Average Salary

• The typical licensed practical nurse in Virginia earns an annual average salary of $37,950. In contrast, the national average for this job rings in at $40,900. Thus, Virginia's nurses make approximately 8 percent less than the overall national average.
  
  

Hourly Salary

• For every hour that a licensed practical nurse works in a Virginia hospital, outpatient care center, nursing home or medical office, he or she can expect to earn $18.25. Meanwhile, the national average hourly rate for this job demographic comes in at $19.66.
  
  

Metropolitan District Averages

• If you're a licensed practical nurse working in Washington, Virginia, you're likely doing better than LPNs in any other city in the state. In Washington, LPNs earn an average annual salary of $46,200. Richmond, Virginia, ranks second at $40,260, trailed by Harrisonburg at $39,130.
  
  

Job Market Size

• Approximately 19,980 licensed practical nurses call Virginia home. That's approximately 2.7 percent of the national number of licensed practical nurses: 728,670. When broken into individual cities, Washington is home to the greatest number of LPNs: 9,270. Virginia Beach follows at 4,280, and Richmond rounds out the top three at 3,950.