LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

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This topic has been around before, but I was looking for something more up to date. Things have fluctuated in past two years or so. I know people are always looking for salaries and most of the time its for RN's. I'll start ;-)

Around the Cincinnati area here I'm not sure about the starting pay or pay in hospitals for LPN's. But I know LTC facilities are about 16 to start ranging up to about 22. I've seen ad's in the paper saying $24 but I don't know what that was for. Agencys are about 21-25 dollars for LPN's also. I believe Jobs are plentiful around here! Also when I was up in columbus, I heard an instructor saying they are starting their LPN's out with $27-30 while the RN's get about $40-50 ..I don't really believe that, but I just tossed that out there maybe for some clarification?

Specializes in ICU, HOME HEALTH, NURSING EDUC, CASE MGT.
Hey there herrera2,

Does your friend work the weekend plan at a hospital or nursing home? Are they 2 16 hours shifts or 12's...my,my $32.00/hr is great money for and LVN!!

Hi there Hope1978: LVN'S/LPN'S here in Southern California can make 65K per year, working Mon-Fri, and the benefit package is extra. The field is Managed Care, working as a Case Manager doing Utilization Review/ Quality Management/Concurrent Review. One can work for a Hospital, SNF/LTC, MSO (Medical Service Organization), Insurance Companies (i.e. Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Healthnet, etc.) Just a little note...most employers require that you have at least 1 to 3 years of Case Management experience, and of course a clinical background. Fresh LVN/LPN graduates with no experience, will find this quite stressful and demanding. To include difficulty in being hired.

But, you have to start somewhere. This can be a rewarding and challenging profession. I have noticed in other states such as Florida, the majority of Case Manager jobs are mainly for RN'S. Making 30.00 to 35.00 per hour for a LVN/LPN is not too shabby! Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

91C_ARMYLPN

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I live in South Central Kentucky and work in LTC facility, the pay is 14.00 hr. for 3-11 and 11-7 shift. Not bad pay for a little town like this.

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I'm in central Oklahoma. LPNs in hospitals make around $11.00 an hour, LTC is around 13 to $14 an hour, clinics are $10. RNs are around $14 in hospitals starting out, and $18 in LTC. Agency pays LPNs anywhere from $20 up to about $26.

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Yeah, which hospital did you check with? Seton in Daly City pays some of the students who graduated from the program I am about to also graduated from 27 dollars per hour. That is the truth unless they have lied to us. In San Jose, some hospitals pay as much as 30. I am hoping for the best.

Good Luck.

Would like to know if anyone in California can tell me of a nice area to live thats affordable with good schools for the kids.:rolleyes:
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LVN's in Los Angeles in the westside/southbay/valley working LTC earn $18-$24/hour depending on experience. I have a friend who works in a Peds Subacute who started at $26/hr. Registries pay up to $28/hr. If you specialize into DSD or MDS in a LTC you can earn up to $30/hr. Clinics only pay $14-16/hr. Acute....I was offered a job at one of the local acute hospitals paying $14/hr with differential for 3-11 shift a year ago. Needless to say, I kept my current job.

Renee Bradley, LVN MDS Coordinator

CENTURY HEALTH SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

Inglewood CA

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i want to see if anyone from illinois knows what the rate of pay is for someone right out of school

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I think taxminia0311 is a "want to be nurse with poor english", she sounds uneducated but claims to be going to like 4 different lpn programs. Best to ignore her and her posts.
Then you wonder why thiere is a shortage of nurses...Well I don't have to wonder anymore it nurse like you that makes it hard on people like me to not enter the nurses field.... with your rudness I feel you should take a atttude course and the same time why dont you take a pliteness course... perhaps it will make you not such a nasty person and maybe just maybe those course will make to be a nice person instead of a a selfish missarable person...and by the way it diffenetly was a pleasure meetting you as for english I sure can nottttttttttt use your nasty advise...
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I'm new to posting here! I make $22.50 per diem in the greater phoenix area. I was a little shocked to hear of some lower salaries. My family will be relocationg to Ohio this year & I was expecting to make the same (if not a little more). Now I'm a little concerned!

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Specializes in hospice.

I'm a 7/05 grad, make $14 at a big hospital (with great benefits: insurance, 401-K, tuition, lots of in-house education w/ $ for completion). I also make $16/hr working for an agency. I'm in W. Central FL.

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I live in California now, and am not really sure what LPNs are making. I was surprised in reading my hometown newspaper, which is from a little town in western PA with very low housing costs, that the county owned LTC pays a starting rate of $23. I'm not sure that they start at any more than that here, where $23 an hour is barely enough to cover living expenses.

I'm from a little town in western pa and we certainly do not make $23 an hr. starting rate here for an LPN is $11-$14

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I'm in Kentucky but soon to be moving near the killeen/fort hood area in Texas. Is there any LPNs in that area on here? If so, could you give me an idea on what the salary rates are? Thanks!

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Yeah, which hospital did you check with? Seton in Daly City pays some of the students who graduated from the program I am about to also graduated from 27 dollars per hour. That is the truth unless they have lied to us. In San Jose, some hospitals pay as much as 30. I am hoping for the best.

Good Luck.

Yep. Those are Bay Area wages, since the cost of living is so high. Here in the Sacramento area, LVNs make $16-20 per hour, RNs $25-35.

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