LPN Starting Salary

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Hello

I am not an lpn but am thinking about becoming one and i have researched salaries.

I have seen salaries as low as $12 an hour and as high as $18 an hour.

What is the average starting salary for A NEW lpn?

Just want to know if I will be able to pay off my student loan!

Hello,

It really depends on what part of the country and what state you live in. I have worked in New Hampshire and made $24.50/Hour. I currently live in Dayton,OH. The pay ranges from $18.50 to $24.00. In Mount Gilead,OH the payrate is around $14.50/hour. These are all prices for LPN's. Dayton and Mt. Gilead are only 2 1/2 hours apart, but a huge difference in pay. Hope this helps.

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hello....i live in upstate NY...midlle of nowhere......i started working for hte state in july and make 15.50 and hour......the highest in this area...plus great benefits......for me tho.....i dont mind the payrate.....i am doing this cuase i love to......i am a new nurse after being a stay at home mom for 20 yrs

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i agree its all about location and cost of living!

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

I live in Wisconsin and just took a casual position in long term care making $18 per hr (no bennies).

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Specializes in LTC and Psych.
Hi! Lpn and Lvn are the same thing. Pretty much the only states that call their Lpn's an Lvn, is Texas and California. Im from California and when I moved here to Arkansas I was confused as you are. Hope this helps.....ALSO does anyone know the starting salary for ARKANSAS LPN? Im in the Northwest part...Thank you

I dont know about Northwest but here in Little Rock I make 19 hrly in LTC..

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Specializes in EMS~ ALS.../...Bartending ~ Psych :).

Anyone know about Indiana?

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Specializes in med.surg, LTC.

Panama city, FL $12.75 for new nurse in hospital, sad.

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In tampa you can possibly make $27 if you are getting into dialysis

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Does anyone know the salary in for a new lpn in north carolina...ie...charlotte,raleigh...:up:

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Specializes in Labor & Delivery.

WOW!.....the LPN's I work with complain that they don't make as much as RN's. I'm an RN and alot of LPN's that have posted make more money than I do! I live in the southeast so that might explain why I don't make much money...then again you know how everyone thinks that us nurses make sooo much money...LOL:p

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I was wondering if anyone knew the starting pay rate for a new grad in central Ohio? Also, how hard is it to actually find a job?

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found this on a web site for minnesota

Nursing career progression and wages

OccupationAverage Hourly WageU.S.MNTwin CitiesNursing aides, orderlies, and attendants$9.79$11.16$12.27Licensed practical nurses$15.39$15.23$16.45Registered nurses (includes advanced practice registered nurses)$23.58$24.61$25.58

Source: Based on the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey.

that wouldnt be so bad. i started at 10/hr in 1998....when i left nursing 2 1/2 years ago i was making 16 in assisted living and skilled nursing facility. i really enjoyed the assisted living unit as compared to the skilled. i felt like i was it all for the residents. i was the aide, the housekeeper, the nurse, the friend, the computer tech....chief cook and bottle washer spometimes it seemed. yes kind of jack of all trades..... but it was never boring. and if it gets slow..... never ever let them know you know how to play the card game pitch....... they drove me nuts wanting me to play. there were a lot of sun afternoons (the slowest day of week). i would get stuck sitting in for at least a few hands and they always go upset when i said i hade to be a nurse for awhile. lol

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