29 Series · SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $64,400
- Median / year
- $83,440
- Top 10% earn
- +2.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 648,410
- US workers
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses earn a median of $64,400 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $64,400, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $49,740 (10th percentile) to $83,440 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 648,410 US workers. Washington pays the most ($83,150), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses earn a median of $64,400, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 56% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #57 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.6% by 2033.
- $64,400
- Median annual wage
- Top 44%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #57 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $83,150. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061) pays a national median of $64,400 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $49,740 at the 10th percentile to $83,440 at the 90th, with a mean of $67,050 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 648,410 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 54,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $83,150, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $95,320 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 648,410 jobs Median $64,400/yr
Median Salary
$64,400
per year
Median Hourly
$30.96/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$67,050
average
Employment
648,410
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$64,400 Top 44% higher than 56% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses sits on the slower-growing side at +2.6% growth and $64,400 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2.6%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
54,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Service Orientation 4.1
Social Perceptiveness 4.0
Coordination 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.8
Judgment and Decision Making 3.6
Time Management 3.6
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.0
English Language 3.9
Psychology 3.7
Medicine and Dentistry 3.7
Administration and Management 3.3
Education and Training 3.2
Therapy and Counseling 3.1
Mathematics 3.0
Computers and Electronics 3.0
Administrative 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- ▸ Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
- ▸ Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- ▸ Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- ▸ Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- ▸ Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
- ▸ Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
- ▸ Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
- ▸ Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
- ▸ Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$49,740
25th Percentile
$59,000
Median
$64,400
75th Percentile
$76,030
90th Percentile
$83,440
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $83,150 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $80,800 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $80,470 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $80,220 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $80,090 | +24% above national |
| 6 | California | $79,750 | +24% above national |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $77,110 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Arizona | $77,070 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Nevada | $76,160 | +18% above national |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $75,740 | +18% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $75,160 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Illinois | $75,000 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $74,660 | +16% above national |
| 14 | Colorado | $73,880 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Connecticut | $73,690 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Maine | $73,200 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $71,140 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Vermont | $69,930 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Delaware | $68,710 | +7% above national |
| 20 | New York | $67,180 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Indiana | $65,720 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Michigan | $65,460 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Virginia | $64,920 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Virgin Islands | $64,660 | same as national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $63,940 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $63,800 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $63,760 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Minnesota | $63,750 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Wyoming | $63,460 | 1% below national |
| 30 | North Carolina | $63,270 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Utah | $63,230 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Nebraska | $62,660 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $62,630 | 3% below national |
| 34 | North Dakota | $62,300 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $62,240 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Montana | $62,210 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $62,030 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $61,950 | 4% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $61,820 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Florida | $61,770 | 4% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $61,760 | 4% below national |
| 42 | Missouri | $61,530 | 4% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $60,460 | 6% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $59,330 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $58,870 | 9% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $58,320 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Louisiana | $57,470 | 11% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $57,030 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $56,620 | 12% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $55,360 | 14% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $52,750 | 18% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $50,220 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $42,870 | 33% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $30,760 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,320 | +48% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $94,310 | +46% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $92,580 | +44% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $85,690 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | $85,430 | +33% above national |
