Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary
The median pay for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the United States is $64,400 a year. About 648,410 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,740
- 25th percentile
- $59,000
- Median percentile
- $64,400
- 75th percentile
- $76,030
- 90th percentile
- $83,440
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $83,150
- Alaska $80,800
- Oregon $80,470
- Massachusetts $80,220
- Rhode Island $80,090
- California $79,750
- New Hampshire $77,110
- Arizona $77,070
- Nevada $76,160
- District of Columbia $75,740
- New Jersey $75,160
- Illinois $75,000
- Maryland $74,660
- Colorado $73,880
- Connecticut $73,690
- Maine $73,200
- Hawaii $71,140
- Vermont $69,930
- Delaware $68,710
- New York $67,180
- Indiana $65,720
- Michigan $65,460
- Virginia $64,920
- Pennsylvania $63,940
- Idaho $63,800
- Wisconsin $63,760
- Minnesota $63,750
- Wyoming $63,460
- North Carolina $63,270
- Utah $63,230
- Nebraska $62,660
- Iowa $62,630
- North Dakota $62,300
- Texas $62,240
- Montana $62,210
- Georgia $62,030
- Ohio $61,950
- South Carolina $61,820
- Florida $61,770
- Kansas $61,760
- Missouri $61,530
- Kentucky $60,460
- New Mexico $59,330
- Tennessee $58,870
- Oklahoma $58,320
- Louisiana $57,470
- Alabama $57,030
- Arkansas $56,620
- West Virginia $55,360
- South Dakota $52,750
- Mississippi $50,220
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $95,320
- San Francisco, CA $94,310
- Santa Rosa, CA $92,580
- Seattle, WA $85,690
- Vallejo, CA $85,430
- Mount Vernon, WA $83,940
- Napa, CA $83,690
- Portland, OR $83,510
- Bend, OR $83,260
- Grants Pass, OR $82,410
- Anchorage, AK $82,330
- Boston, MA $82,190
- Bremerton, WA $81,580
- Sacramento, CA $81,570
- Olympia, WA $81,350
- Barnstable Town, MA $81,250
- Santa Cruz, CA $81,000
- Salinas, CA $80,910
- San Luis Obispo, CA $79,940
- San Diego, CA $79,720
- Kennewick, WA $79,630
- Albany, OR $79,610
- Salem, OR $79,600
- Flagstaff, AZ $79,540
- Los Angeles, CA $79,310
- Medford, OR $79,160
- Worcester, MA $79,060
- Oxnard, CA $79,020
- Santa Maria, CA $79,010
- Providence, RI $78,990
- Spokane, WA $78,950
- Carson City, NV $78,790
- Chico, CA $78,750
- Bellingham, WA $78,740
- Walla Walla, WA $78,690
- Reno, NV $78,600
- Pittsfield, MA $78,480
- Yuba City, CA $78,260
- Modesto, CA $78,200
- Amherst Town, MA $78,080
- Phoenix, AZ $78,080
- Chicago, IL $78,070
- Longview, WA $77,940
- Springfield, MA $77,850
- Stockton, CA $77,830
- Prescott Valley, AZ $77,800
- Eugene, OR $77,790
- Hanford, CA $77,650
- Riverside, CA $76,970
- Boulder, CO $76,800
- Yakima, WA $76,290
- Bakersfield, CA $76,130
- Manchester, NH $76,090
- Portland, ME $75,950
- Tucson, AZ $75,940
- Burlington, VT $75,920
- Las Vegas, NV $75,920
- New York, NY $75,910
- Merced, CA $75,890
- Washington, DC $75,860
- Denver, CO $75,810
- Norwich, CT $75,610
- Fresno, CA $75,580
- Wenatchee, WA $75,560
- Trenton, NJ $75,380
- Bridgeport, CT $75,180
- Baltimore, MD $74,860
- Lexington Park, MD $74,860
- El Centro, CA $74,710
- Niles, MI $74,530
- Corvallis, OR $74,160
- Redding, CA $74,140
- New Haven, CT $73,820
- Visalia, CA $73,540
- Hartford, CT $72,800
- Santa Fe, NM $72,750
- Greeley, CO $72,720
- Kahului, HI $72,650
- Bangor, ME $72,370
- Peoria, IL $72,270
- Waterbury, CT $71,850
- Urban Honolulu, HI $71,840
- Vineland, NJ $71,410
- Philadelphia, PA $70,710
- Rockford, IL $70,090
- Pueblo, CO $70,080
- Yuma, AZ $69,840
- Sierra Vista, AZ $69,640
- Detroit, MI $69,300
- Atlantic City, NJ $69,150
- Colorado Springs, CO $68,360
- Bloomington, IL $67,270
- Kokomo, IN $67,240
- Indianapolis, IN $67,200
- Charlottesville, VA $67,120
- Salt Lake City, UT $66,970
- Boise City, ID $66,950
- Durham, NC $66,950
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $66,900
- Decatur, IL $66,750
- Lansing, MI $66,680
- Lewiston, ID $66,440
- Kiryas Joel, NY $66,360
- Kalamazoo, MI $66,320
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $66,140
- Lewiston, ME $66,130
- Kankakee, IL $65,910
- Elkhart, IN $65,860
- Salisbury, MD $65,730
- Flint, MI $65,670
- Minneapolis, MN $65,660
- Kingston, NY $65,650
- Ames, IA $65,610
- Asheville, NC $65,470
- Lebanon, PA $65,430
- Milwaukee, WI $65,410
- Battle Creek, MI $65,360
- Kenosha, WI $65,350
- Appleton, WI $65,300
- Fond du Lac, WI $65,270