What are the main factors that influence a LPN Psych's salary?

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

How does experience change A LPN Psych's salary?

A LPN Psych's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,070 for beginners, reaching about $54,629 at mid-level, and approach $56,131 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a LPN Psych?

LPN Psych salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for LPN Psych roles are District of Columbia $61,262, California $61,030, Massachusetts $60,217. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of LPN Psych roles make?

Salaries for LPN Psych level roles vary by specialization: pediatric psych nurse: $295,511; Psych Counselor: $290,859; Psych Nurse Practitioner: $115,527; Psych Np: $112,978; Psych Nurse: $88,261.

How do different companies affect a LPN Psych's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for LPN Psych 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.

LPN Psych Salary in the United States

How much does a LPN Psych make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a LPN Psych in the United States is $55,331 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,449
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,253 to $58,533
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,451

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LPN Psych Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,533	$4,878	$1,126	$28
Average	$55,331	$4,611	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$52,253	$4,354	$1,005	$25

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Key Factors That Influence LPN Psych Salaries

A LPN Psych'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects LPN Psych Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a LPN Psych'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): $54,070
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,303
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,629
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,190
Expert (over 8 years): $56,131

Levels	Salary
Entry Level LPN Psych	$54,070
Intermediate Level LPN Psych	$54,303
Senior Level LPN Psych	$54,629
Specialist Level LPN Psych	$55,190
Expert Level LPN Psych	$56,131

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How Do LPN Psych 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 LPN Psyches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,262.
California: $61,030.
Massachusetts: $60,217.

District of Columbia $61,262

California $61,030

Massachusetts $60,217

Washington $59,995

New Jersey $59,973

Alaska $59,896

Connecticut $59,132

New York $58,822

Hawaii $57,832

Rhode Island $57,367

Maryland $57,052

Minnesota $56,620

Colorado $56,454

Illinois $56,399

Oregon $56,188

Delaware $56,034

New Hampshire $55,936

Virginia $55,718

Pennsylvania $55,082

Nevada $54,761

North Dakota $54,656

Michigan $54,490

Wisconsin $54,429

Vermont $54,307

Texas $53,970

Maine $53,948

Arizona $53,914

Ohio $53,876

Georgia $53,367

Indiana $53,112

Wyoming $53,062

Utah $52,985

Iowa $52,952

Kansas $52,686

Louisiana $52,609

North Carolina $52,581

Missouri $52,570

Florida $52,354

Montana $52,238

Nebraska $52,127

Kentucky $52,066

South Carolina $51,845

Tennessee $51,707

Idaho $51,651

New Mexico $51,247

Oklahoma $51,159

Alabama $50,832

South Dakota $50,285

Arkansas $49,986

West Virginia $49,825

Mississippi $49,344

Top Paying Cities for LPN Psyches

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: $69,789
San Francisco: $69,025
Oakland: $67,570

