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

A LVN Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,635 for beginners, reaching about $63,032 at mid-level, and approach $66,788 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a LVN Instructor?

LVN Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for LVN Instructor roles are District of Columbia $69,789, California $69,524, Massachusetts $68,598. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of LVN Instructor roles make?

Salaries for LVN Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Pediatric Lvn: $82,037; Ambulatory LVN: $69,210; Acute LVN: $69,129; LVN MA: $59,115; Lvn Hospice: $59,066.

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

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

LVN Instructor Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a LVN Instructor in the United States is $63,032 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,297
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,722 to $71,546
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,156

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LVN Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,546	$5,962	$1,376	$34
Average	$63,032	$5,253	$1,212	$30
25th Percentile	$54,722	$4,560	$1,052	$26

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Key Factors That Influence LVN Instructor Salaries

A LVN 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 Experience Level Affects LVN Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a LVN Instructor'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): $59,635
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,886
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,032
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,537
Expert (over 8 years): $66,788

Levels	Salary
Entry Level LVN Instructor	$59,635
Intermediate Level LVN Instructor	$59,886
Senior Level LVN Instructor	$63,032
Specialist Level LVN Instructor	$66,537
Expert Level LVN Instructor	$66,788

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How Do LVN 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 LVN Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,789.
California: $69,524.
Massachusetts: $68,598.

District of Columbia $69,789

California $69,524

Massachusetts $68,598

Washington $68,345

New Jersey $68,320

Alaska $68,232

Connecticut $67,362

New York $67,009

Hawaii $65,881

Rhode Island $65,351

Maryland $64,992

Minnesota $64,500

Colorado $64,311

Illinois $64,248

Oregon $64,009

Delaware $63,832

New Hampshire $63,721

Virginia $63,473

Pennsylvania $62,748

Nevada $62,383

North Dakota $62,263

Michigan $62,074

Wisconsin $62,004

Vermont $61,866

Texas $61,481

Maine $61,456

Arizona $61,418

Ohio $61,374

Georgia $60,794

Indiana $60,504

Wyoming $60,447

Utah $60,359

Iowa $60,321

Kansas $60,019

Louisiana $59,931

North Carolina $59,899

Missouri $59,887

Florida $59,641

Montana $59,508

Nebraska $59,382

Kentucky $59,313

South Carolina $59,061

Tennessee $58,903

Idaho $58,840

New Mexico $58,380

Oklahoma $58,279

Alabama $57,907

South Dakota $57,283

Arkansas $56,943

West Virginia $56,760

Mississippi $56,212

Top Paying Cities for LVN 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: $79,502
San Francisco: $78,720
Oakland: $76,974

