Licensed Practical Nurse pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 30250
- Class code
- 30250
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- N1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Licensed Practical Nurse is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 30250.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/05/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is practical nursing work in the care and treatment of individuals with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or the care of individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities at a Commonwealth facility. An employee in this class implements nursing care plans by performing a variety of practical nursing and individual/patient/resident/inmate care duties including preparing, administering, and recording medications and treatments prescribed by the physician and observing and reporting changes in the physical and emotional behavior of individuals/patients/residents/inmates with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities.
Examples of the work
• Participates in practical nursing and other patient/resident/inmate care duties for individuals who have a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability in order to assure that the emotional and physical needs of individuals /patients /residents/inmates are met. • Prepares and administers medications ordered by the physician under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Physician such as oral medications, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections in order to carry out the individual treatment programs.
Special requirements
• All positions require active authorization to practice as a Licensed Practice Nurse in Pennsylvania. • All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Licensed Practical Nurse in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $33,727 | $62,285 | $33,727 to $62,285 |
| Arkansas | $53,558 | $79,266 | $53,558 to $79,266 |
| Florida | $34,760 | $55,174 | $34,760 to $55,174 |
| Iowa | $53,851 | $81,806 | $53,851 to $81,806 |
| Kentucky | $3,036 | $4,857 | $36,426 to $58,282 |
| Maine | $19.57 | $26.57 | $40,706 to $55,266 |
| Minnesota | $58,485 | $74,813 | $58,485 to $74,813 |
| Missouri | $34,992 | $66,600 | $34,992 to $66,600 |
| Nebraska | $26.91 | $39.66 | $55,967 to $82,501 |
| New York | $45,081 | $55,322 | $45,081 to $55,322 |
| North Carolina | $41,407 | $62,111 | $41,407 to $62,111 |
| Ohio | $27.56 | $34.53 | $57,325 to $71,822 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.