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

A Lpn Instructor's salary grows with experience: a Lpn Instructor (2-4 years)earns $103,845, a Nursing Education Specialist (4-5 years)earns $123,536, a Nursing Education Director (5+ years)earns $147,857, a Head of Nursing Education (5+ years)earns $168,281,

What are the highest paying states for a Lpn Instructor?

Lpn Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lpn Instructor roles are District of Columbia $114,091, California $113,659, Massachusetts $112,144. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lpn Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Lpn Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Lpn Supervisor: $111,994; oncology lpn: $94,431; Pediatric Lpn: $84,584; lpn travel: $60,988; Hospice Lpn: $59,675.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lpn Instructor 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 Instructor Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lpn Instructor in the United States is $103,045 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,786
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,525 to $111,808
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,036

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Lpn Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,808	$9,317	$2,150	$54
Average	$103,045	$8,587	$1,982	$50
25th Percentile	$91,525	$7,627	$1,760	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Lpn Instructor Salaries

A Lpn Instructor'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 Do Lpn Instructor 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 Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $114,091.
California: $113,659.
Massachusetts: $112,144.

District of Columbia $114,091 California $113,659 Massachusetts $112,144 Washington $111,732 New Jersey $111,690 Alaska $111,546 Connecticut $110,124 New York $109,547

Hawaii $107,703 Rhode Island $106,837 Maryland $106,250 Minnesota $105,446 Colorado $105,137 Illinois $105,034 Oregon $104,642 Delaware $104,354

New Hampshire $104,172 Virginia $103,766 Pennsylvania $102,581 Nevada $101,984 North Dakota $101,788 Michigan $101,479 Wisconsin $101,365 Vermont $101,139

Texas $100,510 Maine $100,469 Arizona $100,407 Ohio $100,335 Georgia $99,387 Indiana $98,913 Wyoming $98,820 Utah $98,676

Iowa $98,614 Kansas $98,119 Louisiana $97,975 North Carolina $97,924 Missouri $97,903 Florida $97,501 Montana $97,285 Nebraska $97,079

Kentucky $96,965 South Carolina $96,553 Tennessee $96,296 Idaho $96,193 New Mexico $95,440 Oklahoma $95,275 Alabama $94,667 South Dakota $93,647

Arkansas $93,091 West Virginia $92,792 Mississippi $91,896

Top Paying Cities for Lpn Instructors

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: $129,971
San Francisco: $128,548
Oakland: $125,839