| 6 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $85,040 | +32% above national |
| 7 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $83,940 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Napa, CA | $83,690 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,510 | +30% above national |
| 10 | Bend, OR | $83,260 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $82,930 | +29% above national |
| 12 | Grants Pass, OR | $82,410 | +28% above national |
| 13 | Anchorage, AK | $82,330 | +28% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,190 | +28% above national |
| 15 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $81,580 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,570 | +27% above national |
| 17 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $81,350 | +26% above national |
| 18 | Barnstable Town, MA | $81,250 | +26% above national |
| 19 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $81,000 | +26% above national |
| 20 | Salinas, CA | $80,910 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $80,100 | +24% above national |
| 22 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $80,020 | +24% above national |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $79,940 | +24% above national |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,720 | +24% above national |
| 25 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $79,630 | +24% above national |
| 26 | Albany, OR | $79,610 | +24% above national |
| 27 | Salem, OR | $79,600 | +24% above national |
| 28 | Flagstaff, AZ | $79,540 | +24% above national |
| 29 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,400 | +23% above national |
| 30 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,310 | +23% above national |
| 31 | Medford, OR | $79,160 | +23% above national |
| 32 | Worcester, MA | $79,060 | +23% above national |
| 33 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $79,020 | +23% above national |
| 34 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79,010 | +23% above national |
| 35 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,990 | +23% above national |
| 36 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $78,950 | +23% above national |
| 37 | Carson City, NV | $78,790 | +22% above national |
| 38 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $78,770 | +22% above national |
| 39 | Chico, CA | $78,750 | +22% above national |
| 40 | Bellingham, WA | $78,740 | +22% above national |
| 41 | Walla Walla, WA | $78,690 | +22% above national |
| 42 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $78,650 | +22% above national |
| 43 | Reno, NV | $78,600 | +22% above national |
| 44 | Pittsfield, MA | $78,480 | +22% above national |
| 45 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $78,330 | +22% above national |
| 46 | Yuba City, CA | $78,260 | +22% above national |
| 47 | Modesto, CA | $78,200 | +21% above national |
| 48 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $78,080 | +21% above national |
| 49 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $78,080 | +21% above national |
| 50 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $78,070 | +21% above national |
| 51 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $77,940 | +21% above national |
| 52 | Springfield, MA | $77,850 | +21% above national |
| 53 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $77,830 | +21% above national |
| 54 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $77,830 | +21% above national |
| 55 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $77,800 | +21% above national |
| 56 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $77,790 | +21% above national |
| 57 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $77,740 | +21% above national |
| 58 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $77,650 | +21% above national |
| 59 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $77,400 | +20% above national |
| 60 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $77,000 | +20% above national |
| 61 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $76,970 | +20% above national |
| 62 | Boulder, CO | $76,800 | +19% above national |
| 63 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $76,690 | +19% above national |
| 64 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $76,410 | +19% above national |
| 65 | Yakima, WA | $76,290 | +18% above national |
| 66 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,130 | +18% above national |
| 67 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,090 | +18% above national |
| 68 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,950 | +18% above national |
| 69 | Tucson, AZ | $75,940 | +18% above national |
| 70 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $75,920 | +18% above national |
| 71 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $75,920 | +18% above national |
| 72 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,910 | +18% above national |
| 73 | Merced, CA | $75,890 | +18% above national |
| 74 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $75,860 | +18% above national |
| 75 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $75,810 | +18% above national |
| 76 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $75,610 | +17% above national |
| 77 | Fresno, CA | $75,580 | +17% above national |
| 78 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $75,560 | +17% above national |
| 79 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $75,380 | +17% above national |
| 80 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $75,350 | +17% above national |
| 81 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $75,340 | +17% above national |
| 82 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $75,190 | +17% above national |
| 83 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $75,180 | +17% above national |
| 84 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,860 | +16% above national |
| 85 | Lexington Park, MD | $74,860 | +16% above national |
| 86 | El Centro, CA | $74,710 | +16% above national |
| 87 | Niles, MI | $74,530 | +16% above national |
| 88 | Corvallis, OR | $74,160 | +15% above national |
