Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · SOC 29-2061
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in the West Virginia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Virginia
Figures describe the state of West Virginia as a whole.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the West Virginia earned a median of $55,360 per year ($26.61 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $45,690 at the 10th percentile to $70,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 6,050 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in the West Virginia earn more than $55,360 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $49,320 and $61,300.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $45,690 | $49,320 | $55,360 | $61,300 | $70,960 |
| Hourly | $21.96 | $23.71 | $26.61 | $29.47 | $34.12 |
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
- West Virginia$55,360 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $49,320 to $61,300
- 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 −14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in West Virginia
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.
- West Virginiathis page$55,360 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $49,320 to $61,300
- $58,200 median for Weirton metro area; middle half earns $48,980 to $60,360
- $57,960 median for Wheeling metro area; middle half earns $52,020 to $61,090
- $57,030 median for Parkersburg metro area; middle half earns $50,720 to $60,920
- $54,540 median for Huntington metro area; middle half earns $48,820 to $59,940
- $54,510 median for Beckley metro area; middle half earns $49,280 to $60,700
- $54,370 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $48,090 to $61,640
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.