Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary by location
National median: $64,400 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $95,320 | +48.0% | 3,290 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $94,310 | +46.4% | 8,800 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $92,580 | +43.8% | 870 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $85,690 | +33.1% | 3,470 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $85,430 | +32.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $83,940 | +30.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $83,690 | +30.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $83,510 | +29.7% | 2,250 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $83,260 | +29.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $83,150 | +29.1% | 6,780 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $82,410 | +28.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $82,330 | +27.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $82,190 | +27.6% | 8,410 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $81,580 | +26.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $81,570 | +26.7% | 4,760 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $81,350 | +26.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $81,250 | +26.2% | 370 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $81,000 | +25.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $80,910 | +25.6% | 710 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,800 | +25.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $80,470 | +25.0% | 4,260 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $80,220 | +24.6% | 13,210 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $80,090 | +24.4% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $79,940 | +24.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $79,750 | +23.8% | 82,850 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $79,720 | +23.8% | 6,610 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $79,630 | +23.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $79,610 | +23.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $79,600 | +23.6% | 660 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $79,540 | +23.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $79,310 | +23.2% | 33,590 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $79,160 | +22.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $79,060 | +22.8% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $79,020 | +22.7% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $79,010 | +22.7% | 650 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $78,990 | +22.7% | 2,540 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $78,950 | +22.6% | 670 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $78,790 | +22.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $78,750 | +22.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $78,740 | +22.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $78,690 | +22.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $78,600 | +22.0% | 510 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,480 | +21.9% | 380 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $78,260 | +21.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $78,200 | +21.4% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $78,080 | +21.2% | 4,450 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,080 | +21.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $78,070 | +21.2% | 11,420 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $77,940 | +21.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $77,850 | +20.9% | 920 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $77,830 | +20.9% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $77,800 | +20.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $77,790 | +20.8% | 590 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $77,650 | +20.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $77,110 | +19.7% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $77,070 | +19.7% | 6,530 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $76,970 | +19.5% | 8,200 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $76,800 | +19.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $76,690 | +19.1% | — | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $76,290 | +18.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $76,160 | +18.3% | 3,350 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $76,130 | +18.2% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $76,090 | +18.2% | 760 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $75,950 | +17.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $75,940 | +17.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $75,920 | +17.9% | 2,600 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $75,920 | +17.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $75,910 | +17.9% | 32,410 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $75,890 | +17.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $75,860 | +17.8% | 7,170 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $75,810 | +17.7% | 2,700 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $75,740 | +17.6% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $75,610 | +17.4% | 590 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $75,580 | +17.4% | 2,360 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $75,560 | +17.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $75,380 | +17.0% | 880 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $75,180 | +16.7% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $75,160 | +16.7% | 17,410 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $75,000 | +16.5% | 17,440 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $74,860 | +16.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $74,860 | +16.2% | 5,120 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $74,710 | +16.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $74,660 | +15.9% | 9,560 | 2025 |
| Niles, MI | metropolitan | $74,530 | +15.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $74,160 | +15.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $74,140 | +15.1% | 510 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $73,880 | +14.7% | 4,920 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $73,820 | +14.6% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $73,690 | +14.4% | 8,540 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $73,540 | +14.2% | 830 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $73,200 | +13.7% | 760 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $72,800 | +13.0% | 3,010 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $72,750 | +13.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $72,720 | +12.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $72,650 | +12.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $72,370 | +12.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $72,270 | +12.2% | 630 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $71,850 | +11.6% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $71,840 | +11.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $71,410 | +10.9% | 370 | 2025 |