Salaries / LPN / LVN
LPN / LVN pay by state
The median LPN in the U.S. earns $30.96 an hour, about $64,397 a year (BLS, May 2025). Washington pays the most at $39.98; Mississippi the least at $24.14.
Survey wages for LPNs and LVNs across all employers, before tax. Offers vary by employer, shift and experience. Informational only.
Across the U.S.
- $30.96median hourly
- $28.37 to $36.55middle half
- $40.12top 10% earn more
Adjusted for prices (BEA regional price parities), Alaska goes furthest: its median buys what $37.95 an hour would at U.S.-average prices.
Every state
| # | State | Median hourly | Middle half | At U.S. prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $39.98 | $36.98–$45.18 | $37.36 |
| 2 | Alaska | $38.85 | $33.89–$42.01 | $37.95 |
| 3 | Oregon | $38.69 | $35.11–$43.60 | $37.43 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $38.57 | $34.91–$40.66 | $36.47 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $38.51 | $37.45–$39.02 | $37.65 |
| 6 | California | $38.34 | $35.98–$45.06 | $34.63 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $37.07 | $32.53–$39.79 | $35.59 |
| 8 | Arizona | $37.05 | $32.10–$39.36 | $36.80 |
| 9 | Nevada | $36.62 | $31.70–$38.26 | $36.63 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $36.42 | $30.75–$39.14 | $33.14 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $36.13 | $32.16–$38.45 | $33.21 |
| 12 | Illinois | $36.06 | $30.57–$38.25 | $36.08 |
| 13 | Maryland | $35.89 | $31.40–$38.30 | $34.19 |
| 14 | Colorado | $35.52 | $29.76–$38.37 | $34.47 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $35.43 | $32.05–$36.94 | $34.20 |
| 16 | Maine | $35.19 | $30.54–$37.22 | $36.26 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $34.20 | $30.03–$36.18 | $31.10 |
| 18 | Vermont | $33.62 | $29.56–$37.61 | $34.32 |
| 19 | Delaware | $33.03 | $30.97–$36.07 | $33.09 |
| 20 | New York | $32.30 | $29.52–$37.00 | $29.93 |
| 21 | Indiana | $31.60 | $29.35–$35.30 | $33.86 |
| 22 | Michigan | $31.47 | $29.83–$35.52 | $32.71 |
| 23 | Virginia | $31.21 | $28.66–$35.84 | $30.87 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $30.74 | $29.02–$35.01 | $31.50 |
| 25 | Idaho | $30.67 | $28.04–$35.60 | $32.12 |
| 26 | Minnesota | $30.65 | $28.83–$34.26 | $31.08 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $30.65 | $28.67–$36.06 | $32.57 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $30.51 | $28.27–$34.06 | $32.92 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $30.42 | $28.50–$33.51 | $32.25 |
| 30 | Utah | $30.40 | $25.71–$35.86 | $30.75 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $30.13 | $28.41–$34.55 | $33.44 |
| 32 | Iowa | $30.11 | $27.12–$34.06 | $34.31 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $29.95 | $28.03–$31.26 | $33.67 |
| 34 | Texas | $29.92 | $27.46–$32.89 | $30.83 |
| 35 | Montana | $29.91 | $27.95–$32.14 | $31.60 |
| 36 | Georgia | $29.82 | $25.43–$33.99 | $30.97 |
| 37 | Ohio | $29.78 | $27.34–$31.68 | $32.10 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $29.72 | $27.59–$34.24 | $31.70 |
| 39 | Florida | $29.70 | $28.14–$31.11 | $28.72 |
| 40 | Kansas | $29.69 | $27.05–$33.40 | $32.96 |
| 41 | Missouri | $29.58 | $27.06–$33.77 | $32.57 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $29.07 | $26.10–$31.29 | $32.24 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $28.52 | $18.93–$35.14 | $30.93 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $28.31 | $23.64–$30.12 | $30.82 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $28.04 | $24.06–$29.84 | $31.92 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $27.63 | $23.87–$29.43 | $31.32 |
| 47 | Alabama | $27.42 | $23.15–$29.71 | $30.87 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $27.22 | $23.82–$29.43 | $31.31 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $26.61 | $23.71–$29.47 | $29.73 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $25.36 | $23.88–$29.47 | $28.63 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $24.14 | $22.50–$27.90 | $27.76 |
"At U.S. prices" divides the median by the state's price parity, so a dollar in an expensive state counts for less. Yearly figures elsewhere on these pages use BLS's 2,080 hours.
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Sources for this page
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 SOC 29-2061. Released May 15, 2026. Checked November 10, 2026.
- BLS Handbook of Methods, OEWS annual wage calculation Checked November 10, 2026.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 Values imported 2026-10-11. Checked November 10, 2026.