| 89 | Redding, CA | $74,140 | +15% above national |
| 90 | New Haven, CT | $73,820 | +15% above national |
| 91 | Visalia, CA | $73,540 | +14% above national |
| 92 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $72,800 | +13% above national |
| 93 | Santa Fe, NM | $72,750 | +13% above national |
| 94 | Greeley, CO | $72,720 | +13% above national |
| 95 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $72,650 | +13% above national |
| 96 | Bangor, ME | $72,370 | +12% above national |
| 97 | Peoria, IL | $72,270 | +12% above national |
| 98 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $72,030 | +12% above national |
| 99 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $71,850 | +12% above national |
| 100 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,840 | +12% above national |
| 101 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $71,430 | +11% above national |
| 102 | Vineland, NJ | $71,410 | +11% above national |
| 103 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $71,320 | +11% above national |
| 104 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $70,710 | +10% above national |
| 105 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $70,620 | +10% above national |
| 106 | Rockford, IL | $70,090 | +9% above national |
| 107 | Pueblo, CO | $70,080 | +9% above national |
| 108 | Yuma, AZ | $69,840 | +8% above national |
| 109 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $69,640 | +8% above national |
| 110 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $69,300 | +8% above national |
| 111 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $69,150 | +7% above national |
| 112 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $68,750 | +7% above national |
| 113 | Colorado Springs, CO | $68,360 | +6% above national |
| 114 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $68,240 | +6% above national |
| 115 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $67,790 | +5% above national |
| 116 | Bloomington, IL | $67,270 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Kokomo, IN | $67,240 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $67,240 | +4% above national |
| 119 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $67,200 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $67,190 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Charlottesville, VA | $67,120 | +4% above national |
| 122 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $66,970 | +4% above national |
| 123 | Boise City, ID | $66,950 | +4% above national |
| 124 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $66,950 | +4% above national |
| 125 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $66,900 | +4% above national |
| 126 | Decatur, IL | $66,750 | +4% above national |
| 127 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $66,680 | +4% above national |
| 128 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $66,440 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $66,360 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,320 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $66,310 | +3% above national |
| 132 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,140 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $66,130 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Kankakee, IL | $65,910 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,860 | +2% above national |
| 136 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $65,860 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Salisbury, MD | $65,730 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Flint, MI | $65,670 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,660 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Kingston, NY | $65,650 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $65,650 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $65,620 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Ames, IA | $65,610 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Asheville, NC | $65,470 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Lebanon, PA | $65,430 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $65,410 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Battle Creek, MI | $65,360 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Kenosha, WI | $65,350 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Appleton, WI | $65,300 | +1% above national |
| 150 | Fond du Lac, WI | $65,270 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $65,250 | +1% above national |
| 152 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $65,240 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65,230 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $65,160 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $65,140 | +1% above national |
| 156 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $65,120 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $65,070 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $65,060 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $65,040 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $64,970 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Reading, PA | $64,950 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $64,850 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Cheyenne, WY | $64,800 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $64,780 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Ithaca, NY | $64,730 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Evansville, IN | $64,700 | same as national |
| 167 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $64,680 | same as national |
| 168 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $64,680 | same as national |
| 169 | Ann Arbor, MI | $64,670 | same as national |
| 170 | Fayetteville, NC | $64,670 | same as national |
| 171 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $64,590 | same as national |
| 172 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $64,580 | same as national |
| 173 | Madison, WI | $64,550 | same as national |
| 174 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $64,540 | same as national |
| 175 | Grand Junction, CO | $64,480 | same as national |
| 176 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $64,460 | same as national |
| 177 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $64,420 | same as national |
| 178 | Mankato, MN | $64,400 | same as national |
| 179 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $64,390 | same as national |
