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Licensed practical nurse salary in Ohio

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Ohio post a median of $29.50 an hour, the middle half $25.75–$32.75 (about $61,400 a year full time), $2.50 below the national posted median. From 54 jobs at 26 employers that state their pay.

$29.50
Median posted /hr
$26–$33
Middle half /hr
$61,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$29.78
BLS median in OH
May 2025

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

What licensed practical nurses are paid in Ohio

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

Posted hourly rates of 54 open jobs in Ohio. Lowest posted $17.33, highest $53.53.

Posted on open jobs in Ohio

$25.75–$32.75/hr

Middle half of 39 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $29.50. 10% of the 530 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Ohio state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by town in Ohio

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Columbus$31.25$22.81–$46.3610 (5)
Centerville$32.50$30–$354 (1)
Akron$27.50$20–$34.354 (3)
Dublin$32.75$26.74–$363 (1)
Youngstown$23$17.33–$28.893 (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 Ohio

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Ohio State University Physicians$33.25$32.48–$36.339
PACS Group$32$30–$355
CommuniCare Health Services$36.50$32–$38.504
Axess Family Services$26.50$20–$304
Select Medical$34$26.74–$363
Marathon Health$27$21–$303
CommonSpirit Health$32.50$23.22–$46.362
UnitedHealth Group$28.75$22.90–$34.352
New Avenues to Independence$27$272
CareRing Health$26.25$26–$272
Nationwide Children's Hospital$24.75$24–$25.502
Compassus$23$17.33–$28.892
CVS Health$37.25$21.10–$53.531
Wellbe Senior Medical$34$30–$381
ScionHealth$33.50$27–$40.121
MedElite Group$32.50$30–$351
Otterbein SeniorLife$32$321
Transitions Group$30$29–$311
Copeland Oaks$29.50$27–$321
Suncrest Health Services$29.50$25–$341
Franciscan Ministries$27$271
Family Allergy & Asthma$26$261
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center$25.75$22.81–$28.461
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center$25.25$23–$27.731
Riveon Healthcare$25.25$22.85–$27.851
Havar$25$251

Median of each employer's jobs in Ohio (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 Ohio

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 a median $0.50 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
PACS Group, OH$32.50 (1)$32 (4)
Select Medical, OH$32.75 (2)$34 (1)
CareRing Health, OH$26.50 (1)$26 (1)
Nationwide Children's Hospital, OH$25.50 (1)$24 (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 Ohio

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

What BLS measures in Ohio

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, Ohio. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$24.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$27.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$29.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$31.68 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$35.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)39,900 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in Ohio: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Ohio?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Ohio that state an hourly rate post a median of $29.50, the middle half $25.75–$32.75 (54 jobs from 26 employers). Full time that is about $61,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.78/hr ($61,950 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Ohio (May 2025).

Where in Ohio do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Columbus ($31.25), Centerville ($32.50), Akron ($27.50) and Dublin ($32.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in Ohio pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CommuniCare Health Services ($36.50), Select Medical ($34) and Ohio State University Physicians ($33.25).

How does Ohio compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Ohio ($29.50) is $2.50 below the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Ohio ranks 37 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: 54 of 530 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Ohio (10%) 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 Ohio. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse/ohio

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