What is the typical salary range for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses?

Pay typically falls between $61,000 and $78,500 per year depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary: $69,500 Average

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Average base salary

$69,500 / year

≈ $5,800 per month · $33.41 per hour

Location

25th percentile
$61,000Average
$69,50075th percentile
$78,500

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.

About this role

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses is a professional role in the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family, focused on Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.

How this role compares

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pays 58% below the average across 71 roles in the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family (family average $165,500).

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Surgical Technologist$71,000

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Surgical Assistant$75,000

Exercise Physiologist$63,000

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$77,500

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,000

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,500

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make?

The average base salary for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the United States is $69,500 per year, or about $33.41 per hour.

What is the typical salary range?

Pay typically falls between $61,000 and $78,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.

How does this compare with other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical roles?

The Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family averages $165,500 across 71 roles tracked by WePayFairly.

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