JobsSouth Carolina
LPN jobs in South Carolina
South Carolina employs 9,400 licensed practical nurses at a median of $61,820, which is $29.72 an hour. South Carolina licenses this role as a licensed practical nurse. It is the same licence, the same NCLEX-PN exam and the same scope of work that California and Texas call vocational nursing.
Open roles
The live listings feed is not connected on this deployment yet. In the meantime these searches are already filtered to LPN and licensed practical nurse roles here:
What the job pays here
Half of South Carolina’s 9,400 licensed practical nurses earn more than $61,820 and half earn less. The bottom tenth are on $50,370 and the top tenth on $76,420, a spread of $26,050. Setting and shift matter more than the state does: nursing homes, clinics and home health pay very differently from one another.
Where in South Carolina
| Metro area | Employed | Median | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1,680 | $61,960 | $74,650 |
| Columbia, SC | 1,600 | $62,110 | $76,280 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1,480 | $64,100 | $76,350 |
| Florence, SC | 680 | $59,700 | $70,840 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 590 | $58,930 | $70,250 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 430 | $63,390 | $75,960 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 250 | $64,270 | $78,340 |
| Sumter, SC | 160 | $62,640 | $72,670 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
LPN jobs in South Carolina: common questions
- What does an LPN earn in South Carolina?
- The median is $61,820 a year, or $29.72 an hour, across the 9,400 licensed practical nurses employed in South Carolina. The bottom tenth are on $50,370 and the top tenth on $76,420. Figures are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- Is an LVN the same as an LPN in South Carolina?
- South Carolina licenses the role as a licensed practical nurse. It is the same licence California and Texas call vocational nursing, the same NCLEX-PN exam and the same scope of work, so search for LPN jobs here rather than LVN.
- Which part of South Carolina pays licensed practical nurses the most?
- Of the 8 South Carolina metro areas the federal survey reports, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC at $64,270, Charleston-North Charleston, SC at $64,100, Spartanburg, SC at $63,390. The table above lists them with headcount alongside the wage, because a high median in a metro employing a few hundred nurses is a thinner result than the same median in a large one.
- How do I get licensed to work in South Carolina?
- Complete a program approved by the South Carolina board of nursing, then pass the NCLEX-PN and apply to the board for a licence. Our program directory covers California and Texas in depth; for South Carolina the state board is the authority on which programs are approved.