Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in West Virginia

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in West Virginia have a median of $55,360 a year, below the national $64,400 (−14%); the state ranks 49th of 51 states by median. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses earn 22% more than the median across all occupations in West Virginia ($45,300). Every neighbouring state pays more: Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky range from $60,460 in Kentucky to $74,660 in Maryland. West Virginia employs 6,050 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, 8.62 per 1,000 jobs, the 31st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 2.07 means the occupation is more concentrated in West Virginia than nationally.

West Virginia vs the United States, May 2025

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in West Virginia and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
West VirginiaHourly$21.96$23.71$26.61$29.47$34.12$27.026,0508.622.07
Annual$45,690$49,320$55,360$61,300$70,960$56,190
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: $45,690$45,69025th25th: $49,320$49,320MedianMedian: $55,360$55,36075th75th: $61,300$61,30090th90th: $70,960$70,960US median
West Virginia 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
49th of 51 states
Rank by employment
31st of 51 states
Location quotient
2.07
Jobs per 1,000
8.62

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of West Virginia'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 West Virginia

10 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$36.47$75,860$61,880$87,4707,1702.290.55
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$30.90$64,280$54,600$83,8006606.181.48
Winchester, VA-WV$28.89$60,090$48,670$77,4802804.171.00
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$27.98$58,200$46,140$65,2503609.922.38
Wheeling, WV-OH$27.87$57,960$46,860$65,1004407.611.83
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27.42$57,030$45,500$69,6102507.011.68
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$26.22$54,540$46,520$62,1401,3909.842.36
Beckley, WV$26.21$54,510$47,320$64,81047010.802.59
Charleston, WV$26.14$54,370$43,150$67,4406706.441.54
Morgantown, WV$24.23$50,400$47,930$63,9306309.372.25
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$26.88$55,900$46,330$68,7101,2808.802.11
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$25.02$52,040$42,650$63,75086011.292.71

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
West Virginia$26.61$55,3606,0502.07
Kentucky$29.07$60,4608,5701.03
Maryland$35.89$74,6609,5600.83
Ohio$29.78$61,95039,9001.72
Pennsylvania$30.74$63,94038,2601.51
Virginia$31.21$64,92015,5500.91

See the national page for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (every state ranked) and the West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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.