San Jose, CA $69,789

San Francisco, CA $69,025

Oakland, CA $67,570

New York, NY $63,707

Paramus, NJ $62,933

Queens Village, NY $62,930

Passaic, NJ $62,877

Bergenfield, NJ $62,872

Stamford, CT $62,751

Huntington, NY $62,728

Newark, NJ $62,319

Bridgeport, CT $62,202

Vallejo, CA $62,092

New Brunswick, NJ $62,070

Petaluma, CA $62,037

Middlesex, NJ $61,932

Somerset, NJ $61,893

Santa Cruz, CA $61,821

Boston, MA $61,484

Monterey, CA $61,289

Seattle, WA $61,163

Santa Rosa, CA $61,152

Los Angeles, CA $61,135

Juneau, AK $60,991

Washington, DC $60,930

Orange, CA $60,733

Santa Ana, CA $60,587

Long Beach, CA $60,532

Anaheim, CA $60,521

Anchorage, AK $60,493

Santa Maria, CA $60,327

Everett, WA $60,316

Danbury, CT $60,121

Bremerton, WA $60,045

Tacoma, WA $59,846

New Suffolk, NY $59,845

Sacramento, CA $59,829

Santa Barbara, CA $59,768

Trenton, NJ $59,707

San Diego, CA $59,707

Brockton, MA $59,647

Fairbanks, AK $59,511

Lompoc, CA $59,370

Lowell, MA $59,325

Ventura, CA $59,315

Nashua, NH $59,304

Stockton, CA $59,298

Modesto, CA $58,894

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,772

Olympia, WA $58,667

Kennewick, WA $58,667

New Haven, CT $58,645

Lawrence, MA $58,446

Hartford, CT $58,391

Riverside, CA $58,380

New Bedford, MA $58,324

Richland, WA $58,324

Bakersfield, CA $58,247

San Bernardino, CA $58,225

New Britain, CT $58,219

Atlantic City, NJ $58,219

New London, CT $58,197

Norwich, CT $58,180

Portsmouth, NH $58,169

Boulder, CO $58,052

Portland, OR $57,976

Worcester, MA $57,970

Minneapolis, MN $57,799

Philadelphia, PA $57,721

Honolulu, HI $57,538

Saint Paul, MN $57,512

Vineland, NJ $57,500

Providence, RI $57,339

Chicago, IL $57,179

Bellingham, WA $57,112

Springfield, MA $57,068

Baltimore, MD $57,052

Chico, CA $56,913

Pittsfield, MA $56,764

Manchester, NH $56,659

Spokane, WA $56,415

Denver, CO $56,410

Albany, NY $56,150

Troy, NY $56,128

Nassau, NY $56,068

Schenectady, NY $56,011

Wilmington, DE $55,967

Burlington, VT $55,890

Salem, OR $55,868

Portland, ME $55,696

Yakima, WA $55,641

Rochester, MN $55,469

Reno, NV $55,441

Fresno, CA $55,441

Milwaukee, WI $55,392

Detroit, MI $55,336

Ann Arbor, MI $55,327

Allentown, PA $55,320

Colorado Springs, CO $55,226

Syracuse, NY $55,198

Carson City, NV $55,198

Houston, TX $55,121

Eugene, OR $55,093

Gary, IN $55,026

Springfield, OR $54,982

Bismarck, ND $54,971

Galveston, TX $54,932

Medford, OR $54,849

Fort Collins, CO $54,827

Concord, NH $54,800

Austin, TX $54,783

Mesa, AZ $54,667

Reading, PA $54,661

Phoenix, AZ $54,656

Dallas, TX $54,639

Saint Cloud, MN $54,586

Madison, WI $54,512

Utica, NY $54,363

Rochester, NY $54,274

Des Moines, IA $54,268

Raleigh, NC $54,263

Atlanta, GA $54,180

Battle Creek, MI $54,163

Salt Lake City, UT $54,147

Lancaster, PA $54,064

Harrisburg, PA $53,986

Kansas City, MO $53,931

Champaign, IL $53,920

Kansas City, KS $53,920

Fort Worth, TX $53,914

Columbus, OH $53,905

Boca Raton, FL $53,892

Pittsburgh, PA $53,870

Richmond, VA $53,848

Indianapolis, IN $53,837

Cleveland, OH $53,831

Las Vegas, NV $53,765

Cincinnati, OH $53,765

Petersburg, VA $53,682

Huntsville, AL $53,599

Lansing, MI $53,562

Lebanon, PA $53,555

Pueblo, CO $53,549

Appleton, WI $53,533

Buffalo, NY $53,510

Dayton, OH $53,494

Racine, WI $53,483

Charlotte, NC $53,477

Saint Louis, MO $53,461

York, PA $53,427

Elkhart, IN $53,427

Gastonia, NC $53,417

Billings, MT $53,404

Beaumont, TX $53,389

Lorain, OH $53,378

Benton Harbor, MI $53,367

Toledo, OH $53,355

Binghamton, NY $53,328

Rock Hill, SC $53,322

Rockford, IL $53,295

Springfield, IL $53,272

Elyria, OH $53,267

Fargo, ND $53,267

Flagstaff, AZ $53,228

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,195

Duluth, MN $53,162

Miami, FL $53,162

Cheyenne, WY $53,123

Grand Forks, ND $53,123

Bangor, ME $53,001

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,941

Durham, NC $52,917

Louisville, KY $52,913

Grand Rapids, MI $52,902

Hialeah, FL $52,896

Casper, WY $52,819

Scranton, PA $52,752

New Orleans, LA $52,736

Virginia Beach, VA $52,730

Akron, OH $52,703

Peoria, IL $52,631

Sarasota, FL $52,620

Nashville, TN $52,581

Omaha, NE $52,581

Green Bay, WI $52,581

Baton Rouge, LA $52,553

Charleston, SC $52,542

Jamestown, NY $52,514

Davenport, IA $52,514

Tucson, AZ $52,487

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,454

Tampa, FL $52,443

Evansville, IN $52,409

Port Arthur, TX $52,409

Bradenton, FL $52,387

