how much do you make a month? new LPN

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Long story short- I wanna know how much an LPN makes a month. Especially if you work in LTC! I appreciate all answers!!

and if you're new, that's even better!

I currently work Home Health and make $22 an hour all shifts.

I needed more hours so I just got another job at a Pediatric Care center (Havent started yet)and they start $22-27 depending on the shift and such. I find out soon what I'll get there but another nurse told me $22 on 7-3 and $27 for weekends, I got hired for every other weekend so hopefully the $27.

I used to do LTC and made $20.50 3-11 as a new nurse back in 2009

On average it seems to be $18-25 for LPNs in South Eastern PA (Lancaster)

2 Years exp.

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Wow, Im amazed at some of the lpn salaries on here! I live in a small community in Kansas and have been an lpn for 2 years. I make 15.88/hr, and that is after 2 years plus night shift differential..I started at just above 12/hr. SAD! It wasn't much more from what I was making as a CNA! The RN's here start at around 19. We get bi annual raises of 1%. I love my job and work hard at what I do, but sure do wish we were reimbursed better for all the hard work we do.

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$17/hr CNA. Just passed my boards recently so I am currently searching for a LPN position:nurse:

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Specializes in geriatrics, IV, Nurse management.

19.50 RPN wage at a retirement home. My pay varies depending on over-time, extra shift coverage, etc. It is considered a "low scale" RPN pay for the area, but I'm a new grad in a charge nurse position...... I'll take the pay cut for this to go on my resume;)

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Specializes in geriatrics, IV, Nurse management.
mlnlpn said:
Wow, Im amazed at some of the lpn salaries on here! I live in a small community in Kansas and have been an lpn for 2 years. I make 15.88/hr, and that is after 2 years plus night shift differential..I started at just above 12/hr. SAD! It wasn't much more from what I was making as a CNA! The RN's here start at around 19. We get bi annual raises of 1%. I love my job and work hard at what I do, but sure do wish we were reimbursed better for all the hard work we do.

You started at 12$/hr?? WOW! I made that as a 2nd year nurse working as a "PSW/HCA" role. Move up North... we pay WAY better than that! Our RPN/LPNs start at least at 19, and RNs start at 25$. You can make up to 30 as an RPN up here with experience.

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Does anyone know how much an Intermediate Care Facility pays? I'm planning on working there as a first job. I live in Northern California.

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Brace yourselves....I make a whopping $10.00/hr. Yes, I said 10. I live in Northeast TN and this area has to be the worst possible place for an LPN to work. Most hospitals around here have cut LPN's out completely. As a CNA I made $10.75/hr. So much for trying to better myself...

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Brace myself indeed, I almost dropped to the floor hearing that. Honestly if it was me, I would quit and wait tables before I would work as a nurse for that kind of money. This almost reminds me of the whole associates degree in medical assisting. Pay thousands of dollars for a degree and make $10.50 an hour, no thanks.

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I think most people would agree with you, but at least I love my job. Thats the only thing that keeps me around, believe me!

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Specializes in Geriatrics.
PurseGirl1113 said:
I live in the DFW area and I am making 21.00 per hour at a LTC facility and 20.00 base with weekend diff-24.00 at a psych hospital I have 6 months of experience.

Can you please e-mail me the name of the LTC in the DFW area? Does the LTC offer shift/week diff also?

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Just got a job as a lvn in home health. Starting at $22 hr but they don't pay for any gas and mileage. Is this the usual norm in home health?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
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Just got a job as a lvn in home health. Starting at $22 hr but they don't pay for any gas and mileage. Is this the usual norm in home health?

Sounds like you are doing private duty shift work and no gas & mileage is not usually page. For traditional home health with intermittent skilled visits (multiple patients per day, about 1hr of so per visit ) mileage is often covered for between visits as your drive from home to the first case and last case home is considered commuting time. Gas, vehicle wear & maintenance is part of mileage. The current rate is a bit over 50c/mile.

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