What are the main factors that influence a Hospice Lpn's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Hospice Lpn's salary?

A Hospice Lpn's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,277 for beginners, reaching about $60,989 at mid-level, and approach $63,647 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Hospice Lpn?

Hospice Lpn salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Hospice Lpn roles are District of Columbia $66,079, California $65,828, Massachusetts $64,951. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Hospice Lpn roles make?

Salaries for Hospice Lpn level roles vary by specialization: Physician - Hospice: $239,934; Hospice Consultant: $230,566; Hospice Administrator: $135,656; Hospice Director: $132,879; Director Of Hospice: $130,739.

How do different companies affect a Hospice Lpn's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Hospice Lpn roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Hospice Lpn Salary in the United States

How much does a Hospice Lpn make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hospice Lpn in the United States is $59,681 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Hospice Lpn's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,627
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,526 to $64,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,743

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Hospice Lpn Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,887	$5,407	$1,248	$31
Average	$59,681	$4,973	$1,148	$29
25th Percentile	$55,526	$4,627	$1,068	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Hospice Lpn Salaries

A Hospice Lpn's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Hospice Lpn Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hospice Lpn's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,277
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,566
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,989
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,470
Expert (over 8 years): $63,647

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Hospice Lpn	$59,277
Intermediate Level Hospice Lpn	$59,566
Senior Level Hospice Lpn	$60,989
Specialist Level Hospice Lpn	$63,470
Expert Level Hospice Lpn	$63,647

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How Do Hospice Lpn Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Hospice Lpns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,079.
California: $65,828.
Massachusetts: $64,951.

District of Columbia $66,079 California $65,828 Massachusetts $64,951 Washington $64,712 New Jersey $64,688 Alaska $64,605 Connecticut $63,781 New York $63,447

Hawaii $62,379 Rhode Island $61,877 Maryland $61,537 Minnesota $61,072 Colorado $60,893 Illinois $60,833 Oregon $60,606 Delaware $60,439

New Hampshire $60,334 Virginia $60,099 Pennsylvania $59,412 Nevada $59,066 North Dakota $58,953 Michigan $58,774 Wisconsin $58,708 Vermont $58,577

Texas $58,213 Maine $58,189 Arizona $58,153 Ohio $58,111 Georgia $57,562 Indiana $57,288 Wyoming $57,234 Utah $57,151

Iowa $57,115 Kansas $56,828 Louisiana $56,745 North Carolina $56,715 Missouri $56,703 Florida $56,470 Montana $56,345 Nebraska $56,225

Kentucky $56,160 South Carolina $55,921 Tennessee $55,772 Idaho $55,712 New Mexico $55,277 Oklahoma $55,181 Alabama $54,829 South Dakota $54,238

Arkansas $53,916 West Virginia $53,743 Mississippi $53,224

Top Paying Cities for Hospice Lpns

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $75,276
San Francisco: $74,536
Oakland: $72,882

