Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-2061 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in U.S. is $62,340 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $29.97 per hour. 632,430 people work as Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in U.S.. Wages have grown 47% since 2014, when the median was $42,490.
Median Annual Salary
$62,340
Mean Annual
$64,150
Median Hourly
$29.97
Total Employed
632,430
Salary Distribution
$48k
10th
$55k
25th
$62k
Median
$73k
75th
$81k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Temporary Help Services | $76,400 |
| Employment Services | $75,930 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $75,730 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $75,730 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $73,060 |
| Insurance Carriers | $72,480 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $71,590 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $71,590 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $70,370 |
| Office Administrative Services | $67,690 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $67,030 |
| Finance and Insurance | $67,030 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $66,490 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $66,490 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $66,490 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $66,370 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $66,370 |
| Religious Organizations | $65,810 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $65,090 |
| Facilities Support Services | $64,990 |
| Junior Colleges | $64,910 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $64,890 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $64,620 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $64,450 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $64,340 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $64,170 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $63,770 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $63,610 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $63,470 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,450 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,450 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $63,450 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $63,150 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $62,830 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $62,820 |
| Offices of Dentists | $62,710 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $62,630 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $62,400 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $62,390 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $62,250 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $62,240 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $62,130 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $61,990 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $61,430 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $61,390 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $61,360 |
| Retail Trade | $61,360 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $61,360 |
| Home Health Care Services | $61,300 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $61,090 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $60,830 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $60,830 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $60,830 |
| Educational Support Services | $60,760 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $60,760 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $60,720 |
| Manufacturing | $60,650 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $60,590 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $60,580 |
| Food Manufacturing | $60,500 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $60,130 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $60,070 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $59,950 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $59,950 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $59,810 |
| Individual and Family Services | $59,710 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $59,710 |
| Hospitals | $59,490 |
| Educational Services | $59,260 |
| Social Assistance | $59,110 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $58,920 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $58,710 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $58,650 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $58,650 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $58,460 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $58,170 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $57,860 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $57,810 |
| Offices of Physicians | $57,660 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $57,210 |
| Wholesale Trade | $56,380 |
| Personal Care Services | $56,260 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $56,260 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $56,170 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $55,300 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $52,610 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $52,580 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $52,220 |
| Educational Services | $52,160 |
| Ambulance Services | $50,600 |
| Child Care Services | $50,450 |
| Offices of Chiropractors | $49,770 |
| Offices of Optometrists | $48,410 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $41,220 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $62,340 |
| 2023 | $59,730 |
| 2022 | $54,620 |
| 2021 | $48,070 |
| 2020 | $48,820 |
| 2019 | $47,480 |
| 2018 | $46,240 |
| 2017 | $45,030 |
| 2016 | $44,090 |
| 2015 | $43,170 |
| 2014 | $42,490 |
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Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.
| Family Medicine Physicians | $238,380 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $236,350 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $225,770 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $223,210 |
| Pediatricians, General | $210,130 |
| Dentists, General | $172,790 |