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Licensed practical nurse salary in New York

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in New York post a median of $31.25 an hour, the middle half $27.75–$36 (about $65,000 a year full time), $0.75 below the national posted median. From 412 jobs at 82 employers that state their pay.

$31.25
Median posted /hr
$28–$36
Middle half /hr
$65,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$32.30
BLS median in NY
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Licensed practical nurse jobs in New York · Licensed practical nurse pay nationwide

What licensed practical nurses are paid in New York

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

Posted hourly rates of 412 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $17, highest $56.23.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$27.75–$36/hr

Middle half of 168 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $31.25. 77% of the 536 open licensed practical nurse jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by town in New York

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rochester$30.25$24–$36.4841 (7)
Albany$28.25$23.85–$36.9021 (6)
New York$38.75$17–$5016 (8)
Cooperstown$25.75$24.74–$37.1016 (1)
Clifton Springs$31.75$26.52–$36.4814 (1)
Oneonta$25$24.71–$25.7413 (1)
Brooklyn$38.75$30–$4612 (7)
Syracuse$29.75$24–$38.8010 (4)
Bronx$38.50$26–$56.239 (7)
Schenectady$31$24.75–$42.509 (4)
Saratoga Springs$29.25$23.76–$47.418 (3)
White Plains$39.25$33.99–$447 (3)
Binghamton$30$21.80–$42.507 (3)
Ogdensburg$28$24.16–$31.837 (1)
Herkimer$25$24.74–$25.367 (1)
Troy$30.75$23.85–$416 (2)
Newark$28.50$25–$33.666 (3)
Utica$23.75$18–$286 (3)
Yonkers$35.25$30–$42.505 (2)
Ithaca$31.50$24.15–$385 (3)
Johnson City$30.75$21.80–$37.905 (1)
Montour Falls$30.50$24.15–$375 (1)
Carthage$28.50$24.16–$31.835 (1)
Staten Island$38.50$32.96–$43.954 (4)
Wellsville$31.25$27.05–$35.644 (1)
Hornell$30.75$27–$46.394 (3)
Latham$30.75$20–$35.544 (3)
Canandaigua$29.50$25.85–$32.854 (2)
Manhattan$37.50$26–$49.203 (3)
Middletown$36$28–$40.113 (3)

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 New York

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Rochester Regional Health$30.50$25–$42.30101
Bassett Healthcare Network$24.75$24.71–$37.1044
Trinity Health$31.25$22.85–$39.7537
Summit Health and CityMD$38.25$33.99–$50.4813
Ellis Medicine$30.75$24.75–$36.5312
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center$28.50$24.16–$31.8312
UnitedHealth Group$28$20–$46.6810
Helio Health$26.50$21.78–$30.2510
Mount Sinai Health System$35.25$17–$49.449
United Health Services (New York)$31.50$21.80–$37.909
Anthony L. Jordan Health$26.25$25.76–$32.858
Episcopal Church Home$32$29–$35.207
Cayuga Medical Center$31.50$24.15–$377
Crouse Hospital$31$18.50–$36.807
Always Compassionate Home Care$35$35–$386
BAYADA Home Health Care$34$28–$455
MJHS Health System$39$39.124
Samaritan Daytop Village$38.25$32.96–$43.954
Saratoga Hospital$32$23.76–$47.414
Jones Memorial Hospital$30.75$27.05–$35.644
Medical Health Associates of Western New York$27.25$20.71–$294
Connextcare$24.75$20.90–$28.794
VNS Health$41.50$41.39–$56.233
Crossover Health$39.50$34.24–$453
Hospital for Special Surgery$38.75$34.47–$39.503
Personalcare Registered Professional Nursing$37.50$30–$42.503
Epic Healthcare Management$37$32–$443
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists$35$32–$393
Whitney M Young Jr Health Center$31.50$28.40–$34.423
Elderwood$31.25$27–$46.393
Slocum-Dickson Medical Group$31$18–$373
Northwell Health$39.75$34.10–$45.172
Westchester Medical Center Health Network$39$32.95–$45.662
Loretto Management$34.75$34.20–$35.312
Arms Acres$32.50$27.74–$37.352
Longview$32.50$27–$382
Valor Healthcare$31$30–$332
Hudson Valley Hospice$30.50$28–$332
St. James Hospital$30$27.05–$32.972
Hematology Oncology$27.75$26–$332

Median of each employer's jobs in New York (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 New York

Where one employer posts both night and other licensed practical nurse jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Rochester Regional Health, NY$33.50 (11)$30.50 (90)
Bassett Healthcare Network, NY$24.75 (2)$25 (42)
Trinity Health, NY$27.50 (3)$31.25 (34)
MJHS Health System, NY$39 (2)$39 (2)

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

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

27 open jobs in New York state a yearly salary: a median of $64,100, the middle half $59,800 to $67,100.

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs in New York

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

What BLS measures in New York

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, New York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$26.19 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$29.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$32.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$37.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$39.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)39,400 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in New York: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in New York?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $31.25, the middle half $27.75–$36 (412 jobs from 82 employers). Full time that is about $65,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $32.30/hr ($67,180 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rochester ($30.25), Albany ($28.25), New York ($38.75) and Cooperstown ($25.75). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in New York pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: VNS Health ($41.50), Crossover Health ($39.50) and MJHS Health System ($39).

How does New York compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New York ($31.25) is $0.75 below the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey New York ranks 20 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: 412 of 536 open licensed practical nurse jobs in New York (77%) 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

Licensed practical nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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 New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse/new-york

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