Average

• The middle 50 percent of all LPNs made about $33,000 to $46,000 per year as of May 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median wage of all LPNs was just over $39,000. These annual wages correlate to approximately $16 to $22 per hour.
  
  

Low and High Ranges

• One in 10 LPNs made about $28,000 per year or less in May 2008 while the highest 10 percent earned more than $53,000 annually. This means that the lowest paid LPNs made around $13 an hour while the highest paid made more than $25 per hour.
  
  

Setting

• LPNs make more or less money depending on their place of employment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. LPNs in employment services and nursing care facilities made about $5,000 to $9,000 more annually than those working in physician offices.