Highest-paying Cities for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

The top 100 highest paying cities for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $77,600, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $77,150). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$77,600	$62,700	8,730
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$77,150	$63,260	3,020
3	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$74,560	$61,880	890
4	Napa, California	$74,330	$57,110	310
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,230	$60,520	3,490
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$71,790	$54,140	110
7	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$71,570	$57,110	270
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$71,570	$60,770	850
9	Salinas, California	$70,360	$53,330	680
10	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$70,260	$58,400	480
11	Grants Pass, Oregon	$68,870	$51,410	100
12	Flagstaff, Arizona	$67,550	$55,760	50
13	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$67,510	$50,630	130
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$66,600	$57,770	2,090
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$66,520	$51,840	4,200
16	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$66,520	$51,010	220
17	Olympia, Washington	$66,340	$53,770	310
18	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$65,780	$52,040	300
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$65,580	$61,000	10,340
20	Stockton, California	$65,410	$51,130	1,270
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$65,060	$52,000	28,280
22	Longview, Washington	$65,000	$51,130	120
23	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$64,670	$59,530	520
24	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$64,560	$51,840	6,150
25	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$64,530	$51,160	270
26	Yuba City, California	$64,510	$51,700	250
27	Spokane, Washington	$64,440	$50,730	570
28	Walla Walla, Washington	$64,410	$51,410	80
29	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$64,400	$52,590	200
30	Anchorage, Alaska	$64,340	$47,030	220
31	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$64,250	$51,080	170
32	Manchester, New Hampshire	$64,180	$51,140	540
33	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$64,120	$48,600	290
34	Chico, California	$64,100	$52,430	420
35	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$64,090	$50,110	1,220
36	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$64,020	$52,030	600
37	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$64,010	$53,360	2,060
38	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$64,010	$49,970	80
39	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$63,930	$50,810	280
40	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,920	$59,070	220
41	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$63,900	$51,950	400
42	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$63,740	$50,380	1,230
43	Salem, Oregon	$63,660	$51,230	540
44	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,660	$51,460	370
45	Prescott, Arizona	$63,550	$55,440	220
46	Carson City, Nevada	$63,500	$52,610	110
47	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$63,460	$52,000	170
48	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$63,460	$50,090	2,410
49	Yakima, Washington	$63,280	$50,290	210
50	Fairbanks, Alaska	$63,250	$50,480	60
51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$63,190	$49,640	8,170
52	Medford, Oregon	$63,180	$52,020	200
53	Corvallis, Oregon	$63,140	$48,530	40
54	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$63,130	$49,430	60
55	Boulder, Colorado	$63,030	$50,410	290
56	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$62,860	$50,550	450
57	Greeley, Colorado	$62,850	$49,910	150
58	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$62,810	$50,310	2,270
59	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$62,690	$50,680	32,620
60	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$62,490	$56,320	100
61	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$62,380	$50,530	10,880
62	Modesto, California	$62,370	$50,590	950
63	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$62,350	$51,210	4,320
64	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$62,280	$43,950	640
65	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$62,270	$49,840	450
66	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,220	$49,930	130
67	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$62,220	$54,570	1,420
68	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$62,180	$51,010	290
69	Bellingham, Washington	$62,020	$48,770	150
70	Worcester, Massachusetts	$62,010	$56,980	1,750
71	Springfield, Massachusetts	$61,900	$53,480	1,860
72	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$61,840	$50,600	500
73	Bend, Oregon	$61,780	$51,080	110
74	Fresno, California	$61,740	$50,250	1,800
75	New Haven, Connecticut	$61,740	$51,990	1,850
76	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$61,680	$49,290	70
77	Tucson, Arizona	$61,550	$49,650	1,080
78	El Centro, California	$61,510	$49,250	260
79	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$61,490	$50,950	2,860
80	Salt Lake City, Utah	$61,450	$48,610	480
81	Danbury, Connecticut	$61,380	$51,870	370
82	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$61,370	$56,290	200
83	Albany, Oregon	$61,300	$50,670	100
84	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$61,250	$45,690	170
85	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$61,250	$49,380	290
86	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$61,230	$40,160	60
87	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$61,190	$46,280	7,730
88	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$61,070	$49,980	3,790
89	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$60,990	$50,440	310
90	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$60,890	$50,980	90
91	Yuma, Arizona	$60,860	$54,700	120
92	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$60,840	$51,780	800
93	Redding, California	$60,810	$48,420	460
94	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$60,800	$46,040	140
95	Merced, California	$60,770	$50,950	260
96	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$60,670	$50,190	3,880
97	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$60,640	$48,650	340
98	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$60,630	$50,170	520
99	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$60,580	$50,450	2,510
100	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$60,510	$46,220	370

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.