Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Minnesota

At $63,750 a year, the median for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Minnesota is close to the national median of $64,400 (−1%); Minnesota ranks 27th of 51 states by median. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses earn 12% more than the median across all occupations in Minnesota ($56,920). Among neighbouring states, Wisconsin pays more (up to $63,760 in Wisconsin) and Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota pay less (down to $52,750 in South Dakota). Minnesota employs 12,840 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, 4.35 per 1,000 jobs, the 17th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.04 is close to the national share.

Minnesota vs the United States, May 2025

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Minnesota and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MinnesotaHourly$24.86$28.83$30.65$34.26$37.20$31.2012,8404.351.04
Annual$51,700$59,960$63,750$71,270$77,380$64,900
United StatesHourly$23.91$28.37$30.96$36.55$40.12$32.24648,410––
Annual$49,740$59,000$64,400$76,030$83,440$67,050
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $51,700$51,70025th25th: $59,960$59,960MedianMedian: $63,750$63,75075th75th: $71,270$71,27090th90th: $77,380$77,380US median
Minnesota annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
27th of 51 states
Rank by employment
17th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.04
Jobs per 1,000
4.35

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Minnesota's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Minnesota

9 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Minnesota publish a row for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$31.57$65,660$56,820$77,2606,3003.230.77
Mankato, MN$30.96$64,400$53,510$77,9403606.481.55
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$30.74$63,950$51,670$77,1702603.130.75
Rochester, MN$30.65$63,750$53,170$74,3205704.661.12
Fargo, ND-MN$29.95$62,300$50,260$72,5007705.211.25
St. Cloud, MN$29.76$61,900$49,580$80,8909308.962.15
Duluth, MN-WI$29.29$60,930$49,210$71,1506305.051.21
Grand Forks, ND-MN$29.09$60,500$50,610$74,6003005.751.38
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$25.73$53,520$38,940$64,7709905.541.33
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$30.15$62,710$51,610$72,3507906.741.62
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$29.85$62,080$53,320$71,7408505.531.33
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$29.45$61,260$49,890$72,1601,5107.801.87
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$28.10$58,450$49,980$70,0303107.171.72

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Minnesota$30.65$63,75012,8401.04
Iowa$30.11$62,6305,5100.85
North Dakota$29.95$62,3001,9201.07
South Dakota$25.36$52,7502,0501.08
Wisconsin$30.65$63,7607,3900.60

See the national page for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (every state ranked) and the Minnesota wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Minnesota estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.