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.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Virginia
The average Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Virginia is $68,500 per year on WePayFairly's 2026 basis. The 25th-to-75th-percentile range is $61,500 to $77,000. Based on BLS state wage data, aged to 2026.
The following occupation, experience, industry and career information describes the role nationally. For Virginia pay, use the state figures above and the state salary questions below.
Total cash compensation
Base salary plus target annual bonus. Target bonus opportunity scales with role level, so a higher base carries a higher target percentage.
Base salary
$69,500
National baseline
Target bonus
$7,000
10.4% of base
Total target cash
$76,500
Base plus target bonus
Bonus percentiles:25th$4,00050th$7,00075th$11,500
Long-term incentive is not shown for this role. Equity awards are only disclosed publicly for the named executive officers of public companies, so no market figure exists for most jobs. See executive pay disclosures.
Typical entry preparation: Some College Courses and 1 to 3 years of related work experience, per O*NET occupational data. Advancement typically requires additional years in role.
What Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nursess do
Typical education: Some College Courses
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
Top skills:Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationSpeakingMonitoringActive Listening
Includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay by experience level
Entry level$51,500
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career$61,000
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced$66,500
Mid-career median pay
Senior$78,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners$86,500
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
+2.6%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
54,400
projected openings per year
Growing slower than average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary by industry
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
246,350 workers
$72,000
Ambulatory Health Care Services
199,790 workers
$68,000
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
188,210 workers
$73,000
Hospitals
105,790 workers
$64,000
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
89,620 workers
$63,000
Home Health Care Services
80,990 workers
$70,000
Hospitals, Privately Owned
80,950 workers
$64,500
Offices of Physicians
69,250 workers
$61,500
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
44,100 workers
$70,000
Outpatient Care Centers
38,950 workers
$76,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
Who works in this role
About 545,000 people held this occupation in the United States in 2025.
Women
89.9%
White
59.1%
Black or African American
28.6%
Asian
7.4%
Hispanic or Latino
15.9%
Race categories and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity overlap, so shares can sum to more than 100 percent. Figures describe this occupation across the national workforce, not any single employer. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, Annual Averages, Table 11, 2025.
Pay trend
National median annual wage, 2020 to 2025: $48,820 to $64,400.
+31.9% over this period
Medians as published each May in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics national estimates. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS.
Pay by experience level
How annual pay for this occupation spreads from newcomers to the highest paid, aged to 2026.
Entry10th percentile
$51,500
Early career25th percentile
$61,000
Median50th percentile
$66,500
Experienced75th percentile
$78,500
Top earners90th percentile
$86,500
Bands are the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages for this occupation nationally. Percentiles reflect the full mix of tenure, employer, and location, so they approximate but do not equal years of experience. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS national estimates.
Where this job pays most
Top-paying states for this occupation, average annual wage aged to 2026.
State averages for this occupation from the BLS OEWS state estimates. Cost of living differs by state; a higher wage does not always mean more buying power.
The abilities employers and analysts most associate with this occupation.
Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationSpeakingMonitoringActive Listening
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, O*NET occupational database.
Typical duties and FLSA status
Core duties
Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
FLSA classification (typical)
Typically Exempt · Professional, Administrative, or Executive exemption
Occupations in this SOC group are typically classified as Exempt when paid above the salary threshold, provided they satisfy the duties test for one of the FLSA exemption categories. Actual classification depends on the specific job duties, salary basis, and any applicable state or local rules. The current federal salary threshold for exemption is $684 per week ($35,568 per year), per the 2020 Department of Labor rule; the 2024 rule that would have raised the threshold was struck down by federal court in November 2024.
Pay outlook
Five-year pay outlook for this title
2026$69,500
2027$72,000
2028$74,500
2029$77,000
2030$80,000
2031$82,500
Projection assumes market wages keep rising about 3.5% a year, consistent with recent wage growth measured by the BLS Employment Cost Index. It reflects market movement for the title, not individual raises or promotions, which vary.
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Sources and assumptions
Modeled market estimate, aged to 2026. Underlying source families are BLS OEWS May 2025 for BLS-mapped occupations and the 2018–19 collection for corporate titles. Annual aging is compounded at approximately 3–4%; geographic, industry and company-size repricing are modeled. See the role details and methodology for the applicable source and assumptions.
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pays 57% below the average across 91 roles in the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family (family average $162,000).
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Virginia salary questions
How much does a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make in Virginia?
The average base salary for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Virginia is $68,500 per year, or about $32.93 per hour, on WePayFairly's 2026 basis.
What is the median Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Virginia?
The median is $67,000 per year on the same 2026 basis. The median is the middle wage in the state distribution; the average is $68,500.
What is the typical Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary range in Virginia?
The 25th-to-75th-percentile range in Virginia is $61,500 to $77,000 per year on the 2026 basis. These percentiles describe the state wage distribution; individual pay varies by employer and experience.
How does Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay in Virginia compare with the national average?
The Virginia average of $68,500 is $1,000 (1.4%) below the national average of $69,500. Both figures use WePayFairly's 2026 basis.
Where do these Virginia salary figures come from?
The state figures come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state data. WePayFairly applies the same compounded market movement factor used elsewhere on this page to express the published figures on a 2026 basis. They are estimates, not a guarantee of a particular offer.
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