San Jose, CA $129,971

San Francisco, CA $128,548

Oakland, CA $125,839

New York, NY $118,645

Paramus, NJ $117,202

Queens Village, NY $117,197

Passaic, NJ $117,099

Bergenfield, NJ $117,090

Stamford, CT $116,863

Huntington, NY $116,821

Newark, NJ $116,060

Bridgeport, CT $115,842

Vallejo, CA $115,637

New Brunswick, NJ $115,596

Petaluma, CA $115,534

Middlesex, NJ $115,338

Somerset, NJ $115,266

Santa Cruz, CA $115,132

Boston, MA $114,504

Monterey, CA $114,142

Seattle, WA $113,906

Santa Rosa, CA $113,885

Los Angeles, CA $113,854

Juneau, AK $113,587

Washington, DC $113,473

Orange, CA $113,106

Santa Ana, CA $112,834

Long Beach, CA $112,731

Anaheim, CA $112,711

Anchorage, AK $112,659

Santa Maria, CA $112,350

Everett, WA $112,329

Danbury, CT $111,967

Bremerton, WA $111,824

Tacoma, WA $111,453

New Suffolk, NY $111,451

Sacramento, CA $111,423

Santa Barbara, CA $111,309

Trenton, NJ $111,196

San Diego, CA $111,196

Brockton, MA $111,083

Fairbanks, AK $110,830

Lompoc, CA $110,567

Lowell, MA $110,484

Ventura, CA $110,464

Nashua, NH $110,444

Stockton, CA $110,433

Modesto, CA $109,681

Poughkeepsie, NY $109,454

Olympia, WA $109,259

Kennewick, WA $109,259

New Haven, CT $109,217

Lawrence, MA $108,846

Hartford, CT $108,743

Riverside, CA $108,723

New Bedford, MA $108,620

Richland, WA $108,620

Bakersfield, CA $108,475

San Bernardino, CA $108,434

New Britain, CT $108,424

Atlantic City, NJ $108,424

New London, CT $108,383

Norwich, CT $108,352

Portsmouth, NH $108,331

Boulder, CO $108,113

Portland, OR $107,971

Worcester, MA $107,960

Minneapolis, MN $107,641

Philadelphia, PA $107,497

Honolulu, HI $107,156

Saint Paul, MN $107,107

Vineland, NJ $107,084

Providence, RI $106,786

Chicago, IL $106,487

Bellingham, WA $106,363

Springfield, MA $106,281

Baltimore, MD $106,250

Chico, CA $105,992

Pittsfield, MA $105,714

Manchester, NH $105,518

Spokane, WA $105,065

Denver, CO $105,054

Albany, NY $104,570

Troy, NY $104,529

Nassau, NY $104,419

Schenectady, NY $104,312

Wilmington, DE $104,230

Burlington, VT $104,086

Salem, OR $104,045

Portland, ME $103,725

Yakima, WA $103,622

Rochester, MN $103,303

Reno, NV $103,251

Fresno, CA $103,251

Milwaukee, WI $103,158

Detroit, MI $103,055

Ann Arbor, MI $103,038

Allentown, PA $103,024

Colorado Springs, CO $102,849

Syracuse, NY $102,798

Carson City, NV $102,798

Houston, TX $102,653

Eugene, OR $102,602

Gary, IN $102,478

Springfield, OR $102,396

Bismarck, ND $102,375

Galveston, TX $102,303

Medford, OR $102,149

Fort Collins, CO $102,107

Concord, NH $102,056

Austin, TX $102,025

Mesa, AZ $101,808

Reading, PA $101,798

Phoenix, AZ $101,788

Dallas, TX $101,757

Saint Cloud, MN $101,658

Madison, WI $101,520

Utica, NY $101,242

Rochester, NY $101,077

Des Moines, IA $101,067

Raleigh, NC $101,056

Atlanta, GA $100,902

Battle Creek, MI $100,871

Salt Lake City, UT $100,840

Lancaster, PA $100,685

Harrisburg, PA $100,541

Kansas City, MO $100,438

Champaign, IL $100,417

Kansas City, KS $100,417

Fort Worth, TX $100,407

Columbus, OH $100,390

Boca Raton, FL $100,366

Pittsburgh, PA $100,325

Richmond, VA $100,283

Indianapolis, IN $100,263

Cleveland, OH $100,252

Las Vegas, NV $100,129

Cincinnati, OH $100,129

Petersburg, VA $99,974

Huntsville, AL $99,820

Lansing, MI $99,751

Lebanon, PA $99,737

Pueblo, CO $99,727

Appleton, WI $99,696

Buffalo, NY $99,655

Dayton, OH $99,624

Racine, WI $99,603

Charlotte, NC $99,593

Saint Louis, MO $99,562

York, PA $99,500

Elkhart, IN $99,500

Gastonia, NC $99,481

Billings, MT $99,456

Beaumont, TX $99,428

Lorain, OH $99,408

Benton Harbor, MI $99,387

Toledo, OH $99,366

Binghamton, NY $99,315

Rock Hill, SC $99,304

Rockford, IL $99,253

Springfield, IL $99,212

Elyria, OH $99,201

Fargo, ND $99,201

Flagstaff, AZ $99,129

Fort Lauderdale, FL $99,067

Duluth, MN $99,006

Miami, FL $99,006

Cheyenne, WY $98,934

Grand Forks, ND $98,934

Bangor, ME $98,707

Cedar Rapids, IA $98,593

Durham, NC $98,550

Louisville, KY $98,542

Grand Rapids, MI $98,521

Hialeah, FL $98,511

Casper, WY $98,367

Scranton, PA $98,243

New Orleans, LA $98,212

Virginia Beach, VA $98,202

Akron, OH $98,150

Peoria, IL $98,016

Sarasota, FL $97,996

Nashville, TN $97,924

Omaha, NE $97,924

Green Bay, WI $97,924

Baton Rouge, LA $97,872

Charleston, SC $97,852

Jamestown, NY $97,800

Davenport, IA $97,800

Tucson, AZ $97,748

Saint Petersburg, FL $97,687

Tampa, FL $97,666

Evansville, IN $97,604

Port Arthur, TX $97,604

Bradenton, FL $97,563

Santa Fe, NM $97,378

Orlando, FL $97,192

Clearwater, FL $97,161

Canton, OH $96,945

La Crosse, WI $96,945

Albuquerque, NM $96,883

Newport News, VA $96,873

High Point, NC $96,842

Ogden, UT $96,800

Corpus Christi, TX $96,718

