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Licensed practical nurse salary in Minnesota

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Minnesota post a median of $29.25 an hour, the middle half $26.75–$32 (about $60,800 a year full time), $2.75 below the national posted median. From 241 jobs at 33 employers that state their pay.

$29.25
Median posted /hr
$27–$32
Middle half /hr
$60,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$30.65
BLS median in MN
May 2025

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What licensed practical nurses are paid in Minnesota

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

Posted hourly rates of 241 open jobs in Minnesota. Lowest posted $17, highest $53.53.

Posted on open jobs in Minnesota

$26.75–$32/hr

Middle half of 105 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $29.25. 87% of the 278 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Minnesota state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by town in Minnesota

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
St. Paul$28.25$20.74–$42.6524 (8)
Rochester$30$24.55–$50.6716 (3)
Minneapolis$29.25$20–$53.5316 (8)
St. Louis Park$28.25$20.13–$34.9913 (1)
Woodbury$28.25$20.74–$39.1713 (2)
Bloomington$29.25$20.13–$42.6511 (4)
Bemidji$27.25$21.05–$43.0510 (2)
Stillwater$26.75$20.74–$3610 (3)
Brainerd$26.25$21.45–$32.589 (1)
Maple Grove$29.25$20.13–$37.538 (4)
Edina$29.25$21.14–$39.187 (5)
Duluth$23.75$17.32–$40.877 (2)
Onamia$27.50$22.09–$33.146 (1)
Park Rapids$27.25$19.87–$36.386 (2)
Golden Valley$36.50$20.74–$46.355 (3)
Arden Hills$28$20.74–$34.995 (1)
Burnsville$27$20.13–$34.995 (3)
Northfield$25.50$21.08–$29.765 (1)
Detroit Lakes$25.25$21–$32.585 (2)
Battle Lake$32$27.75–$364 (1)
Shakopee$30$23.33–$37.144 (3)
Eden Prairie$29.75$22.96–$37.534 (3)
Minnetonka$27.75$20.13–$36.064 (1)
Baxter$27.25$21.72–$32.584 (1)
White Bear Lake$37.25$21.10–$53.533 (3)
Hastings$32.50$24.62–$40.983 (2)
New Ulm$29.50$24.62–$34.013 (1)
Winona$29.50$27–$34.853 (2)
Inver Grove Heights$29$20.74–$34.993 (1)
Thief River Falls$28.50$21.78–$333 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Licensed practical nurse pay by employer in Minnesota

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
HealthPartners$26$19.54–$37.1455
Sanford Health$28.50$17–$4835
Essentia Health$27.25$17.32–$33.1134
Fairview Health Services$32$22.96–$42.6520
Mayo Clinic$30$24.55–$50.6715
Allina Health$29.25$24.62–$35.2915
Benedictine$34$25.25–$5111
BAYADA Home Health Care$29$25–$327
Mille Lacs Health System$27.50$22.09–$33.146
Presbyterian Homes & Services$32$30.76–$32.995
Northfield Hospital & Clinics$25.50$21.08–$29.765
Covenant Living$38.75$32.36–$46.353
Children's Minnesota$29.25$21.78–$34.423
Marathon Health$25$22–$353
CVS Health$38.25$21.10–$53.532
CommonSpirit Health$31$19.87–$42.152
Avera Health$29.50$23.09–$34.872
Minnesota Masonic Home$29$27–$322
United Hospital District$27$21.98–$32.962
Gundersen Health System$39.25$39.241
Team Select Home Care$32.50$20–$451
Shriners Children's$32.25$25.35–$39.171
The Waters$32$30–$341
Mahnomen Health Center$31.50$26.17–$36.641
UnitedHealth Group$30.25$21.14–$39.181
Nexus Family Healing$29.50$27–$321
Tareen Dermatology Pa$29$25–$331
Northstar Behavioral Health Network$28.50$27–$301
Ortonville Area Health Services$27.50$21.42–$33.491
Elder Care of Bemidji$27$25–$291
Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists$26.50$24–$291
Dermatology Specialist PA$25.50$22.50–$28.501
Eriksmoen Cottages$24$22–$261

Median of each employer's jobs in Minnesota (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.

Night shift licensed practical nurse pay in Minnesota

Where one employer posts both night and other licensed practical nurse jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Sanford Health, MN$32 (3)$27.75 (32)
Benedictine, MN$34.25 (1)$33.50 (10)
Minnesota Masonic Home, MN$29.50 (1)$28.50 (1)

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

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs in Minnesota

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

What BLS measures in Minnesota

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, Minnesota. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$24.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$28.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$30.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$34.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$37.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)12,840 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in Minnesota: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Minnesota?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Minnesota that state an hourly rate post a median of $29.25, the middle half $26.75–$32 (241 jobs from 33 employers). Full time that is about $60,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $30.65/hr ($63,750 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Minnesota (May 2025).

Where in Minnesota do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: St. Paul ($28.25), Rochester ($30), Minneapolis ($29.25) and St. Louis Park ($28.25). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Minnesota pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Covenant Living ($38.75), Benedictine ($34) and Fairview Health Services ($32).

How does Minnesota compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Minnesota ($29.25) is $2.75 below the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Minnesota ranks 26 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: 241 of 278 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Minnesota (87%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Licensed practical nurse pay in other states

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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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. 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 Minnesota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse/minnesota

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