Licensed Practical Nurse salary
What a licensed practical nurse actually earns, from 181 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-10-01.
261 open licensed practical nurse jobs →
What the number means
A licensed practical nurse earns a blended US median near 66,518 dollars, with the typical middle running from 60,797 dollars to 74,706 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 31 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 2% of postings are fully remote.
Open licensed practical nurse roles
Live openings, freshest first. Apply at the source.
- Advanced Licensed Practical Nurse-Primary Care at Veterans Health AdministrationMilwaukee, Wisconsin$64k–$83kTodayApply
- LPN | OP Cardiology Heart & Vascular Institute | No Nights, Weekends, or Call | New Market Rate Increase at Direct employerTallahassee, FL, USTodayUnlock
- Licensed Practical Nurse LPN MedSurg PRN Nights Sacred Heart Hospital at Direct employerSt. Mary's Sacred Heart HospitalTodayUnlock
- Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Family Medicine Timnath at Direct employerBanner Health Clinic Primary and Pediatrics (5451 E Harmony TodayUnlock
- Health Center Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Direct employerLIFE at St Francis Healthcare, Inc.TodayUnlock
- Licensed Practical Nurse - Pre Admission Testing at Direct employerSJHSYR-MAINCAMPUS1d agoUnlock
Is your offer fair?
Run a specific number through FairElephant, which weighs it against this data, your location, and remote market rates.
Quick answers
How much does a licensed practical nurse make?
The blended US median is about 66,518 dollars, with a typical range from 60,797 dollars to 74,706 dollars.
Is licensed practical nurse a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-2061. Live corpus 181 observations, 2026-10-01. Definitions in the glossary.