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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,810
25th Percentile Wage
$41,470
50th Percentile Wage
$49,260
75th Percentile Wage
$58,550
90th Percentile Wage
$68,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$49,260
1.16% 0.16%
2013
$48,690
-1.01% -
2012
$49,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,260, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $77,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$77,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$77,150
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$74,560
Napa
$74,330
Hanford-Corcoran
$71,570
Vallejo-Fairfield
$71,570
Salinas
$70,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$70,260
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$66,520
Madera-Chowchilla
$66,520
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,780
Stockton
$65,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$65,060
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$64,560
Yuba City
$64,510
Chico
$64,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$64,090
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$64,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,920
Bakersfield-Delano
$63,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,190
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$62,810
Modesto
$62,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,270
Fresno
$61,740
El Centro
$61,510
Redding
$60,810
Merced
$60,770
Visalia-Porterville
$58,480
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$58,010
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$57,120
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,890
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,640
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,990
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$50,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$49,870
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$49,260