Licensed practical nurse salary

Open licensed practical nurse jobs post a median of $32 an hour, with the middle half paying $28.25–$36: about $66,600 a year full time. Measured from 2,781 jobs at 472 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Licensed practical nurse jobs

What licensed practical nurses are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 2,781 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $14, the highest $68.45.

Posted on open jobs

$28.25–$36/hr

Middle half of 1,254 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $32. 38% of the 7,308 open licensed practical nurse jobs state an hourly rate. 213 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by employer

What each employer posts for licensed practical nurses, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
UnitedHealth Group	$28.75	$14–$46.68	186
Sanford Health	$30	$17–$48	126
Kaiser Permanente	$37.75	$27.15–$59.91	101
Rochester Regional Health	$30.50	$25–$42.30	101
BAYADA Home Health Care	$31	$23–$50	98
Advocate Health	$30.25	$21.85–$37.95	62
HealthPartners	$26	$19.54–$37.14	56
Riverside Health	$30.75	$23.90–$39.78	54
UPMC	$26	$19.76–$43.85	48
Essentia Health	$27.25	$17.32–$33.11	44
Bassett Healthcare Network	$24.75	$24.71–$37.10	44
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$34	$24.23–$57.60	38
Trinity Health	$31.25	$22.85–$39.75	38
PAM Health	$40	$26–$50	37
PACS Group	$32.75	$25–$55	36
CommonSpirit Health	$30	$18.86–$53.32	33
Monument Health	$26.75	$20.45–$29.74	33
Ascension	$26	$18.64–$39.60	31
Marathon Health	$27	$20–$38	28
Cedars-Sinai	$39	$30.50–$52.28	26
Sharp HealthCare	$34.25	$30.37–$43.09	23
Providence	$37	$23.84–$63.48	21
UMass Memorial Health	$33.50	$18.30–$46.36	20
Fairview Health Services	$32	$22.96–$42.65	20
Mayo Clinic	$31	$24.55–$50.67	20
Sentara Health	$35.75	$26.10–$43.93	19
Benedictine	$34.25	$25.25–$51	19
UAB Medicine	$30	$20.80–$37.25	19
Avera Health	$29.25	$19.50–$48.50	19
Hebrew SeniorLife	$39	$30–$45	18
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$30.50	$20.59–$38.87	18
Healogics	$30	$20.71–$39.22	18
Carilion Clinic	$27	$21.61–$35.96	18
MU Health Care	$25.25	$16.68–$36.33	17
Acadia Healthcare	$30.75	$23.25–$38.25	16
TheKey	$40	$30–$55	15
Inova	$35.75	$24.17–$46.85	15
Allina Health	$29.25	$24.62–$35.29	15
Mercyhealth	$29	$22.28–$51.68	14
Genesis HealthCare	$40.25	$24.50–$56	13

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Licensed practical nurse pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
New Mexico	$39.25	$34–$40.75	$28.52 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
California	$37.75	$34.50–$41.50	$38.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	284
Washington	$37.50	$34–$40.50	$39.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	80
New Hampshire	$37.50	$32.50–$41.50	$37.07 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Rhode Island	$37	$34.25–$39.50	$38.51 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Massachusetts	$36.75	$33–$39.25	$38.57 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	122
Oregon	$35.50	$32.75–$39.25	$38.69 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
Nevada	$34.50	$32.50–$35.50	$36.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Colorado	$33.75	$31.75–$35.75	$35.52 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	63
New Jersey	$33	$30.75–$36.50	$36.13 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	99
Maryland	$33	$31.50–$35.50	$35.89 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	45
Arizona	$33	$30.75–$36.25	$37.05 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	30
Connecticut	$33	$31.25–$40	$35.43 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Illinois	$32.50	$29–$34.50	$36.06 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	113
Maine	$32.25	$30.50–$36	$35.19 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Virginia	$32	$29–$35	$31.21 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	188
Pennsylvania	$31.50	$28.50–$35	$30.74 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	122
New York	$31.25	$27.75–$36	$32.30 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	412
North Carolina	$31	$29.50–$33.50	$30.42 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	92
South Carolina	$30.75	$28.50–$33.50	$29.72 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	36
Idaho	$30.75	$28.25–$36.75	$30.67 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
Delaware	$30.50	$29.50–$38.75	$33.03 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Iowa	$30.50	$28.75–$33	$30.11 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Nebraska	$30.25	$26–$33	$30.13 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	29
Texas	$30	$27.50–$33.25	$29.92 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	102
Tennessee	$30	$28.50–$32.75	$28.31 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	79
Georgia	$30	$28–$33	$29.82 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	48
Indiana	$30	$26.50–$32.75	$31.60 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	32
Missouri	$29.75	$25.50–$33	$29.58 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	67
Ohio	$29.50	$25.75–$32.75	$29.78 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	54
Minnesota	$29.25	$26.75–$32	$30.65 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	241
North Dakota	$29.25	$27.25–$32	$29.95 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	64
Wisconsin	$29	$27.50–$31.25	$30.65 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	87
Vermont	$29	$26–$34.25	$33.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Kentucky	$29	$27.50–$34	$29.07 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Alabama	$28.75	$26.75–$31	$27.42 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	28
Michigan	$28.75	$28–$33	$31.47 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Louisiana	$28.50	$27.25–$32.50	$27.63 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	39
Oklahoma	$28.50	$26–$30	$28.04 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
South Dakota	$28	$25.75–$31.25	$25.36 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	88
Florida	$28	$26–$31.50	$29.70 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	53
Kansas	$28	$25.25–$31.50	$29.69 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
Arkansas	$28	$25–$29.50	$27.22 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Mississippi	$25.25	$24–$30.25	$24.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift licensed practical nurse pay