| 180 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $64,370 | same as national |
| 181 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $64,370 | same as national |
| 182 | Muncie, IN | $64,330 | same as national |
| 183 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $64,320 | same as national |
| 184 | Gettysburg, PA | $64,310 | same as national |
| 185 | Jackson, MI | $64,290 | same as national |
| 186 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $64,280 | same as national |
| 187 | Saginaw, MI | $64,280 | same as national |
| 188 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $64,270 | same as national |
| 189 | Midland, TX | $64,240 | same as national |
| 190 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,180 | same as national |
| 191 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $64,180 | same as national |
| 192 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $64,140 | same as national |
| 193 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $64,130 | same as national |
| 194 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,100 | same as national |
| 195 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $64,100 | same as national |
| 196 | Midland, MI | $64,100 | same as national |
| 197 | Gainesville, GA | $64,080 | same as national |
| 198 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,080 | same as national |
| 199 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $64,050 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Richmond, VA | $64,030 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $64,000 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Chambersburg, PA | $63,960 | 1% below national |
| 203 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,950 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Cleveland, OH | $63,900 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Bozeman, MT | $63,790 | 1% below national |
| 206 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $63,780 | 1% below national |
| 207 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,770 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $63,760 | 1% below national |
| 209 | Dubuque, IA | $63,750 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Rochester, MN | $63,750 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,720 | 1% below national |
| 212 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $63,720 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Helena, MT | $63,690 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Iowa City, IA | $63,690 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $63,680 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $63,670 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,670 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $63,660 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Fort Wayne, IN | $63,640 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $63,610 | 1% below national |
| 221 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $63,610 | 1% below national |
| 222 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $63,570 | 1% below national |
| 223 | Omaha, NE-IA | $63,540 | 1% below national |
| 224 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $63,530 | 1% below national |
| 225 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $63,480 | 1% below national |
| 226 | York-Hanover, PA | $63,460 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Burlington, NC | $63,450 | 1% below national |
| 228 | Elmira, NY | $63,390 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $63,390 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Spartanburg, SC | $63,390 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Wilmington, NC | $63,390 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,370 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,350 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,330 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Lancaster, PA | $63,290 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $63,290 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Monroe, MI | $63,240 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Bloomington, IN | $63,200 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Missoula, MT | $63,130 | 2% below national |
| 240 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,120 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Lincoln, NE | $63,070 | 2% below national |
| 242 | Pittsburgh, PA | $63,060 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Ogden, UT | $63,010 | 2% below national |
| 244 | Winston-Salem, NC | $62,970 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,950 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,950 | 2% below national |
| 247 | Syracuse, NY | $62,880 | 2% below national |
| 248 | Sheboygan, WI | $62,820 | 2% below national |
| 249 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $62,820 | 2% below national |
| 250 | Savannah, GA | $62,810 | 2% below national |
| 251 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $62,800 | 2% below national |
| 252 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $62,710 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,710 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Farmington, NM | $62,690 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,680 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Sumter, SC | $62,640 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,610 | 3% below national |
| 258 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 3% below national |
| 259 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $62,540 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Sandusky, OH | $62,520 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Binghamton, NY | $62,490 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Odessa, TX | $62,490 | 3% below national |
| 263 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,490 | 3% below national |
| 264 | Terre Haute, IN | $62,460 | 3% below national |
| 265 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,450 | 3% below national |
| 266 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $62,430 | 3% below national |
| 267 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,420 | 3% below national |
| 268 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $62,410 | 3% below national |
| 269 | Columbus, IN | $62,400 | 3% below national |
| 270 | Lawrence, KS | $62,400 | 3% below national |
| 271 | St. George, UT | $62,400 | 3% below national |
