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Average Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in New York

Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in New York earn a median annual salary of $64,030, which is +2.7% compared to the national median. There are 40,720 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New York (state).

$64,030
New York median annual wage
$31/hour median
+2.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $62,340
40,720
Local employment
4.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.04
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$51,490
25th
$58,350
Median
$64,030
75th
$74,460
90th
$80,400

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New York, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$59,330
Goods: 107.3%
Services: 134.4%
Rents: 122.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$79,700Compare6,450
Rhode Island$77,940Compare1,080
Alaska$77,670Compare300
California$77,170Compare79,610
Oregon$76,570Compare4,340
Massachusetts$76,560Compare15,210

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New York

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$237,7100.68
Psychiatrists$228,5802.51
Chief Executives$219,3200.60
Radiologists$216,4201.20
Financial Managers$215,7401.33
Anesthesiologists$215,7400.71
Physicians, Pathologists$215,7401.29
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$215,6301.65

New York has salary data for 794 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in New York

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses are projected to change by +2.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 54,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.