Where one employer posts both night and other licensed practical nurse jobs in the same state (77 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.25 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Rochester Regional Health, NY	$33.50 (11)	$30.50 (90)
Riverside Health, VA	$32.50 (2)	$30.75 (52)
UPMC, PA	$22 (4)	$26 (42)
Bassett Healthcare Network, NY	$24.75 (2)	$25 (42)
Trinity Health, NY	$27.50 (3)	$31.25 (34)
Sanford Health, MN	$32 (3)	$27.75 (32)
Sanford Health, SD	$31 (4)	$25.75 (31)
UnitedHealth Group, LA	$28.75 (9)	$28.75 (25)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Licensed practical nurse jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

71 open jobs from 29 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $65,600, the middle half $58,000 to $72,600, from $40,000 to $111,634 posted.

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Licensed Vocational Nurse II (IV Certified), Family Medicine
Sutter Health · Santa Cruz, CA· 4d ago
$48.90–$68.45/hr
Licensed Vocational Nurse I.V. Certified
Kaiser Permanente · Roseville, Vacaville and 1 more, CA· 3d ago
$55.56–$59.91/hr
LPN/LVN - Telemetry (Tele) - Contract - Nights - Asheville, NC
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Asheville, NC· 2w ago
$57.6/hr
Private Duty Nursing (LPN) | In Home Care| Flexible Schedule | W2 Employment | Boston
TheKey · Boston, MA· 5d ago
$55/hr
Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Care, Bronx
VNS Health · Bronx, NY· 3mo ago
$52.71–$56.23/hr
AHD Licensed Vocational Nurse IV Certified
Alameda Health System · Alameda, CA· 1w ago
$53.86/hr
Supervisor Clinic LPN LVN - Float Personnel
Providence · Mission Viejo, CA· 1mo ago
$40.89–$63.48/hr
Supervisor Clinic LPN LVN - Specialty
Providence · Burbank, CA· 2w ago
$40.89–$63.48/hr
Unit Manager - LPN or RN
Genesis HealthCare · Lebanon and Exeter, NH· 1w ago
$51–$52.50/hr
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 13-Week Assignment - Nights - $50/hr. | Stoughton Specialty
PAM Health · Stoughton, MA· 5d ago
$50/hr
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 13 Week Assignment - Nights - $50/hr. | Rocky Mount Specialty
PAM Health · Rocky Mount, NC· 5d ago
$50/hr
Private Duty Nurse (LPN) - Concierge In-Home Care | Flexible Schedule | 1099 | New York
TheKey · New York, NY· 5d ago
$50/hr

Every open job: Licensed practical nurse jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)	$23.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$28.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$30.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$36.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$40.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	648,410 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($32) is $1.04 above the BLS median ($30.96 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Licensed practical nurse salary: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make an hour?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $32, with the middle half between $28.25–$36 (2,781 jobs from 472 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $30.96/hr ($64,400 a year) for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in May 2025.

How much does a licensed practical nurse make a year?

At the posted median of $32 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $66,600, and the middle half to $58,800 to $74,900. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 71 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $65,600.

Which states pay licensed practical nurses the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: New Mexico ($39.25), California ($37.75) and Washington ($37.50). The lowest: Mississippi ($25.25), Arkansas ($28) and Kansas ($28). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Genesis HealthCare ($40.25), PAM Health ($40) and TheKey ($40). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift licensed practical nurses earn more?

Where one employer posts both night and other licensed practical nurse jobs in the same state (77 such employers and states), night jobs post a median $0.25 an hour more. Many state a night differential on top of that.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 2,781 of 7,308 open licensed practical nurse jobs (38%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Licensed practical nurse salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse

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