Licensed practical nurse salary in Iowa

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa post a median of $30.50 an hour, the middle half $28.75–$33 (about $63,400 a year full time), $1.50 below the national posted median. From 9 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in IA

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa · Licensed practical nurse pay nationwide

What licensed practical nurses are paid in Iowa

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 9 open jobs in Iowa. Lowest posted $18.86, highest $52.20.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

$28.75–$33/hr

Middle half of 7 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $30.50. 7% of the 121 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by employer in Iowa

What each employer posts for licensed practical nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Sanford Health	$30	$19–$36	7
Great River Health	$38	$38	1
CommonSpirit Health	$35.50	$18.86–$52.20	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Iowa (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for licensed practical nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa

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

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | PRN | Klein & Park Place (Internal Resource Pool)
Great River Health · West Burlington and Mount Pleasant, IA· 2mo ago
$38.00/hr
LPN
CommonSpirit Health · Dunlap and Missouri Valley, IA· 4d ago
$18.86–$52.20/hr
LPN (LTC) FT - 12hr Dayshifts
Sanford Health · Indianola, IA· 2w ago
$24.76–$36.00/hr
LPN (LTC) Part-time Nights
Sanford Health · Indianola, IA· 2w ago
$24.75–$36.00/hr

What BLS measures in Iowa

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Iowa. 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)	$24.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$27.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$30.11 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$34.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$37.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)	5,510 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Omaha, NE-IA$30.55/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA, opens in a new tab)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$30.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, opens in a new tab)
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$30.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, opens in a new tab)
Cedar Rapids, IA$29.73/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA, opens in a new tab)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28.82/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, opens in a new tab)
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29.06/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, opens in a new tab)
Iowa City, IA$30.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA, opens in a new tab)
Dubuque, IA$30.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA, opens in a new tab)

Licensed practical nurse salary in Iowa: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Iowa?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa that state an hourly rate post a median of $30.50, the middle half $28.75–$33 (9 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $63,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $30.11/hr ($62,630 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025).

How does Iowa compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Iowa ($30.50) is $1.50 below the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Iowa ranks 32 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 9 of 121 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Iowa (7%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. 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 OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

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

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