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Licensed practical nurse salary in Virginia

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Virginia post a median of $32 an hour, the middle half $29–$35 (about $66,600 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From 188 jobs at 30 employers that state their pay.

$32
Median posted /hr
$29–$35
Middle half /hr
$66,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$31.21
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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

What licensed practical nurses are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 188 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $18.65, highest $56.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$29–$35/hr

Middle half of 68 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $32. 66% of the 283 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical nurse pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Williamsburg$34.25$24–$43.0418 (4)
Newport News$33.75$20.20–$43.0417 (3)
Roanoke$29$21.61–$43.5417 (2)
Richmond$30.75$23.18–$40.5014 (5)
Alexandria$35.25$24.17–$46.8513 (5)
Smithfield$34.25$25.80–$39.7810 (1)
Norfolk$33$26.10–$43.049 (5)
Virginia Beach$34.50$26.10–$43.938 (2)
Hampton$32.50$25.80–$43.048 (2)
Fredericksburg$35.25$25.42–$567 (2)
Harrisonburg$32.50$24.33–$43.047 (2)
Winchester$28.50$21.04–$36.176 (1)
Fairfax$37.50$27.09–$46.855 (1)
Arlington$35.75$27.09–$46.854 (2)
Mathews$34.25$28.90–$39.784 (1)
Salem$30.75$24.50–$40.154 (2)
Falls Church$30.50$23.80–$44.164 (2)
Manassas$30.25$23–$374 (2)
Gainesville$32.25$23–$44.163 (2)
Culpeper$29$24.50–$343 (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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Riverside Health$30.75$23.90–$39.7854
Sentara Health$35.75$26.10–$43.9319
Carilion Clinic$27$21.61–$35.9618
Inova$35.75$24.17–$46.8515
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$37.25$28.82–$40.509
VCU Health$30.75$23.18–$37.508
Valley Health (Virginia)$27.25$21.04–$36.178
Mary Washington Healthcare$35.25$25.42–$41.207
UVA Health$28.75$23–$34.377
Capital Caring Health$29.75$23.80–$36.504
Acadia Healthcare$26.25$23.25–$364
Cogir Management, USA$35$30–$363
Fairfax Family Practice Centers$32$27–$373
Hospice of the Piedmont$29.25$24.50–$343
Marathon Health$29$24–$353
Avenues Recovery$35.75$33–$382
Harbor's Edge/Fort Norfolk Retirement Community$35$30–$402
TheKey$35$30–$402
TheKey Concierge Nursing$35$30–$402
National Capital Treatment and Recovery$32.50$30–$352
Amedisys$31$28–$352
UnitedHealth Group$28.75$18.65–$40.902
Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community$28.25$24.33–$322
Genesis HealthCare$41.50$26.95–$561
Williamsburg Landing$35.50$30–$411
Silverado$34$32–$361
St Marys Home for Disabled Children$33$29–$371
Sunnyside Presbyterian Home$30$24–$361
Care Advantage$26$25–$271
ChenMed$24.50$20.20–$28.831

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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 Virginia

Where one employer posts both night and other licensed practical nurse jobs in the same state (9 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $2.25 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
Riverside Health, VA$32.50 (2)$30.75 (52)
Carilion Clinic, VA$30 (1)$26 (17)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, VA$37.25 (3)$37 (6)
Valley Health (Virginia), VA$28.50 (1)$26.25 (7)
Mary Washington Healthcare, VA$35.25 (2)$30.50 (5)
Acadia Healthcare, VA$31 (2)$24.50 (2)
Capital Caring Health, VA$30.50 (1)$29 (3)
Harbor's Edge/Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, VA$37.50 (1)$32.50 (1)

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.

7 open jobs in Virginia state a yearly salary: a median of $69,300, the middle half $56,900 to $74,000.

Best-paid open licensed practical nurse jobs in Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$24.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$28.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$31.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$35.84 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)15,550 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Virginia?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $32, the middle half $29–$35 (188 jobs from 30 employers). Full time that is about $66,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $31.21/hr ($64,920 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Williamsburg ($34.25), Newport News ($33.75), Roanoke ($29) and Richmond ($30.75). The town table lists 20.

Which employers in Virginia pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($37.25), Sentara Health ($35.75) and Inova ($35.75).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($32) is the same as the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 23 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: 188 of 283 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Virginia (66%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/licensed-practical-nurse/virginia

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