Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$64,400
10th percentile
$49,740
90th percentile
$83,440
Employment
648,410
- CAMedian $79,750 · Employment 82,850
- TXMedian $62,240 · Employment 57,560
- OHMedian $61,950 · Employment 39,900
- NYMedian $67,180 · Employment 39,400
- FLMedian $61,770 · Employment 38,620
- PAMedian $63,940 · Employment 38,260
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $79,310 · Employment 33,590
- New York, NYMedian $75,910 · Employment 32,410
- GAMedian $62,030 · Employment 21,060
- TNMedian $58,870 · Employment 20,830
- NCMedian $63,270 · Employment 18,010
- LAMedian $57,470 · Employment 17,600
- ILMedian $75,000 · Employment 17,440
- NJMedian $75,160 · Employment 17,410
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $70,710 · Employment 15,920
- VAMedian $64,920 · Employment 15,550
- MOMedian $61,530 · Employment 14,700
- INMedian $65,720 · Employment 14,480
- MAMedian $80,220 · Employment 13,210
- MNMedian $63,750 · Employment 12,840
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.