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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nursess in the United States earn a median salary of $62,340/year ($29.97/hr). Salaries range from $47,960 to $80,510 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$48K
10th percentile
$55K
25th percentile
$62K
Median
$73K
75th percentile
$81K
90th percentile

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$80K$38.32/hr6,450
Rhode Island$78K$37.47/hr1,080
Alaska$78K$37.34/hr300
California$77K$37.1/hr79,610
Oregon$77K$36.81/hr4,340
Massachusetts$77K$36.81/hr15,210
New Hampshire$75K$35.89/hr2,130
Arizona$74K$35.59/hr5,200
Nevada$74K$35.49/hr3,210
New Jersey$71K$34.22/hr15,210
Maine$71K$34.07/hr850
District of Columbia$70K$33.86/hr1,170
Maryland$70K$33.59/hr9,510
Connecticut$69K$33.23/hr8,890
Delaware$66K$31.77/hr1,600
Illinois$66K$31.74/hr18,230
Hawaii$66K$31.52/hr710
Vermont$65K$31.04/hr1,260
New York$64K$30.78/hr40,720
Michigan$64K$30.68/hr11,060
Indiana$64K$30.62/hr14,680
Virginia$62K$29.96/hr16,710
Pennsylvania$62K$29.81/hr31,140
Wyoming$62K$29.75/hr530
Idaho$62K$29.67/hr2,380
Utah$62K$29.67/hr1,690
North Carolina$61K$29.51/hr17,430
Wisconsin$61K$29.35/hr6,830
Ohio$61K$29.32/hr36,440
Minnesota$61K$29.26/hr12,740
North Dakota$61K$29.24/hr1,930
New Mexico$61K$29.21/hr1,850
Nebraska$61K$29.2/hr4,820
Texas$60K$28.92/hr59,060
Florida$60K$28.89/hr36,470
Kansas$60K$28.81/hr6,940
Montana$60K$28.72/hr1,630
Iowa$59K$28.59/hr5,520
South Carolina$59K$28.39/hr8,740
Missouri$59K$28.38/hr14,320
Georgia$58K$28.12/hr20,800
Kentucky$58K$28.1/hr9,190
Oklahoma$56K$26.86/hr11,820
Tennessee$55K$26.22/hr19,140
Louisiana$54K$25.93/hr18,630
Arkansas$51K$24.53/hr10,110
Alabama$50K$24.09/hr10,840
West Virginia$50K$23.97/hr6,330
South Dakota$49K$23.64/hr2,100
Mississippi$49K$23.49/hr9,880

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$93K2,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$91K8,290
Napa, CA$82K320
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81K120
Salinas, CA$81K630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80K3,500
Vallejo, CA$80K800
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$80K820
Grants Pass, OR$80K120
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$80K350
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$80K200
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$79K4,350
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$79K260
Bend, OR$79K150
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79K2,340
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79K9,910
Kennewick-Richland, WA$79K200
Anchorage, AK$78K170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$78K430
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77K6,640
Barnstable Town, MA$77K470
Bellingham, WA$77K150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$77K740
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77K1,160
Flagstaff, AZ$77K40
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$76K630
Carson City, NV$76K100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$76K32,320
Salem, OR$76K680
Yuba City, CA$76K280
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