Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $61,330 per year ($29.49 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $48,400 at the 10th percentile to $71,040 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,090 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $61,330 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $54,100 and $63,680.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $48,400 | $54,100 | $61,330 | $63,680 | $71,040 |
| Hourly | $23.27 | $26.01 | $29.49 | $30.62 | $34.16 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,330 median for Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $54,100 to $63,680
- North Carolinastate$63,270 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $59,270 to $69,700
- United Statesnational$64,400 median for United States; middle half earns $59,000 to $76,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −3% vs North Carolina overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$61,330 median for Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $54,100 to $63,680
- $66,950 median for Durham metro area; middle half earns $62,700 to $73,070
- $65,470 median for Asheville metro area; middle half earns $60,930 to $71,930
- $65,140 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $61,330 to $73,340
- $64,670 median for Fayetteville metro area; middle half earns $58,640 to $71,580
- $64,080 median for Raleigh metro area; middle half earns $60,610 to $72,750
- $63,610 median for Greensboro metro area; middle half earns $59,950 to $67,300
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for licensed practical and licensed vocational nursess · Highest-paying occupations in Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.