Having said that demand for LPN roles is very good at the moment.  And when demand for the services of a particular skilled worker is high then the average salary expectation for fulfilling that role will also rise accordingly.  But there are LPN roles and LPN roles.  Some facilities will pay more than others so it is worth making sure that you know which type of employer will pay the most and what you should expect from some of the least well paid roles.  This is all a matter of proper research which you really should do on a local basis as national figures will not necessarily give you the steer that you need and indeed may well serve to mislead you as to what sort of salary you can really expect.

It may well surprise you to know that some of the best paid LPN roles and therefore the highest LPN salary that you might expect comes from the provision of LPN services as an agency worker providing temporary employment cover.  This is followed by nursing care facilities, then home healthcare services.  Next comes hospitals and similar facilities and finally physicians medical practices.

If the fact that hospital workers can expect a relatively low LPN salary is more a reflection of the fact that there is significant interest in working in such environments amongst LPN graduates and the competition for jobs allows these employers to pay less as a result.

Overall a typical LPN salary still ranges from between $32,000 to over $50,000, so the decision to train to become an LPN remains a sensible one.  The LPN role is an opportunity to test out your suitability to the nursing role, to gain a nursing qualification that earns a qualification in its own right together with work that assists you, should you subsequently desire it, to go on to further train as, say, a registered nurse (RN).  But also provides you with the potential to earn a decent LPN salary if you choose to stay as an LPN and develop your career within that particular qualification.