Santa Fe, NM $52,288

Orlando, FL $52,188

Clearwater, FL $52,171

Canton, OH $52,055

La Crosse, WI $52,055

Albuquerque, NM $52,022

Newport News, VA $52,016

High Point, NC $52,000

Ogden, UT $51,978

Corpus Christi, TX $51,933

Norfolk, VA $51,900

Laramie, WY $51,900

Rock Island, IL $51,867

Saginaw, MI $51,856

Jacksonville, FL $51,850

Salisbury, NC $51,839

Boise, ID $51,828

Moline, IL $51,801

Fort Myers, FL $51,784

Memphis, TN $51,773

Tulsa, OK $51,745

Waterloo, IA $51,712

Spartanburg, SC $51,657

Lincoln, NE $51,629

Fort Wayne, IN $51,618

Provo, UT $51,613

Cedar Falls, IA $51,546

San Antonio, TX $51,524

Greensboro, NC $51,502

South Bend, IN $51,496

Savannah, GA $51,436

Muskegon, MI $51,413

Birmingham, AL $51,408

Winston Salem, NC $51,381

Lake Charles, LA $51,247

Anderson, IN $51,236

Lexington, KY $51,220

Augusta, GA $51,203

Greenville, SC $51,203

Lima, OH $51,159

Wichita, KS $51,153

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,153

Columbia, SC $51,104

Springfield, OH $51,092

Asheville, NC $51,004

Bloomington, IN $50,965

Knoxville, TN $50,766

Shreveport, LA $50,760

Wilmington, NC $50,689

Roanoke, VA $50,689

Topeka, KS $50,589

Frankfort, KY $50,583

Oklahoma City, OK $50,545

Chillicothe, OH $50,523

Longview, TX $50,517

Melbourne, FL $50,511

Sioux Falls, SD $50,423

Mobile, AL $50,417

Terre Haute, IN $50,395

Altoona, PA $50,362

Amarillo, TX $50,323

Killeen, TX $50,307

Fayetteville, AR $50,262

Chattanooga, TN $50,246

Sioux City, IA $50,196

Idaho Falls, ID $50,185

Lynchburg, VA $50,141

Gainesville, FL $50,069

Portsmouth, OH $50,041

Little Rock, AR $50,030

Lafayette, LA $50,008

Youngstown, OH $50,008

Daytona Beach, FL $49,975

Clarksville, TN $49,969

Pensacola, FL $49,964

Temple, TX $49,960

Hopkinsville, KY $49,798

Erie, PA $49,787

Florence, SC $49,765

Charleston, WV $49,676

Great Falls, MT $49,648

Macon, GA $49,571

Tallahassee, FL $49,565

Fayetteville, NC $49,554

Waco, TX $49,543

Helena, MT $49,504

Pine Bluff, AR $49,483

Vincennes, IN $49,416

Lubbock, TX $49,394

Alamogordo, NM $49,361

Twin Falls, ID $49,311

Rapid City, SD $49,294

Jackson, MS $49,195

Huntington, WV $49,191

Greenville, MS $49,189

Parkersburg, WV $49,133

Montgomery, AL $49,123

Wichita Falls, TX $49,067

Springfield, MO $49,067

Biloxi, MS $49,040

Monroe, LA $48,984

Johnstown, PA $48,946

Sumter, SC $48,923

Columbus, GA $48,918

Pascagoula, MS $48,813

Abilene, TX $48,813

Kingsport, TN $48,669

Albany, GA $48,669

Gulfport, MS $48,652

Alexandria, LA $48,470

Fort Smith, AR $48,331

El Paso, TX $48,182

Las Cruces, NM $47,933

Harlingen, TX $47,793

Pocatello, ID $47,784

Florence, AL $47,712

Brownsville, TX $47,701

Mcallen, TX $47,584

Dothan, AL $47,507

Columbus, MS $47,178

Altus, OK $46,921

Lawton, OK $46,815

Pierre, SD $46,616

What Skills Can Increase a LPN Psych's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 5.3% 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.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 6.22% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 2.22% 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	5.3%
Patient Care	6.22%
Medication Administration	2.22%

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 LPN Psych's salary.

Self-Directed: Can increase your salary by up to 42%.
Home Care: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Communication Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Self-Directed	$78,570	42%
Home Care	$63,077	14%
Communication Skills	$62,524	13%
Infection Control	$61,417	11%
Assisted Living	$60,311	9%
Safety Standards	$59,757	8%

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LPN Psych Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a LPN Psych'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 May 01, 2026

$52,253

Average $55,331/year

$58,533

$4,354

Average $4,611/month

$4,878

$1,005

Average $1,064/week

$1,126

$25

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,533	$4,878	$1,126	$28
Average	$55,331	$4,611	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$52,253	$4,354	$1,005	$25

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Salary Trends for LPN Psych

Salaries for a LPN Psych can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,042 in 2023 to around $63,578 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of LPN Psych salary trends, .

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2024

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