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Licensed Practical Nurse Salary
How Much Does an LPN Make?

The aver年龄 annual salary for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) 和 Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) is $55,860 每年($26.86 per hour),根据… Bureau of Labor Statistics (美国劳工统计局).

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Salary of an LPN Licensed Practical Nurse

Aver年龄 LPN salary by state

你的 pay will vary based on your level of experience, the type of healthcare facility you work for, 和 the state in which you practice—its population 和 dem和 for LPNs relative to other states will affect the estimate for yearly/hourly salary. Find your state below for an LPN salary estimate in your area 和 see where the highest paying LPN jobs are in the US.

 平均工资工资中位数
状态每小时每年每小时每年
阿拉巴马州$21.76$45,260$22.12$46,000
阿拉斯加$32.07$66,710$30.93$64,340
亚利桑那州$29.77$61,920$29.73$61,840
阿肯色州$22.11$45,990$22.21$46,190
加州$33.62$69,930$31.78$66,090
科罗拉多州$29.00$60,310$29.66$61,700
康涅狄格$30.11$62,620$29.70$61,770
特拉华州$27.58$57,360$28.31$58,880
哥伦比亚特区$29.81$62,010$30.07$62,540
佛罗里达$25.85$53,780$24.14$50,200
乔治亚州$24.44$50,830$24.06$50,050
夏威夷$26.79$55,730$26.88$55,920
爱达荷州$26.30$54,710$24.45$50,850
伊利诺斯州$28.29$58,840$28.52$59,310
印第安纳州$26.85$55,850$27.40$56,980
爱荷华州$24.71$51,400$23.73$49,350
堪萨斯$24.86$51,700$23.68$49,250
肯塔基州$23.83$49,570$23.66$49,210
路易斯安那州$22.80$47,430$22.88$47,590
缅因州$26.84$55,830$26.95$56,050
马里兰$28.93$60,180$29.27$60,890
麻萨诸塞州$32.78$68,170$31.10$64,680
密歇根$27.49$57,180$27.89$58,010
明尼苏达州$26.38$54,870$26.09$54,270
密西西比州$21.64$45,020$21.99$45,730
密苏里州$23.80$49,500$23.29$48,450
蒙大拿$25.20$52,420$24.88$51,740
内布拉斯加州$25.04$52,080$24.37$50,680
内华达$30.73$63,910$29.29$60,920
新汉普郡$30.55$63,550$30.37$63,170
新泽西$29.80$61,990$29.55$61,460
新墨西哥$28.56$59,400$28.95$60,210
纽约$27.67$57,560$27.73$57,670
北卡罗莱纳$25.49$53,010$24.66$51,300
北达科他$25.52$53,080$24.38$50,710
俄亥俄州$25.16$52,330$24.32$50,590
俄克拉何马州$23.12$48,090$23.01$47,860
俄勒冈州$31.82$66,190$31.24$64,990
宾西法尼亚$26.21$54,520$26.14$54,370
罗德岛州$32.10$66,770$30.20$62,810
南卡罗来纳$24.55$51,060$24.05$50,020
南达科塔州$22.12$46,000$22.84$47,500
田纳西州$22.38$46,540$22.56$46,930
德州$25.41$52,850$24.48$50,910
犹他州$26.82$55,790$26.58$55,290
佛蒙特州$27.47$57,150$28.82$59,940
维吉尼亚州$25.38$52,790$24.59$51,150
华盛顿$33.63$69,950$32.87$68,370
西维吉尼亚州$21.89$45,530$21.35$44,410
威斯康辛州$25.29$52,610$24.41$50,760
怀俄明$26.39$54,880$26.05$54,180
关岛$20.10$41,810$18.96$39,440
波多黎各$12.58$26,170$11.11$23,120
属维尔京群岛$23.26$48,380$23.75$49,400

所有 salary data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The job outlook for LPNs

The career outlook for LPNs remains very positive in the coming years. Jobs for LPNs/LVNs are projected to increase by 5%2022-2032,根据… Bureau of Labor Statistics. Earning your diploma in practical nursing in the next couple years puts you in a position to compete for a growing number of job opportunities.

A brief LPN job description

Licensed practical nurses provide basic nursing care under the supervision of registered nurses 和 physicians in many different healthcare settings, 包括医院, 养老院, 临终关怀, doctor’s offices 和 urgent care clinics.

LPN roles 和 responsibilities:

  • Maintaining, updating patient records
  • 改变绷带
  • Inserting IVs or catheters
  • Taking patient vital signs 和 histories
  • Listen to patients’ concerns 和 report to RNs 和 doctors
  • Make patients as comfortable as possible

LPN平均工资vs. 其他职业

有很多 different types of nurses 和 positions in healthcare—deciding who you want to become in the early st年龄s 和 taking the first step can be a real challenge. Here are the aver年龄 salaries for alternative, similar career options in nursing & 医疗保健:

Exploring your career options?

No matter where you start in healthcare, we want to help you take the leap 和 become a new you.

工作/职业每年每小时
LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse (美国劳工统计局)$55,860$26.86
CNA - Certified 护理 Assistant (美国劳工统计局)$36,220$17.41
医疗助理(美国劳工统计局)$40,700$19.57
注册护士-注册护士(美国劳工统计局)$89,010$42.80

所有 salary data courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

If your goal is to become a nurse 和 specialize in a certain area, you will need a degree 和 may consider enrolling in an ASN or BSN program to become an RN.

然而, becoming an LPN gets you into nursing faster, 和 your experience will be instructive in helping you determine where you may want to specialize in the future. On-the-job everyday training as a health provider can be a valuable experience no matter your professional title.

With Herzing大学 you are possible.

Going to nursing school on top of an already busy lifestyle can be intimidating. We do everything we can to make things easiest for you. How long it takes depends on the nursing program you choose, if you can transfer any prior credit, 和 if you choose to complete coursework on a full-time or part-time basis.

有很多 potential career pathways you may follow, 和 you’ll find Herzing大学 staff 和 faculty there to assist you at every fork in the road. We are your partner in starting 和 advancing your career in nursing.

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* Bureau of Labor Statistics (美国劳工统计局), U.S. 劳工部, Occupational Employment 和 W年龄 Statistics 2022 / Occupational Outlook H和book 2022. 美国劳工统计局 estimates do not represent entry-level w年龄s 和/or salaries. 多种因素, including prior experience, 年龄, geography market in which you want to work 和 degree field, will affect career outcomes 和 earnings. Herzing neither represents that its graduates will earn the aver年龄 salaries calculated by 美国劳工统计局 for a particular job nor guarantees that graduation 从 its program will result in a job, 促销活动, salary increase or other career growth.

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