| 272 | Casper, WY | $62,370 | 3% below national |
| 273 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $62,350 | 3% below national |
| 274 | Fargo, ND-MN | $62,300 | 3% below national |
| 275 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $62,290 | 3% below national |
| 276 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $62,280 | 3% below national |
| 277 | Toledo, OH | $62,280 | 3% below national |
| 278 | Traverse City, MI | $62,260 | 3% below national |
| 279 | Topeka, KS | $62,210 | 3% below national |
| 280 | Owensboro, KY | $62,180 | 3% below national |
| 281 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,150 | 3% below national |
| 282 | Dover, DE | $62,140 | 4% below national |
| 283 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,120 | 4% below national |
| 284 | Columbia, SC | $62,110 | 4% below national |
| 285 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $62,110 | 4% below national |
| 286 | Lima, OH | $62,080 | 4% below national |
| 287 | Rocky Mount, NC | $62,080 | 4% below national |
| 288 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,080 | 4% below national |
| 289 | Akron, OH | $62,070 | 4% below national |
| 290 | Jacksonville, FL | $62,070 | 4% below national |
| 291 | Waco, TX | $62,070 | 4% below national |
| 292 | Paducah, KY-IL | $62,060 | 4% below national |
| 293 | Rochester, NY | $62,060 | 4% below national |
| 294 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,050 | 4% below national |
| 295 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,980 | 4% below national |
| 296 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,970 | 4% below national |
| 297 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $61,960 | 4% below national |
| 298 | State College, PA | $61,960 | 4% below national |
| 299 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,940 | 4% below national |
| 300 | Twin Falls, ID | $61,920 | 4% below national |
| 301 | Columbus, OH | $61,910 | 4% below national |
| 302 | St. Cloud, MN | $61,900 | 4% below national |
| 303 | Utica-Rome, NY | $61,880 | 4% below national |
| 304 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,840 | 4% below national |
| 305 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $61,770 | 4% below national |
| 306 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $61,740 | 4% below national |
| 307 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $61,730 | 4% below national |
| 308 | Rome, GA | $61,710 | 4% below national |
| 309 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,700 | 4% below national |
| 310 | Bismarck, ND | $61,690 | 4% below national |
| 311 | Columbia, MO | $61,670 | 4% below national |
| 312 | Las Cruces, NM | $61,670 | 4% below national |
| 313 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,670 | 4% below national |
| 314 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,640 | 4% below national |
| 315 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $61,600 | 4% below national |
| 316 | Greenville, NC | $61,600 | 4% below national |
| 317 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $61,530 | 4% below national |
| 318 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,510 | 4% below national |
| 319 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,480 | 5% below national |
| 320 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,480 | 5% below national |
| 321 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $61,450 | 5% below national |
| 322 | Manhattan, KS | $61,430 | 5% below national |
| 323 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $61,400 | 5% below national |
| 324 | Bay City, MI | $61,380 | 5% below national |
| 325 | Lynchburg, VA | $61,370 | 5% below national |
| 326 | Springfield, MO | $61,350 | 5% below national |
| 327 | Springfield, OH | $61,350 | 5% below national |
| 328 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $61,340 | 5% below national |
| 329 | Amarillo, TX | $61,330 | 5% below national |
| 330 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,330 | 5% below national |
| 331 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $61,300 | 5% below national |
| 332 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $61,260 | 5% below national |
| 333 | Roanoke, VA | $61,210 | 5% below national |
| 334 | Williamsport, PA | $61,200 | 5% below national |
| 335 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | 5% below national |
| 336 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | 5% below national |
| 337 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,120 | 5% below national |
| 338 | Minot, ND | $61,110 | 5% below national |
| 339 | Grand Island, NE | $61,090 | 5% below national |
| 340 | Elizabethtown, KY | $61,080 | 5% below national |
| 341 | Birmingham, AL | $61,040 | 5% below national |
| 342 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,030 | 5% below national |
| 343 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $61,020 | 5% below national |
| 344 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $61,000 | 5% below national |
| 345 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $60,990 | 5% below national |
| 346 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,980 | 5% below national |
| 347 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,980 | 5% below national |
| 348 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $60,960 | 5% below national |
| 349 | Abilene, TX | $60,950 | 5% below national |
| 350 | Eau Claire, WI | $60,950 | 5% below national |
| 351 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,930 | 5% below national |
| 352 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $60,900 | 5% below national |
| 353 | Bowling Green, KY | $60,830 | 6% below national |
| 354 | Harrisonburg, VA | $60,830 | 6% below national |
| 355 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,830 | 6% below national |
| 356 | Green Bay, WI | $60,790 | 6% below national |
| 357 | Jacksonville, NC | $60,770 | 6% below national |
| 358 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,720 | 6% below national |
| 359 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,650 | 6% below national |
| 360 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $60,640 | 6% below national |
| 361 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $60,630 | 6% below national |
| 362 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,620 | 6% below national |
| 363 | Erie, PA | $60,510 | 6% below national |
| 364 | Billings, MT | $60,500 | 6% below national |