San Jose, CA $75,276

San Francisco, CA $74,536

Oakland, CA $72,882

New York, NY $69,164

Queens Village, NY $68,717

Paramus, NJ $68,239

Passaic, NJ $68,180

Bergenfield, NJ $68,120

Stamford, CT $68,030

Huntington, NY $67,971

Newark, NJ $67,583

Bridgeport, CT $67,463

New Brunswick, NJ $67,266

Vallejo, CA $67,141

Middlesex, NJ $67,105

Somerset, NJ $67,052

Petaluma, CA $66,914

Santa Cruz, CA $66,682

Boston, MA $66,562

Monterey, CA $66,264

Fairbanks, AK $66,222

Los Angeles, CA $66,109

Washington, DC $66,079

Seattle, WA $65,971

Santa Rosa, CA $65,959

Juneau, AK $65,786

Orange, CA $65,589

Anchorage, AK $65,482

Anaheim, CA $65,440

Santa Ana, CA $65,351

Nassau, NY $65,315

Long Beach, CA $65,291

Danbury, CT $65,273

Santa Maria, CA $65,070

Everett, WA $65,058

Bremerton, WA $64,766

Trenton, NJ $64,652

Sacramento, CA $64,629

San Diego, CA $64,599

Brockton, MA $64,575

Tacoma, WA $64,551

Santa Barbara, CA $64,467

Lowell, MA $64,229

New Suffolk, NY $64,205

Nashua, NH $64,133

Lompoc, CA $64,038

Ventura, CA $63,978

Stockton, CA $63,960

New Haven, CT $63,841

Atlantic City, NJ $63,686

Hartford, CT $63,554

Modesto, CA $63,524

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,393

New Britain, CT $63,363

Olympia, WA $63,280

Kennewick, WA $63,280

New London, CT $63,268

Norwich, CT $63,250

Lawrence, MA $63,220

Bakersfield, CA $63,053

Riverside, CA $62,969

New Bedford, MA $62,969

Richland, WA $62,910

Portsmouth, NH $62,862

Vineland, NJ $62,850

San Bernardino, CA $62,802

Boulder, CO $62,635

Worcester, MA $62,587

Portland, OR $62,534

Saint Paul, MN $62,462

Minneapolis, MN $62,462

Philadelphia, PA $62,379

Honolulu, HI $62,062

Springfield, MA $61,853

Providence, RI $61,847

Chicago, IL $61,674

Bellingham, WA $61,603

Baltimore, MD $61,537

Chico, CA $61,388

Wilmington, DE $61,286

Pittsfield, MA $61,227

Manchester, NH $61,113

Spokane, WA $60,851

Denver, CO $60,845

Albany, NY $60,564

Troy, NY $60,540

Schenectady, NY $60,415

Burlington, VT $60,284

Portland, ME $60,075

Salem, OR $60,027

Yakima, WA $60,015

Ann Arbor, MI $59,997

Rochester, MN $59,830

Fresno, CA $59,800

Reno, NV $59,800

Milwaukee, WI $59,747

Detroit, MI $59,687

Allentown, PA $59,669

Carson City, NV $59,663

Houston, TX $59,574

Colorado Springs, CO $59,568

Syracuse, NY $59,538

Eugene, OR $59,424

Bismarck, ND $59,353

Gary, IN $59,353

Galveston, TX $59,353

Springfield, OR $59,305

Medford, OR $59,162

Fort Collins, CO $59,138

Austin, TX $59,090

Mesa, AZ $58,965

Phoenix, AZ $58,953

Dallas, TX $58,935

Reading, PA $58,899

Saint Cloud, MN $58,875

Concord, NH $58,822

Madison, WI $58,798

Utica, NY $58,637

Raleigh, NC $58,589

Las Vegas, NV $58,583

Rochester, NY $58,541

Des Moines, IA $58,535

Atlanta, GA $58,440

Battle Creek, MI $58,422

Salt Lake City, UT $58,404

Lancaster, PA $58,314

Champaign, IL $58,302

Harrisburg, PA $58,231

Durham, NC $58,177

Kansas City, MO $58,171

Kansas City, KS $58,159

Fort Worth, TX $58,153

Boca Raton, FL $58,129

Cleveland, OH $58,123

Columbus, OH $58,111

Pittsburgh, PA $58,105

Richmond, VA $58,082

Indianapolis, IN $58,070

Cincinnati, OH $57,992

Petersburg, VA $57,903

Billings, MT $57,771

Lansing, MI $57,771

Huntsville, AL $57,771

Lebanon, PA $57,765

Dayton, OH $57,759

Pueblo, CO $57,759

Appleton, WI $57,741

Buffalo, NY $57,717

Racine, WI $57,688

Charlotte, NC $57,682

Saint Louis, MO $57,664

Springfield, IL $57,640

Elkhart, IN $57,628

York, PA $57,628

Gastonia, NC $57,622

Benton Harbor, MI $57,622

Beaumont, TX $57,586

Lorain, OH $57,574

Toledo, OH $57,550

Binghamton, NY $57,521

Rock Hill, SC $57,515

Rockford, IL $57,485

Fargo, ND $57,455

Elyria, OH $57,455

Flagstaff, AZ $57,413

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,377

Miami, FL $57,342

Duluth, MN $57,246

Bangor, ME $57,168

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,103

Louisville, KY $57,073

Grand Rapids, MI $57,061

Hialeah, FL $57,055

Casper, WY $56,971

Scranton, PA $56,900

New Orleans, LA $56,882

Virginia Beach, VA $56,876

Akron, OH $56,846

Peoria, IL $56,769

Sarasota, FL $56,757

Green Bay, WI $56,715

Baton Rouge, LA $56,685

Charleston, SC $56,673

Nashville, TN $56,655

Jamestown, NY $56,643

Davenport, IA $56,643

Tucson, AZ $56,613

Cheyenne, WY $56,595

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,578

Tampa, FL $56,566

Omaha, NE $56,554

Port Arthur, TX $56,530

Evansville, IN $56,530

Bradenton, FL $56,506

Santa Fe, NM $56,399

Orlando, FL $56,339

Clearwater, FL $56,273

Canton, OH $56,148

La Crosse, WI $56,148

Grand Forks, ND $56,130

Albuquerque, NM $56,112

Tulsa, OK $56,112

Newport News, VA $56,106

High Point, NC $56,088

Ogden, UT $56,064

Corpus Christi, TX $56,017

Laramie, WY $55,981

Norfolk, VA $55,981

Rock Island, IL $55,945

Saginaw, MI $55,933

Jacksonville, FL $55,927

Salisbury, NC $55,915

