What are the main factors that influence a RN/LPN Nurse's salary?

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

How does experience change a RN/LPN Nurse's salary?

A RN/LPN Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,809 for beginners, reaching about $84,189 at mid-level, and approach $87,674 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a RN/LPN Nurse?

RN/LPN Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RN/LPN Nurse roles are District of Columbia $93,214, California $92,860, Massachusetts $91,623. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RN/LPN Nurse roles make?

Salaries for RN/LPN Nurse level roles vary by specialization: OR Nurse: $89,000; Nurse: $86,518; School Nurse: $62,437.

How do different companies affect a RN/LPN Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RN/LPN Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

RN/LPN Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a RN/LPN Nurse make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN/LPN Nurse in the United States is $84,189 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,279
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,620 to $92,088
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,549

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RN/LPN Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,088	$7,674	$1,771	$44
Average	$84,189	$7,016	$1,619	$40
25th Percentile	$78,620	$6,552	$1,512	$38

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Key Factors That Influence RN/LPN Nurse Salaries

A RN/LPN Nurse'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 RN/LPN Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RN/LPN Nurse'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): $81,809
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,973
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,189
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,441
Expert (over 8 years): $87,674

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RN/LPN Nurse	$81,809
Intermediate Level RN/LPN Nurse	$81,973
Senior Level RN/LPN Nurse	$84,189
Specialist Level RN/LPN Nurse	$87,441
Expert Level RN/LPN Nurse	$87,674

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How Do RN/LPN Nurse 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 RN/LPN Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,214.
California: $92,860.
Massachusetts: $91,623.

District of Columbia $93,214

California $92,860

Massachusetts $91,623

Washington $91,286

New Jersey $91,252

Alaska $91,135

Connecticut $89,973

New York $89,501

Hawaii $87,994

Rhode Island $87,287

Maryland $86,807

Minnesota $86,151

Colorado $85,898

Illinois $85,814

Oregon $85,494

Delaware $85,258

New Hampshire $85,110

Virginia $84,778

Pennsylvania $83,810

Nevada $83,322

North Dakota $83,162

Michigan $82,909

Wisconsin $82,817

Vermont $82,632

Texas $82,118

Maine $82,084

Arizona $82,034

Ohio $81,975

Georgia $81,200

Indiana $80,813

Wyoming $80,737

Utah $80,619

Iowa $80,569

Kansas $80,165

Louisiana $80,047

North Carolina $80,005

Missouri $79,988

Florida $79,660

Montana $79,483

Nebraska $79,314

Kentucky $79,222

South Carolina $78,885

Tennessee $78,675

Idaho $78,590

New Mexico $77,976

Oklahoma $77,841

Alabama $77,344

South Dakota $76,511

Arkansas $76,056

West Virginia $75,812

Mississippi $75,080

Top Paying Cities for RN/LPN Nurses

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: $106,188
San Francisco: $105,144
Oakland: $102,812

