LPN Salary

Compare Licensed Practical Nurse Salaries (2026)

Compare licensed practical nurse salaries between cities side-by-side. See how median pay, hourly rates, and employment levels differ across 200 city pairs using official BLS data.

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Comparisons
1690
Cities
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States

AZ Comparisons (1)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZ

CA Comparisons (36)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsBakersfield, CALos Angeles, CAvsStockton, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CARiverside, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CARiverside, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CARiverside, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Francisco, CAvsStockton, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsBakersfield, CARiverside, CAvsStockton, CARiverside, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsBakersfield, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsStockton, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsBakersfield, CASacramento, CAvsStockton, CASacramento, CAvsOxnard, CASan Jose, CAvsFresno, CA

FL Comparisons (23)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsDeltona, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLMiami, FLvsPensacola, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsDeltona, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsPensacola, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLOrlando, FLvsDeltona, FLOrlando, FLvsPalm Bay, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsRome, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsValdosta, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsAlbany, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

IN Comparisons (1)

Indianapolis, INvsFort Wayne, IN

LA Comparisons (1)

New Orleans, LAvsBaton Rouge, LA

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (1)

Baltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MD

MI Comparisons (1)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (8)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOKansas City, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MO

NC Comparisons (1)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NC

NY Comparisons (11)

New York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NYNew York, NYvsWatertown, NYRochester, NYvsBuffalo, NYRochester, NYvsAlbany, NY

OH Comparisons (25)

Columbus, OHvsCleveland, OHColumbus, OHvsCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsDayton, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsDayton, OHColumbus, OHvsToledo, OHCleveland, OHvsAkron, OHColumbus, OHvsCanton, OHCleveland, OHvsToledo, OHColumbus, OHvsYoungstown, OHCincinnati, OHvsAkron, OHCincinnati, OHvsToledo, OHCleveland, OHvsCanton, OHCleveland, OHvsYoungstown, OHCincinnati, OHvsCanton, OHCincinnati, OHvsYoungstown, OHColumbus, OHvsSpringfield, OHColumbus, OHvsLima, OHCleveland, OHvsSpringfield, OHCleveland, OHvsLima, OHCincinnati, OHvsSpringfield, OHCincinnati, OHvsLima, OHDayton, OHvsAkron, OH

OK Comparisons (1)

Oklahoma City, OKvsTulsa, OK

PA Comparisons (17)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAltoona, PAPittsburgh, PAvsScranton, PAPittsburgh, PAvsAllentown, PAPittsburgh, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPittsburgh, PAvsLancaster, PAPittsburgh, PAvsYork, PAPittsburgh, PAvsReading, PAPittsburgh, PAvsErie, PAPittsburgh, PAvsAltoona, PA

TN Comparisons (10)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TNNashville, TNvsKnoxville, TNNashville, TNvsChattanooga, TNNashville, TNvsJohnson City, TNNashville, TNvsJackson, TNNashville, TNvsKingsport, TNNashville, TNvsClarksville, TNNashville, TNvsCleveland, TNNashville, TNvsMorristown, TNMemphis, TNvsKnoxville, TN

TX Comparisons (26)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsBrownsville, TXDallas, TXvsKilleen, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsBrownsville, TXHouston, TXvsKilleen, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXSan Antonio, TXvsAustin, TXSan Antonio, TXvsMcallen, TXSan Antonio, TXvsEl Paso, TXSan Antonio, TXvsBrownsville, TXSan Antonio, TXvsKilleen, TXSan Antonio, TXvsLubbock, TXSan Antonio, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXAustin, TXvsMcallen, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TX

VA Comparisons (1)

Virginia Beach, VAvsRichmond, VA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home