So what can an LPN expect for compensation? According to the 2008 National LPN Salary Survey:
1. The average pay for an LPN in the U.S. in 2008 was $41,600 per year.
2. This is an increase from 2006 when the salary average was $38,184.
3. Alaska has the highest pay (based on four respondents). The pay there is $29 per hour.
4. Connecticut is pretty high also, at $25.58 per hour.
5. Idaho came in lowest, at a pay of $14.67 per hour.
Some people get sign–on bonuses, but fewer than several years ago. However, the good news was that if you did get a sign-on bonus, it was pretty good, at $1500.
Find out more about the practice setting for an LPN and ways for an LPN to move up the salary scale with higher credentials by visiting the original article at nursinglink.com.
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I live in Oklahoma and the average base pay is 13.00/hr for a 15 yr LPN. that is the lowest that I see compared to your low in Idaho. It is very sad to know that the facilities here feel that they can hire someone off the street with no training or education pay them less and be satisfied. It is difficult to get a job in the small corner of Oklahoma where I live and make a decent living. It appears that I need to move to another state to be appreciated for the many years and hard work that I have put in to my career.