Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,710
25th Percentile Wage
$50,230
50th Percentile Wage
$55,840
75th Percentile Wage
$60,860
90th Percentile Wage
$64,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,710.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$55,840
2.26% 5.78%
2016
$54,580
2.25% -
2015
$53,350
1.48% -
2014
$52,560
0.67% -
2013
$52,210
-0.77% -
2012
$52,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,840, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $62,690). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Nassau-Suffolk is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$62,690
Nassau-Suffolk
$55,840
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$52,800
Kingston
$52,320
Ithaca
$50,940
Rochester
$49,990
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$49,950
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$49,920
Syracuse
$49,840
Binghamton
$49,560
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,980
Utica-Rome
$48,870
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,350
Glens Falls
$48,120
Watertown-Fort Drum
$46,970
Elmira
$45,980
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$44,220
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,300
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,120