San Jose, CA $79,502

San Francisco, CA $78,720

Oakland, CA $76,974

New York, NY $73,048

Queens Village, NY $72,575

Paramus, NJ $72,071

Passaic, NJ $72,008

Bergenfield, NJ $71,944

Stamford, CT $71,850

Huntington, NY $71,787

Newark, NJ $71,377

Bridgeport, CT $71,251

New Brunswick, NJ $71,043

Vallejo, CA $70,911

Middlesex, NJ $70,873

Somerset, NJ $70,816

Petaluma, CA $70,671

Santa Cruz, CA $70,425

Boston, MA $70,299

Monterey, CA $69,984

Fairbanks, AK $69,940

Los Angeles, CA $69,820

Washington, DC $69,789

Seattle, WA $69,675

Santa Rosa, CA $69,663

Juneau, AK $69,480

Orange, CA $69,272

Anchorage, AK $69,158

Anaheim, CA $69,114

Santa Ana, CA $69,020

Nassau, NY $68,982

Long Beach, CA $68,957

Danbury, CT $68,938

Santa Maria, CA $68,724

Everett, WA $68,711

Bremerton, WA $68,402

Trenton, NJ $68,282

Sacramento, CA $68,257

San Diego, CA $68,226

Brockton, MA $68,200

Tacoma, WA $68,175

Santa Barbara, CA $68,087

Lowell, MA $67,835

New Suffolk, NY $67,810

Nashua, NH $67,734

Lompoc, CA $67,633

Ventura, CA $67,570

Stockton, CA $67,551

New Haven, CT $67,425

Atlantic City, NJ $67,261

Hartford, CT $67,123

Modesto, CA $67,091

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,952

New Britain, CT $66,921

Olympia, WA $66,833

Kennewick, WA $66,833

New London, CT $66,820

Norwich, CT $66,801

Lawrence, MA $66,770

Bakersfield, CA $66,593

Riverside, CA $66,505

New Bedford, MA $66,505

Richland, WA $66,442

Portsmouth, NH $66,391

Vineland, NJ $66,379

San Bernardino, CA $66,328

Boulder, CO $66,152

Worcester, MA $66,101

Portland, OR $66,045

Saint Paul, MN $65,969

Minneapolis, MN $65,969

Philadelphia, PA $65,881

Honolulu, HI $65,547

Springfield, MA $65,326

Providence, RI $65,320

Chicago, IL $65,137

Bellingham, WA $65,061

Baltimore, MD $64,992

Chico, CA $64,835

Wilmington, DE $64,727

Pittsfield, MA $64,664

Manchester, NH $64,545

Spokane, WA $64,267

Denver, CO $64,261

Albany, NY $63,965

Troy, NY $63,939

Schenectady, NY $63,807

Burlington, VT $63,668

Portland, ME $63,448

Salem, OR $63,397

Yakima, WA $63,385

Ann Arbor, MI $63,366

Rochester, MN $63,189

Fresno, CA $63,158

Reno, NV $63,158

Milwaukee, WI $63,101

Detroit, MI $63,038

Allentown, PA $63,019

Carson City, NV $63,013

Houston, TX $62,918

Colorado Springs, CO $62,912

Syracuse, NY $62,881

Eugene, OR $62,761

Bismarck, ND $62,685

Gary, IN $62,685

Galveston, TX $62,685

Springfield, OR $62,635

Medford, OR $62,483

Fort Collins, CO $62,458

Austin, TX $62,408

Mesa, AZ $62,275

Phoenix, AZ $62,263

Dallas, TX $62,244

Reading, PA $62,206

Saint Cloud, MN $62,181

Concord, NH $62,124

Madison, WI $62,099

Utica, NY $61,929

Raleigh, NC $61,878

Las Vegas, NV $61,872

Rochester, NY $61,828

Des Moines, IA $61,822

Atlanta, GA $61,721

Battle Creek, MI $61,702

Salt Lake City, UT $61,683

Lancaster, PA $61,588

Champaign, IL $61,576

Harrisburg, PA $61,500

Durham, NC $61,443

Kansas City, MO $61,437

Kansas City, KS $61,424

Fort Worth, TX $61,418

Boca Raton, FL $61,393

Cleveland, OH $61,387

Columbus, OH $61,374

Pittsburgh, PA $61,368

Richmond, VA $61,343

Indianapolis, IN $61,330

Cincinnati, OH $61,248

Petersburg, VA $61,153

Billings, MT $61,015

Lansing, MI $61,015

Huntsville, AL $61,015

Lebanon, PA $61,008

Dayton, OH $61,002

Pueblo, CO $61,002

Appleton, WI $60,983

Buffalo, NY $60,958

Racine, WI $60,927

Charlotte, NC $60,920

Saint Louis, MO $60,901

Springfield, IL $60,876

Elkhart, IN $60,864

York, PA $60,864

Gastonia, NC $60,857

Benton Harbor, MI $60,857

Beaumont, TX $60,819

Lorain, OH $60,807

Toledo, OH $60,782

Binghamton, NY $60,750

Rock Hill, SC $60,744

Rockford, IL $60,712

Fargo, ND $60,681

Elyria, OH $60,681

Flagstaff, AZ $60,637

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,599

Miami, FL $60,561

Duluth, MN $60,460

Bangor, ME $60,378

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,309

Louisville, KY $60,277

Grand Rapids, MI $60,265

Hialeah, FL $60,258

Casper, WY $60,170

Scranton, PA $60,095

New Orleans, LA $60,076

Virginia Beach, VA $60,069

Akron, OH $60,038

Peoria, IL $59,956

Sarasota, FL $59,943

Green Bay, WI $59,899

Baton Rouge, LA $59,868

Charleston, SC $59,855

Nashville, TN $59,836

Jamestown, NY $59,823

Davenport, IA $59,823

Tucson, AZ $59,792

Cheyenne, WY $59,773

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,754

Tampa, FL $59,742

Omaha, NE $59,729

Port Arthur, TX $59,704

Evansville, IN $59,704

Bradenton, FL $59,679

Santa Fe, NM $59,565

Orlando, FL $59,502

Clearwater, FL $59,433

Canton, OH $59,300

La Crosse, WI $59,300

Grand Forks, ND $59,281

Albuquerque, NM $59,262

Tulsa, OK $59,262

