Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary · Ohio

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in Ohio

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Ohio earn a median of $61,950 a year, which is $29.78 an hour. That is $2,450 below the national median of $64,400, a difference of 4 percent. The state employs 39,900.

Median in Ohio $61,950 $29.78 an hour · May 2025
US median $64,400
Jobs in Ohio 39,900

Ohio against the US May 2025

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Ohio against the US, May 2025
FigureOhioUnited States
Median annual $61,950 $64,400
Median hourly$29.78$30.96
Mean annual$62,020$67,050
10th percentile$50,030$49,740
90th percentile$74,120$83,440
Employment39,900648,410

How Ohio compares

By median pay, Ohio ranks 9 of the 12 states this site reports for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
California $79,750 $38.34 82,850
New Jersey $75,160 $36.13 17,410
Illinois $75,000 $36.06 17,440
New York $67,180 $32.30 39,400
Pennsylvania $63,940 $30.74 38,260
North Carolina $63,270 $30.42 18,010
Texas $62,240 $29.92 57,560
Georgia $62,030 $29.82 21,060
Florida $61,770 $29.70 38,620
Tennessee $58,870 $28.31 20,830
Louisiana $57,470 $27.63 17,600

Common questions

How much do licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make in Ohio?

The median salary for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Ohio is $61,950 a year, or $29.78 an hour. That is $2,450 below the national median of $64,400, a difference of 4 percent. Ohio employs 39,900 of them.

Is Ohio a good state to work as a licensed practical and licensed vocational nurse?

On pay alone, Ohio ranks 9 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Ohio?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $50,030 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $74,120 or more. The middle half falls between $56,860 and $65,900.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 29-2061 in Ohio. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.