SALARY · LICENSED PRACTICAL AND LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES · ARKANSAS

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Arkansas

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Arkansas: $56,620 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$56,620

$27 per hour at the median · That is $7,780 (12.1 percent) below the national median of $64,400 for this occupation.

$55,690Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$10,010People employed in this job in Arkansas

Salary range

25th: $49,550Median: $56,62075th: $61,220
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$49,550
Median (50th percentile)$56,620
75th percentile$61,220
Mean$55,690

The middle half of workers earned from $49,550 to $61,220 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$46,067 a year
$3,839 a month
Federal tax $4,614 · FICA $4,331 · State tax $1,607
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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