According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Licensed Practical Nurses who worked full time earned a yearly mean salary of $51,850. The bottom 10% earned an average of over $37,000 per year, and the top 10% earned over $63,000. The top paying industries for LPNs are the government and nursing or residential care facilities while the lower paying are private practices and hospitals.

As of 2024, updated salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that LPNs earned an average salary of $60,790, with the top 10 percent making $77,870 or more.

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