Norfolk, VA $96,656

Laramie, WY $96,656

Rock Island, IL $96,594

Saginaw, MI $96,574

Jacksonville, FL $96,563

Salisbury, NC $96,543

Boise, ID $96,522

Moline, IL $96,471

Fort Myers, FL $96,440

Memphis, TN $96,419

Tulsa, OK $96,368

Waterloo, IA $96,306

Spartanburg, SC $96,203

Lincoln, NE $96,151

Fort Wayne, IN $96,131

Provo, UT $96,120

Cedar Falls, IA $95,997

San Antonio, TX $95,956

Greensboro, NC $95,914

South Bend, IN $95,904

Savannah, GA $95,791

Muskegon, MI $95,749

Birmingham, AL $95,739

Winston Salem, NC $95,689

Lake Charles, LA $95,440

Anderson, IN $95,420

Lexington, KY $95,389

Augusta, GA $95,358

Greenville, SC $95,358

Lima, OH $95,275

Wichita, KS $95,265

Tuscaloosa, AL $95,265

Columbia, SC $95,172

Springfield, OH $95,152

Asheville, NC $94,987

Bloomington, IN $94,915

Knoxville, TN $94,544

Shreveport, LA $94,533

Wilmington, NC $94,400

Roanoke, VA $94,400

Topeka, KS $94,214

Frankfort, KY $94,203

Oklahoma City, OK $94,132

Chillicothe, OH $94,090

Longview, TX $94,080

Melbourne, FL $94,070

Sioux Falls, SD $93,905

Mobile, AL $93,895

Terre Haute, IN $93,853

Altoona, PA $93,792

Amarillo, TX $93,719

Killeen, TX $93,689

Fayetteville, AR $93,606

Chattanooga, TN $93,575

Sioux City, IA $93,482

Idaho Falls, ID $93,462

Lynchburg, VA $93,379

Gainesville, FL $93,245

Portsmouth, OH $93,194

Little Rock, AR $93,173

Lafayette, LA $93,132

Youngstown, OH $93,132

Daytona Beach, FL $93,070

Clarksville, TN $93,060

Pensacola, FL $93,050

Temple, TX $93,042

Hopkinsville, KY $92,741

Erie, PA $92,720

Florence, SC $92,679

Charleston, WV $92,514

Great Falls, MT $92,462

Macon, GA $92,318

Tallahassee, FL $92,308

Fayetteville, NC $92,287

Waco, TX $92,266

Helena, MT $92,194

Pine Bluff, AR $92,155

Vincennes, IN $92,029

Lubbock, TX $91,988

Alamogordo, NM $91,926

Twin Falls, ID $91,834

Rapid City, SD $91,803

Jackson, MS $91,617

Huntington, WV $91,610

Greenville, MS $91,607

Parkersburg, WV $91,502

Montgomery, AL $91,483

Wichita Falls, TX $91,380

Springfield, MO $91,380

Biloxi, MS $91,329

Monroe, LA $91,226

Johnstown, PA $91,154

Sumter, SC $91,112

Columbus, GA $91,102

Pascagoula, MS $90,906

Abilene, TX $90,906

Kingsport, TN $90,638

Albany, GA $90,638

Gulfport, MS $90,607

Alexandria, LA $90,267

Fort Smith, AR $90,010

El Paso, TX $89,732

Las Cruces, NM $89,268

Harlingen, TX $89,006

Pocatello, ID $88,990

Florence, AL $88,856

Brownsville, TX $88,835

Mcallen, TX $88,619

Dothan, AL $88,474

Columbus, MS $87,862

Altus, OK $87,382

Lawton, OK $87,186

Pierre, SD $86,815

What Skills Can Increase a Lpn Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 15.32% 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.
Direct Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.7% Job Postings): Direct patient care Hands on, face-to-face contact with patients for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment. and monitoring.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	15.32%
Direct Patient Care	2.7%
Microsoft Office	1.72%

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 Instructor's salary.

Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Builds Networks: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Decision Making	$113,350	10%
Builds Networks	$112,319	9%
Innovation	$111,289	8%
Program Design	$111,289	8%
Nursing Practice	$110,258	7%
Basic Life Support	$110,258	7%

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How Education impacts a Lpn Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lpn Instructors enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Lpn Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $99,682 and $105,611).

Lpn Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lpn Instructor

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 7.7%

Associates 10.3%

Bachelors 41.0%

Masters 38.5%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	7.7%
Associates	10.3%
Bachelors	41.0%
Masters	38.5%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Lpn Instructor'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 June 01, 2026

$91,525

Average $103,045/year

$111,808

$7,627

Average $8,587/month

$9,317

$1,760

Average $1,982/week

$2,150

$44

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,808	$9,317	$2,150	$54
Average	$103,045	$8,587	$1,982	$50
25th Percentile	$91,525	$7,627	$1,760	$44

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Salary Trends for Lpn Instructor

Salaries for a Lpn Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,161 in 2023 to around $69,726 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lpn Instructor salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$70,124

2025

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