Jobs
Openings, next to what the job pays there
Job boards show you the salary an employer chose to advertise. These pages show you that beside the federal figure for the same job in the same state, so you can tell whether an offer is generous, ordinary or an insult before you spend an hour on the application.
651,580
Employed nationally
Practical and vocational nurses
$83,150
Highest median (Washington)
$79,750
California median
82,850 employed
$62,240
Texas median
57,560 employed
Search by state
All 50 states, plus DC and the territories
Every state page carries current openings and the full wage distribution for that state, from the tenth to the ninetieth percentile. Two states advertise the role as licensed vocational nurse, the rest as licensed practical nurse, so each page searches for the term that state actually uses.
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| State | Title used | Employed | 10th | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | LPN | 6,780 | $64,230 | $83,150 | $100,950 |
| Alaska | LPN | 290 | $62,400 | $80,800 | $96,700 |
| Oregon | LPN | 4,260 | $64,000 | $80,470 | $98,990 |
| Massachusetts | LPN | 13,210 | $61,690 | $80,220 | $93,980 |
| Rhode Island | LPN | 1,290 | $65,650 | $80,090 | $94,540 |
| California | LVN | 82,850 | $64,390 | $79,750 | $100,450 |
| New Hampshire | LPN | 2,220 | $59,860 | $77,110 | $93,660 |
| Arizona | LPN | 6,530 | $61,050 | $77,070 | $89,850 |
| Nevada | LPN | 3,350 | $61,750 | $76,160 | $89,420 |
| District of Columbia | LPN | 1,040 | $62,880 | $75,740 | $87,470 |
| New Jersey | LPN | 17,410 | $63,210 | $75,160 | $85,400 |
| Illinois | LPN | 17,440 | $58,880 | $75,000 | $89,810 |
| Maryland | LPN | 9,560 | $60,720 | $74,660 | $90,010 |
| Colorado | LPN | 4,920 | $50,820 | $73,880 | $84,440 |
| Connecticut | LPN | 8,540 | $62,610 | $73,690 | $81,060 |
| Maine | LPN | 760 | $56,160 | $73,200 | $82,600 |
| Hawaii | LPN | 840 | $59,620 | $71,140 | $88,340 |
| Vermont | LPN | 1,130 | $50,230 | $69,930 | $84,710 |
| Delaware | LPN | 2,240 | $59,210 | $68,710 | $77,580 |
| New York | LPN | 39,400 | $54,480 | $67,180 | $81,530 |
| Indiana | LPN | 14,480 | $50,550 | $65,720 | $77,220 |
| Michigan | LPN | 10,880 | $56,160 | $65,460 | $77,780 |
| Virginia | LPN | 15,550 | $50,580 | $64,920 | $79,170 |
| Virgin Islands | LPN | 50 | $53,310 | $64,660 | $78,100 |
| Pennsylvania | LPN | 38,260 | $51,500 | $63,940 | $77,750 |
| Idaho | LPN | 1,880 | $47,890 | $63,800 | $77,850 |
| Wisconsin | LPN | 7,390 | $51,820 | $63,760 | $78,490 |
| Minnesota | LPN | 12,840 | $51,700 | $63,750 | $77,380 |
| Wyoming | LPN | 480 | $46,700 | $63,460 | $77,000 |
| North Carolina | LPN | 18,010 | $50,480 | $63,270 | $74,730 |
| Utah | LPN | 1,680 | $37,480 | $63,230 | $77,540 |
| Nebraska | LPN | 4,580 | $50,890 | $62,660 | $77,940 |
| Iowa | LPN | 5,510 | $50,550 | $62,630 | $77,710 |
| North Dakota | LPN | 1,920 | $50,950 | $62,300 | $74,130 |
| Texas | LVN | 57,560 | $48,910 | $62,240 | $76,140 |
| Montana | LPN | 1,620 | $49,230 | $62,210 | $74,330 |
| Georgia | LPN | 21,060 | $46,010 | $62,030 | $76,690 |
| Ohio | LPN | 39,900 | $50,030 | $61,950 | $74,120 |
| South Carolina | LPN | 9,400 | $50,370 | $61,820 | $76,420 |
| Florida | LPN | 38,620 | $50,450 | $61,770 | $74,320 |
| Kansas | LPN | 7,530 | $49,780 | $61,760 | $77,290 |
| Missouri | LPN | 14,700 | $48,580 | $61,530 | $77,120 |
| Kentucky | LPN | 8,570 | $48,420 | $60,460 | $73,220 |
| New Mexico | LPN | 2,460 | $38,090 | $59,330 | $78,110 |
| Tennessee | LPN | 20,830 | $41,110 | $58,870 | $67,540 |
| Oklahoma | LPN | 11,540 | $45,440 | $58,320 | $66,410 |
| Louisiana | LPN | 17,600 | $45,810 | $57,470 | $66,150 |
| Alabama | LPN | 11,580 | $39,880 | $57,030 | $69,120 |
| Arkansas | LPN | 10,010 | $44,670 | $56,620 | $65,020 |
| West Virginia | LPN | 6,050 | $45,690 | $55,360 | $70,960 |
| South Dakota | LPN | 2,050 | $40,770 | $52,750 | $67,700 |
| Mississippi | LPN | 9,850 | $39,320 | $50,220 | $60,910 |
| Guam | LPN | 90 | $36,600 | $42,870 | $58,980 |
| Puerto Rico | LPN | 2,990 | $23,120 | $30,760 | $62,170 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Reading a nursing job advert
- An advertised range is a range. Compare its bottom against the tenth percentile on the state page, not its top against the ninetieth.
- Shift differential, weekend rates and overtime are usually excluded from an advertised base and can be worth several thousand a year.
- Long-term care pays differently from clinics and home health, and the same state figure covers all of them. A number well under the median usually means a setting, not a bad employer.
- Agency and travel roles quote higher hourly rates against no benefits and no guaranteed hours. That is a different deal, not a better one.