San Jose, CA $106,188

San Francisco, CA $105,144

Oakland, CA $102,812

New York, NY $97,567

Queens Village, NY $96,935

Paramus, NJ $96,262

Passaic, NJ $96,178

Bergenfield, NJ $96,093

Stamford, CT $95,967

Huntington, NY $95,883

Newark, NJ $95,336

Bridgeport, CT $95,167

New Brunswick, NJ $94,889

Vallejo, CA $94,713

Middlesex, NJ $94,662

Somerset, NJ $94,586

Petaluma, CA $94,393

Santa Cruz, CA $94,064

Boston, MA $93,896

Monterey, CA $93,475

Fairbanks, AK $93,416

Los Angeles, CA $93,256

Washington, DC $93,214

Seattle, WA $93,063

Santa Rosa, CA $93,046

Juneau, AK $92,802

Orange, CA $92,524

Anchorage, AK $92,372

Anaheim, CA $92,313

Santa Ana, CA $92,187

Nassau, NY $92,136

Long Beach, CA $92,103

Danbury, CT $92,078

Santa Maria, CA $91,791

Everett, WA $91,774

Bremerton, WA $91,362

Trenton, NJ $91,202

Sacramento, CA $91,168

San Diego, CA $91,126

Brockton, MA $91,092

Tacoma, WA $91,059

Santa Barbara, CA $90,941

Lowell, MA $90,604

New Suffolk, NY $90,571

Nashua, NH $90,469

Lompoc, CA $90,335

Ventura, CA $90,251

Stockton, CA $90,225

New Haven, CT $90,057

Atlantic City, NJ $89,838

Hartford, CT $89,653

Modesto, CA $89,611

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,426

New Britain, CT $89,383

Olympia, WA $89,266

Kennewick, WA $89,266

New London, CT $89,249

Norwich, CT $89,224

Lawrence, MA $89,181

Bakersfield, CA $88,946

Riverside, CA $88,828

New Bedford, MA $88,828

Richland, WA $88,744

Portsmouth, NH $88,676

Vineland, NJ $88,659

San Bernardino, CA $88,592

Boulder, CO $88,356

Worcester, MA $88,289

Portland, OR $88,213

Saint Paul, MN $88,112

Minneapolis, MN $88,112

Philadelphia, PA $87,994

Honolulu, HI $87,548

Springfield, MA $87,253

Providence, RI $87,245

Chicago, IL $87,001

Bellingham, WA $86,900

Baltimore, MD $86,807

Chico, CA $86,597

Wilmington, DE $86,454

Pittsfield, MA $86,369

Manchester, NH $86,210

Spokane, WA $85,839

Denver, CO $85,831

Albany, NY $85,435

Troy, NY $85,401

Schenectady, NY $85,225

Burlington, VT $85,039

Portland, ME $84,745

Salem, OR $84,677

Yakima, WA $84,660

Ann Arbor, MI $84,635

Rochester, MN $84,399

Fresno, CA $84,357

Reno, NV $84,357

Milwaukee, WI $84,282

Detroit, MI $84,197

Allentown, PA $84,172

Carson City, NV $84,164

Houston, TX $84,037

Colorado Springs, CO $84,029

Syracuse, NY $83,987

Eugene, OR $83,827

Bismarck, ND $83,726

Gary, IN $83,726

Galveston, TX $83,726

Springfield, OR $83,659

Medford, OR $83,457

Fort Collins, CO $83,423

Austin, TX $83,356

Mesa, AZ $83,179

Phoenix, AZ $83,162

Dallas, TX $83,137

Reading, PA $83,086

Saint Cloud, MN $83,052

Concord, NH $82,977

Madison, WI $82,943

Utica, NY $82,716

Raleigh, NC $82,648

Las Vegas, NV $82,640

Rochester, NY $82,581

Des Moines, IA $82,573

Atlanta, GA $82,438

Battle Creek, MI $82,413

Salt Lake City, UT $82,387

Lancaster, PA $82,261

Champaign, IL $82,244

Harrisburg, PA $82,143

Durham, NC $82,067

Kansas City, MO $82,059

Kansas City, KS $82,042

Fort Worth, TX $82,034

Boca Raton, FL $82,000

Cleveland, OH $81,992

Columbus, OH $81,975

Pittsburgh, PA $81,966

Richmond, VA $81,933

Indianapolis, IN $81,916

Cincinnati, OH $81,806

Petersburg, VA $81,680

Billings, MT $81,495

Lansing, MI $81,495

Huntsville, AL $81,495

Lebanon, PA $81,487

Dayton, OH $81,478

Pueblo, CO $81,478

Appleton, WI $81,453

Buffalo, NY $81,419

Racine, WI $81,377

Charlotte, NC $81,369

Saint Louis, MO $81,343

Springfield, IL $81,310

Elkhart, IN $81,293

York, PA $81,293

Gastonia, NC $81,284

Benton Harbor, MI $81,284

Beaumont, TX $81,234

Lorain, OH $81,217

Toledo, OH $81,183

Binghamton, NY $81,141

Rock Hill, SC $81,133

Rockford, IL $81,091

Fargo, ND $81,049

Elyria, OH $81,049

Flagstaff, AZ $80,990

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,939

Miami, FL $80,889

Duluth, MN $80,754

Bangor, ME $80,645

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,552

Louisville, KY $80,510

Grand Rapids, MI $80,493

Hialeah, FL $80,485

Casper, WY $80,367

Scranton, PA $80,266

New Orleans, LA $80,241

Virginia Beach, VA $80,232

Akron, OH $80,190

Peoria, IL $80,081

Sarasota, FL $80,064

Green Bay, WI $80,005

Baton Rouge, LA $79,963

Charleston, SC $79,946

Nashville, TN $79,921

Jamestown, NY $79,904

Davenport, IA $79,904

Tucson, AZ $79,862

Cheyenne, WY $79,836

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,811

Tampa, FL $79,794

Omaha, NE $79,777

Port Arthur, TX $79,744

Evansville, IN $79,744

Bradenton, FL $79,710

Santa Fe, NM $79,559

Orlando, FL $79,474

Clearwater, FL $79,382

Canton, OH $79,205

La Crosse, WI $79,205

Grand Forks, ND $79,180

Albuquerque, NM $79,154

Tulsa, OK $79,154

Newport News, VA $79,146

High Point, NC $79,121

Ogden, UT $79,087

Corpus Christi, TX $79,020

