Minnesota · 2025 pay · 436 people
How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Minnesota?
$69,223typical pay for full-year licensed practical nurses in 2025
$67,151 – $71,221what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $65,068. Typical pay rose 0.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗✓ Official data from Ramsey County Finance · Matches the agency's latest release · ramseycounty.us ↗
Where licensed practical nurses work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid licensed practical nurses, 2025
- 1Tsegaye Wolde-YesusLicensed Practical Nurse · Veterans Affairs Department$138,487
- 2Roseline T JaafaruLicensed Practical Nurse · Veterans Affairs Department$135,535
- 3Taiwo Folasade FaniyiLicensed Practical Nurse · Veterans Affairs Department$125,245
- 4Rachael I OsifoLicensed Practical Nurse · Veterans Affairs Department$117,701
- 5Gerald FokumLicensed Practical Nurse · Direct Care and Treatment Dept$114,682
Common questions
How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Minnesota?
Full-year licensed practical nurses were typically paid $69,223 in 2025; most earned between $67,151 and $71,221. Counting all 436 people paid, typical pay was $65,068.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 10.9% of all pay for licensed practical nurses in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Licensed Practical Nurse, at any level (for example "Licensed Practical Nurse"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this