| 365 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $60,500 | 6% below national |
| 366 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $60,490 | 6% below national |
| 367 | Goldsboro, NC | $60,470 | 6% below national |
| 368 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $60,460 | 6% below national |
| 369 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $60,450 | 6% below national |
| 370 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $60,440 | 6% below national |
| 371 | Punta Gorda, FL | $60,380 | 6% below national |
| 372 | Wausau, WI | $60,360 | 6% below national |
| 373 | Jefferson City, MO | $60,340 | 6% below national |
| 374 | Wichita Falls, TX | $60,330 | 6% below national |
| 375 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,330 | 6% below national |
| 376 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $60,320 | 6% below national |
| 377 | Wichita, KS | $60,310 | 6% below national |
| 378 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,310 | 6% below national |
| 379 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $60,280 | 6% below national |
| 380 | Idaho Falls, ID | $60,270 | 6% below national |
| 381 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $60,250 | 6% below national |
| 382 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $60,210 | 7% below national |
| 383 | Longview, TX | $60,190 | 7% below national |
| 384 | Springfield, IL | $60,110 | 7% below national |
| 385 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $60,100 | 7% below national |
| 386 | Winchester, VA-WV | $60,090 | 7% below national |
| 387 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $60,020 | 7% below national |
| 388 | Great Falls, MT | $60,020 | 7% below national |
| 389 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,990 | 7% below national |
| 390 | Gainesville, FL | $59,970 | 7% below national |
| 391 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $59,950 | 7% below national |
| 392 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $59,940 | 7% below national |
| 393 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | 7% below national |
| 394 | Huntsville, AL | $59,860 | 7% below national |
| 395 | Oklahoma City, OK | $59,860 | 7% below national |
| 396 | Tulsa, OK | $59,820 | 7% below national |
| 397 | Corpus Christi, TX | $59,810 | 7% below national |
| 398 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,780 | 7% below national |
| 399 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $59,770 | 7% below national |
| 400 | Pocatello, ID | $59,720 | 7% below national |
| 401 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $59,710 | 7% below national |
| 402 | Baton Rouge, LA | $59,700 | 7% below national |
| 403 | Florence, SC | $59,700 | 7% below national |
| 404 | Altoona, PA | $59,680 | 7% below national |
| 405 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $59,610 | 7% below national |
| 406 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $59,600 | 7% below national |
| 407 | Tyler, TX | $59,550 | 8% below national |
| 408 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,510 | 8% below national |
| 409 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $59,500 | 8% below national |
| 410 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,360 | 8% below national |
| 411 | San Angelo, TX | $59,340 | 8% below national |
| 412 | Columbus, GA-AL | $59,330 | 8% below national |
| 413 | Enid, OK | $59,300 | 8% below national |
| 414 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,300 | 8% below national |
| 415 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $59,240 | 8% below national |
| 416 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,220 | 8% below national |
| 417 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,210 | 8% below national |
| 418 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $59,200 | 8% below national |
| 419 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,140 | 8% below national |
| 420 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $59,080 | 8% below national |
| 421 | Ocala, FL | $59,070 | 8% below national |
| 422 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,060 | 8% below national |
| 423 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,050 | 8% below national |
| 424 | Tallahassee, FL | $59,040 | 8% below national |
| 425 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $59,000 | 8% below national |
| 426 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $58,970 | 8% below national |
| 427 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $58,930 | 8% below national |
| 428 | Joplin, MO-KS | $58,920 | 9% below national |
| 429 | El Paso, TX | $58,770 | 9% below national |
| 430 | Mansfield, OH | $58,730 | 9% below national |
| 431 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,590 | 9% below national |
| 432 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $58,580 | 9% below national |
| 433 | Lubbock, TX | $58,510 | 9% below national |
| 434 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,450 | 9% below national |
| 435 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $58,340 | 9% below national |
| 436 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $58,330 | 9% below national |
| 437 | Sebring, FL | $58,320 | 9% below national |
| 438 | Albany, GA | $58,310 | 9% below national |
| 439 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $58,280 | 10% below national |
| 440 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $58,260 | 10% below national |
| 441 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,200 | 10% below national |
| 442 | Victoria, TX | $58,130 | 10% below national |
| 443 | Decatur, AL | $58,010 | 10% below national |
| 444 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,000 | 10% below national |
| 445 | Knoxville, TN | $57,960 | 10% below national |
| 446 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $57,960 | 10% below national |
| 447 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $57,750 | 10% below national |
| 448 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $57,460 | 11% below national |
| 449 | Albuquerque, NM | $57,370 | 11% below national |
| 450 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $57,370 | 11% below national |
| 451 | Johnstown, PA | $57,320 | 11% below national |
| 452 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,280 | 11% below national |
| 453 | Lawton, OK | $57,260 | 11% below national |
| 454 | Eagle Pass, TX | $57,250 | 11% below national |