Memphis, TN $55,903

Moline, IL $55,873

Fort Myers, FL $55,855

Waterloo, IA $55,778

Spartanburg, SC $55,718

Lincoln, NE $55,688

Fort Wayne, IN $55,676

Birmingham, AL $55,611

Cedar Falls, IA $55,599

Provo, UT $55,593

Springfield, OH $55,587

San Antonio, TX $55,575

Greensboro, NC $55,551

South Bend, IN $55,545

Winston Salem, NC $55,539

Boise, ID $55,521

Savannah, GA $55,479

Muskegon, MI $55,372

Lima, OH $55,300

Lake Charles, LA $55,277

Anderson, IN $55,265

Lexington, KY $55,247

Augusta, GA $55,229

Greenville, SC $55,229

Wichita, KS $55,175

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,175

Columbia, SC $55,121

Bloomington, IN $54,972

Roanoke, VA $54,936

Asheville, NC $54,859

Knoxville, TN $54,757

Shreveport, LA $54,751

Wilmington, NC $54,674

Frankfort, KY $54,560

Oklahoma City, OK $54,519

Chillicothe, OH $54,495

Longview, TX $54,489

Topeka, KS $54,471

Mobile, AL $54,381

Terre Haute, IN $54,357

Erie, PA $54,351

Altoona, PA $54,322

Melbourne, FL $54,304

Amarillo, TX $54,280

Killeen, TX $54,262

Fayetteville, AR $54,214

Sioux Falls, SD $54,172

Chattanooga, TN $54,137

Idaho Falls, ID $54,131

Gainesville, FL $54,005

Portsmouth, OH $53,975

Little Rock, AR $53,964

Lynchburg, VA $53,964

Lafayette, LA $53,940

Youngstown, OH $53,940

Temple, TX $53,916

Daytona Beach, FL $53,904

Clarksville, TN $53,898

Pensacola, FL $53,892

Hopkinsville, KY $53,713

Charleston, WV $53,707

Florence, SC $53,677

Sioux City, IA $53,641

Macon, GA $53,468

Tallahassee, FL $53,462

Fayetteville, NC $53,450

Waco, TX $53,438

Wichita Falls, TX $53,438

Pine Bluff, AR $53,414

Vincennes, IN $53,301

Lubbock, TX $53,277

Great Falls, MT $53,241

Alamogordo, NM $53,235

Abilene, TX $53,188

Rapid City, SD $53,110

Monroe, LA $53,110

Albany, GA $53,074

Huntington, WV $53,068

Jackson, MS $53,062

Greenville, MS $53,056

Parkersburg, WV $52,997

Montgomery, AL $52,985

Johnstown, PA $52,973

Springfield, MO $52,925

Biloxi, MS $52,895

Sumter, SC $52,770

Columbus, GA $52,764

Twin Falls, ID $52,728

Pascagoula, MS $52,651

Kingsport, TN $52,495

Gulfport, MS $52,478

Alexandria, LA $52,281

Fort Smith, AR $52,131

El Paso, TX $51,970

Helena, MT $51,893

Las Cruces, NM $51,702

Harlingen, TX $51,535

Pocatello, ID $51,481

Florence, AL $51,463

Brownsville, TX $51,451

Dothan, AL $51,356

Mcallen, TX $51,326

Columbus, MS $50,884

Altus, OK $50,609

Lawton, OK $50,496

Pierre, SD $50,281

What Skills Can Increase a Hospice Lpn's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 4.9% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Home Care (Mentioned in 6.28% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Medication administration is the direct application of a prescribed medication whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	4.9%
Home Care	6.28%
Medication Administration	2.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Hospice Lpn's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$72,214	21%
Presentation	$72,214	21%
Dedication	$71,617	20%
Commitment	$69,230	16%
Accountability	$68,633	15%
Safety Standards	$67,440	13%

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How Education impacts a Hospice Lpn's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Hospice Lpns enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Hospice Lpn with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $56,043 and $58,522).

Hospice Lpn Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Hospice Lpn

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 72.2%

Associates 18.8%

Bachelors 6.3%

Masters 1.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	72.2%
Associates	18.8%
Bachelors	6.3%
Masters	1.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Hospice Lpn Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hospice Lpn's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$55,526

Average $59,681/year

$64,887

$4,627

Average $4,973/month

$5,407

$1,068

Average $1,148/week

$1,248

$27

Average $29/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,887	$5,407	$1,248	$31
Average	$59,681	$4,973	$1,148	$29
25th Percentile	$55,526	$4,627	$1,068	$27

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Salary Trends for Hospice Lpn

Salaries for a Hospice Lpn can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,901 in 2023 to around $49,526 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Hospice Lpn salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Hospice Lpn Over Time

2022

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2023

$49,901

2024

$50,784

2025

$49,526

2026

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2027

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Year	Average Annual Salary
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2023	$49,901
2024	$50,784
2025	$49,526
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