Laramie, WY $78,969

Norfolk, VA $78,969

Rock Island, IL $78,919

Saginaw, MI $78,902

Jacksonville, FL $78,894

Salisbury, NC $78,877

Memphis, TN $78,860

Moline, IL $78,818

Fort Myers, FL $78,792

Waterloo, IA $78,683

Spartanburg, SC $78,599

Lincoln, NE $78,557

Fort Wayne, IN $78,540

Birmingham, AL $78,447

Cedar Falls, IA $78,430

Provo, UT $78,422

Springfield, OH $78,414

San Antonio, TX $78,397

Greensboro, NC $78,363

South Bend, IN $78,355

Winston Salem, NC $78,346

Boise, ID $78,321

Savannah, GA $78,262

Muskegon, MI $78,111

Lima, OH $78,010

Lake Charles, LA $77,976

Anderson, IN $77,959

Lexington, KY $77,934

Augusta, GA $77,909

Greenville, SC $77,909

Wichita, KS $77,833

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,833

Columbia, SC $77,757

Bloomington, IN $77,546

Roanoke, VA $77,496

Asheville, NC $77,387

Knoxville, TN $77,243

Shreveport, LA $77,235

Wilmington, NC $77,126

Frankfort, KY $76,966

Oklahoma City, OK $76,907

Chillicothe, OH $76,873

Longview, TX $76,865

Topeka, KS $76,839

Mobile, AL $76,713

Terre Haute, IN $76,679

Erie, PA $76,671

Altoona, PA $76,629

Melbourne, FL $76,604

Amarillo, TX $76,570

Killeen, TX $76,545

Fayetteville, AR $76,477

Sioux Falls, SD $76,418

Chattanooga, TN $76,368

Idaho Falls, ID $76,359

Gainesville, FL $76,183

Portsmouth, OH $76,141

Little Rock, AR $76,124

Lynchburg, VA $76,124

Lafayette, LA $76,090

Youngstown, OH $76,090

Temple, TX $76,056

Daytona Beach, FL $76,040

Clarksville, TN $76,031

Pensacola, FL $76,023

Hopkinsville, KY $75,770

Charleston, WV $75,762

Florence, SC $75,720

Sioux City, IA $75,669

Macon, GA $75,425

Tallahassee, FL $75,417

Fayetteville, NC $75,400

Waco, TX $75,383

Wichita Falls, TX $75,383

Pine Bluff, AR $75,349

Vincennes, IN $75,189

Lubbock, TX $75,156

Great Falls, MT $75,105

Alamogordo, NM $75,097

Abilene, TX $75,029

Rapid City, SD $74,920

Monroe, LA $74,920

Albany, GA $74,869

Huntington, WV $74,861

Jackson, MS $74,852

Greenville, MS $74,844

Parkersburg, WV $74,760

Montgomery, AL $74,743

Johnstown, PA $74,726

Springfield, MO $74,659

Biloxi, MS $74,617

Sumter, SC $74,440

Columbus, GA $74,431

Twin Falls, ID $74,381

Pascagoula, MS $74,272

Kingsport, TN $74,053

Gulfport, MS $74,027

Alexandria, LA $73,750

Fort Smith, AR $73,539

El Paso, TX $73,312

Helena, MT $73,202

Las Cruces, NM $72,933

Harlingen, TX $72,697

Pocatello, ID $72,621

Florence, AL $72,596

Brownsville, TX $72,579

Dothan, AL $72,445

Mcallen, TX $72,403

Columbus, MS $71,780

Altus, OK $71,392

Lawton, OK $71,232

Pierre, SD $70,929

What Skills Can Increase a RN/LPN Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.16% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Nursing Process (Mentioned in 3.34% Job Postings): The nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first described as a four-stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.16%
Nursing Process	3.34%
Long Term Care	1.96%

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 RN/LPN Nurse's salary.

Telemetry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Telemetry	$86,715	3%
Accountability	$85,873	2%
Dedication	$85,873	2%
Partnering	$85,873	2%
Innovation	$85,873	2%
Commitment	$85,873	2%

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How Education impacts a RN/LPN Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many RN/LPN Nurses enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 RN/LPN Nurse with a Associate's Degree is between $81,300 and $85,864).

RN/LPN Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN/LPN Nurse

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.1%

Associates 43.3%

Bachelors 48.9%

Masters 5.3%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.1%
Associates	43.3%
Bachelors	48.9%
Masters	5.3%
Doctorate	0.3%

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RN/LPN Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RN/LPN Nurse'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

$78,620

Average $84,189/year

$92,088

$6,552

Average $7,016/month

$7,674

$1,512

Average $1,619/week

$1,771

$38

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,088	$7,674	$1,771	$44
Average	$84,189	$7,016	$1,619	$40
25th Percentile	$78,620	$6,552	$1,512	$38

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Salary Trends for RN/LPN Nurse

Salaries for a RN/LPN Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $73,618 in 2023 to around $73,782 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN/LPN Nurse salary trends, .

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2024

$74,251

2025

$73,782

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2024	$74,251
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