| 455 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $57,090 | 11% below national |
| 456 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $57,080 | 11% below national |
| 457 | Mobile, AL | $57,030 | 11% below national |
| 458 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $57,030 | 11% below national |
| 459 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $56,970 | 12% below national |
| 460 | Laredo, TX | $56,850 | 12% below national |
| 461 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $56,710 | 12% below national |
| 462 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $56,430 | 12% below national |
| 463 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $56,250 | 13% below national |
| 464 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $56,250 | 13% below national |
| 465 | Hot Springs, AR | $56,120 | 13% below national |
| 466 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $56,120 | 13% below national |
| 467 | Gadsden, AL | $56,040 | 13% below national |
| 468 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $55,900 | 13% below national |
| 469 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $55,880 | 13% below national |
| 470 | Hammond, LA | $55,840 | 13% below national |
| 471 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,670 | 14% below national |
| 472 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,560 | 14% below national |
| 473 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,530 | 14% below national |
| 474 | Montgomery, AL | $55,410 | 14% below national |
| 475 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $55,360 | 14% below national |
| 476 | Monroe, LA | $55,360 | 14% below national |
| 477 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $55,360 | 14% below national |
| 478 | Logan, UT-ID | $55,290 | 14% below national |
| 479 | Morristown, TN | $55,140 | 14% below national |
| 480 | Alexandria, LA | $54,880 | 15% below national |
| 481 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,760 | 15% below national |
| 482 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $54,540 | 15% below national |
| 483 | Beckley, WV | $54,510 | 15% below national |
| 484 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,460 | 15% below national |
| 485 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $54,460 | 15% below national |
| 486 | Dalton, GA | $54,380 | 16% below national |
| 487 | Charleston, WV | $54,370 | 16% below national |
| 488 | Warner Robins, GA | $54,280 | 16% below national |
| 489 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $54,050 | 16% below national |
| 490 | Hinesville, GA | $53,930 | 16% below national |
| 491 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $53,750 | 17% below national |
| 492 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $53,520 | 17% below national |
| 493 | Jackson, MS | $53,510 | 17% below national |
| 494 | Lake Charles, LA | $53,300 | 17% below national |
| 495 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $53,240 | 17% below national |
| 496 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $53,210 | 17% below national |
| 497 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,150 | 17% below national |
| 498 | Cleveland, TN | $52,350 | 19% below national |
| 499 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,250 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Rapid City, SD | $52,220 | 19% below national |
| 501 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $52,040 | 19% below national |
| 502 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $51,890 | 19% below national |
| 503 | Lafayette, LA | $51,580 | 20% below national |
| 504 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $51,580 | 20% below national |
| 505 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,580 | 20% below national |
| 506 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $51,490 | 20% below national |
| 507 | Johnson City, TN | $51,480 | 20% below national |
| 508 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $51,360 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $51,260 | 20% below national |
| 510 | Jonesboro, AR | $50,980 | 21% below national |
| 511 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $50,970 | 21% below national |
| 512 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,720 | 21% below national |
| 513 | Jackson, TN | $50,670 | 21% below national |
| 514 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $50,630 | 21% below national |
| 515 | Morgantown, WV | $50,400 | 22% below national |
| 516 | Valdosta, GA | $49,860 | 23% below national |
| 517 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,980 | 24% below national |
| 518 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,800 | 24% below national |
| 519 | Hattiesburg, MS | $48,350 | 25% below national |
| 520 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | 25% below national |
| 521 | Dothan, AL | $47,820 | 26% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,770 | 49% below national |
| 523 | Mayaguez, PR | $30,970 | 52% below national |
| 524 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $26,740 | 58% below national |
| 525 | Guayama, PR | $26,280 | 59% below national |
| 526 | Ponce, PR | $24,900 | 61% below national |
| 527 | Arecibo, PR | $24,890 | 61% below national |
| 528 | Aguadilla, PR | $23,450 | 64% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make? ▼
The median annual salary for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses is $64,400 ($30.96/hour). The salary range spans from $49,740 at the 10th percentile to $83,440 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses at $83,150/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses is Postsecondary nondegree award.
How dangerous is being a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses? ▼
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses a good career? ▼
Employment for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses is projected to grow 2.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 54,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay vary by state? ▼
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $83,150/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $55,360/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $95,320/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $76,030/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Washington leads at $83,150/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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