Newport News, VA $59,256

High Point, NC $59,237

Ogden, UT $59,212

Corpus Christi, TX $59,162

Laramie, WY $59,124

Norfolk, VA $59,124

Rock Island, IL $59,086

Saginaw, MI $59,073

Jacksonville, FL $59,067

Salisbury, NC $59,054

Memphis, TN $59,042

Moline, IL $59,010

Fort Myers, FL $58,991

Waterloo, IA $58,910

Spartanburg, SC $58,846

Lincoln, NE $58,815

Fort Wayne, IN $58,802

Birmingham, AL $58,733

Cedar Falls, IA $58,720

Provo, UT $58,714

Springfield, OH $58,708

San Antonio, TX $58,695

Greensboro, NC $58,670

South Bend, IN $58,664

Winston Salem, NC $58,657

Boise, ID $58,638

Savannah, GA $58,594

Muskegon, MI $58,481

Lima, OH $58,405

Lake Charles, LA $58,380

Anderson, IN $58,367

Lexington, KY $58,349

Augusta, GA $58,330

Greenville, SC $58,330

Wichita, KS $58,273

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,273

Columbia, SC $58,216

Bloomington, IN $58,059

Roanoke, VA $58,021

Asheville, NC $57,939

Knoxville, TN $57,832

Shreveport, LA $57,825

Wilmington, NC $57,743

Frankfort, KY $57,624

Oklahoma City, OK $57,580

Chillicothe, OH $57,554

Longview, TX $57,548

Topeka, KS $57,529

Mobile, AL $57,435

Terre Haute, IN $57,409

Erie, PA $57,403

Altoona, PA $57,372

Melbourne, FL $57,353

Amarillo, TX $57,327

Killeen, TX $57,309

Fayetteville, AR $57,258

Sioux Falls, SD $57,214

Chattanooga, TN $57,176

Idaho Falls, ID $57,170

Gainesville, FL $57,037

Portsmouth, OH $57,006

Little Rock, AR $56,993

Lynchburg, VA $56,993

Lafayette, LA $56,968

Youngstown, OH $56,968

Temple, TX $56,943

Daytona Beach, FL $56,930

Clarksville, TN $56,924

Pensacola, FL $56,918

Hopkinsville, KY $56,729

Charleston, WV $56,722

Florence, SC $56,691

Sioux City, IA $56,653

Macon, GA $56,470

Tallahassee, FL $56,464

Fayetteville, NC $56,451

Waco, TX $56,439

Wichita Falls, TX $56,439

Pine Bluff, AR $56,413

Vincennes, IN $56,294

Lubbock, TX $56,268

Great Falls, MT $56,231

Alamogordo, NM $56,224

Abilene, TX $56,174

Rapid City, SD $56,092

Monroe, LA $56,092

Albany, GA $56,054

Huntington, WV $56,048

Jackson, MS $56,042

Greenville, MS $56,035

Parkersburg, WV $55,972

Montgomery, AL $55,960

Johnstown, PA $55,947

Springfield, MO $55,897

Biloxi, MS $55,865

Sumter, SC $55,733

Columbus, GA $55,726

Twin Falls, ID $55,689

Pascagoula, MS $55,607

Kingsport, TN $55,443

Gulfport, MS $55,424

Alexandria, LA $55,216

Fort Smith, AR $55,058

El Paso, TX $54,888

Helena, MT $54,806

Las Cruces, NM $54,604

Harlingen, TX $54,428

Pocatello, ID $54,371

Florence, AL $54,352

Brownsville, TX $54,340

Dothan, AL $54,239

Mcallen, TX $54,207

Columbus, MS $53,741

Altus, OK $53,451

Lawton, OK $53,331

Pierre, SD $53,104

What Skills Can Increase a LVN Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.77% 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.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Economics (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.77%
Spring	1.91%
Economics	1.37%

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 LVN Instructor's salary.

Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Science	$74,378	18%
Analysis	$69,335	10%
Commitment	$65,553	4%
Presentation	$65,553	4%
Programming	$65,553	4%
Curriculum Development	$64,923	3%

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How Education impacts a LVN Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many LVN 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 LVN Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

LVN Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for LVN Instructor

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 23.2%

Associates 66.7%

Bachelors 23.2%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 9.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	23.2%
Associates	66.7%
Bachelors	23.2%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	9.1%

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

Understanding how a LVN 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 January 01, 2026

$54,722

Average $63,032/year

$71,546

$4,560

Average $5,253/month

$5,962

$1,052

Average $1,212/week

$1,376

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,546	$5,962	$1,376	$34
Average	$63,032	$5,253	$1,212	$30
25th Percentile	$54,722	$4,560	$1,052	$26

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Salary Trends for LVN Instructor

Salaries for a LVN Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,056 in 2023 to around $53,179 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of LVN Instructor salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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