 1.10 is stated as 10 percent.
Sources
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