Licensed Practical Nurse salaries
What the State of Minnesota pays people with the job title “Licensed Practical Nurse” in fiscal year 2026, across all agencies.
Employees
396
FY 2026
Total paid
$23.5M
in FY 2026
Median paid
$65,018
base rate median $73,237
Average paid
$59,624
across 394 with pay
Highest paid
$183,618
Eboh, Patricia O
Median pay by fiscal year
Paid in year and annual base rate
Median paid in yearMedian annual base rate
Employees by fiscal year
People on the payroll at any time in the year
Agencies with this job title
FY 2026, largest agencies by number of people; averages use the amount paid in the year
Most people
Highest average pay (3+ people)
$63,226
$57,327
$56,265
$35,872
Everyone, FY 2026
Filter, sort and analyze in Explore →| Name | Agency | Base pay | Paid ▼ | Overtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kugler, Suzanne M | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH Fergus Falls Direct Care | $35.21 /hr | $84,246 | $12,673 |
| Foley, Valerie Anita | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Annandale Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $84,242 | $5,431 |
| Owen, Kelly M | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Grove 4 Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $84,065 | $9,567 |
| Mamo, Befirdu | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls 22 Nurse Staff C | $31.68 /hr | $84,035 | $36,950 |
| Mattson, Eleanor L | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Hastings Health Svcs Admin | $35.21 /hr | $83,880 | $11,793 |
| Schwer, Betsy J | Direct Care and Treatment MSHS Willmar RN | $35.21 /hr | $83,827 | $4,450 |
| Johnson, Diane Faye | Direct Care and Treatment MSHS Willmar RN | $35.21 /hr | $83,740 | $7,171 |
| Christianson, Kristy A | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Grove 4 Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $83,311 | $6,582 |
| Stephens, Nicholas G | Direct Care and Treatment Unit Echo | $35.21 /hr | $82,838 | $9,205 |
| Pendleton, Sarah B | Direct Care and Treatment AMRTC NOC Units B, C | $35.21 /hr | $82,735 | $4,467 |
| Salfer, Diana J | Corrections Dept OPH RN Supervisor A | $35.21 /hr | $82,225 | $27,756 |
| Tamba, Linda | Direct Care and Treatment Unit C1 | $35.21 /hr | $82,108 | $4,382 |
| Speck, Kelly | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Bemidji Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $82,029 | $7,344 |
| Cramer, Kimberly M | Corrections Dept FRB RN Supervisor-Linden | $35.21 /hr | $81,865 | $5,392 |
| Overland, Michelle Rae | Direct Care and Treatment MSHS Brainerd RN | $35.21 /hr | $81,774 | $5,327 |
| Yang, Pa | Corrections Dept STW RN Supervisor | $35.21 /hr | $81,688 | $7,714 |
| Fokum, Gerald | Direct Care and Treatment AMRTC D and E POD | $33.45 /hr | $81,648 | $17,249 |
| Dauk, Randilee Marie | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | $33.45 /hr | $81,586 | $12,035 |
| Prickett II, William George | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Bemidji Nursing | $34.36 /hr | $81,493 | $6,009 |
| Mengesha, Getu G | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls 19 Nurse Staff A | $35.21 /hr | $81,274 | $4,932 |
| Runningen, Alisa | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Alexandria Nursing 2 | $31.68 /hr | $81,240 | $13,950 |
| Donabauer, Viki L | Corrections Dept SCL RN Supervisor A | $35.21 /hr | $81,215 | $10,024 |
| Trainor, Shannon K | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Grove A Nursing 2 | $35.21 /hr | $81,128 | — |
| Kovalenko, Dixie Dawn | Direct Care and Treatment Unit Golf | $33.45 /hr | $81,003 | $8,156 |
| Ahmed, Mulky A | Corrections Dept OPH RN Supervisor B | $35.21 /hr | $80,948 | $16,230 |
| Herrmann, Mark | Direct Care and Treatment AMRTC NOC Units D, E | $35.21 /hr | $80,882 | $2,300 |
| Gullickson, Bonnie J | Corrections Dept FRB RN Supervisor B | $34.36 /hr | $80,856 | $10,142 |
| Hildahl, Donna Marie | Direct Care and Treatment MSHS Wadena RN | $35.21 /hr | $80,822 | $11,631 |
| Bormann, Cynthia Ruth | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Annandale Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $80,743 | $2,983 |
| Erickson, Lynn Marie | Direct Care and Treatment CARE Carlton Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $80,709 | $4,595 |
| Lewis, Lori A. | Corrections Dept STW RN Admin Supervisors Staff | $35.21 /hr | $80,547 | $5,905 |
| Aderogba, Adekunle Kazeem | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls 22 Nurse Staff E | $35.21 /hr | $80,514 | $4,813 |
| Nelson, Erik M. | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Baxter Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $80,499 | $6,139 |
| Lydon-Amrani, Anita Marie | Direct Care and Treatment AMRTC B and C POD | $35.21 /hr | $80,486 | $1,265 |
| Ehrman-Haight, Judith Lynn | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Rochester Nursing Group 1 | $35.21 /hr | $80,294 | $2,076 |
| Shepherd, Shannon Michelle | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Baxter Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $80,190 | $3,394 |
| Meheretab, Rebekah | Veterans Affairs Dept Mpls 22 Nurse Staff A | $35.21 /hr | $80,057 | $4,822 |
| Johnson, Carmen Agatha | Direct Care and Treatment CARE Anoka Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $80,024 | $2,750 |
| King, Pamela S | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Silver Bay Direct Care | $35.21 /hr | $79,771 | $4,641 |
| Steffensmeier, Nicole Renee | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Grove B Nursing 2 | $35.21 /hr | $79,750 | $15,110 |
| Knott, Lisa A. | Corrections Dept FRB RN Supervisor-Linden | $35.21 /hr | $79,700 | $6,683 |
| Dimmick, Melissa A | Direct Care and Treatment Forensics Night Nursing B | $35.21 /hr | $79,640 | $2,697 |
| Weidemann, Amber | Veterans Affairs Dept MVH-Bemidji Nursing | $33.45 /hr | $79,530 | $5,885 |
| Lauderbaugh, Scott J | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Bemidji Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $78,936 | $5,577 |
| Mutanga, Angwi Afor | Direct Care and Treatment CARE Anoka Nursing | $34.36 /hr | $78,890 | $5,694 |
| Clark, Krystal Sherie | Direct Care and Treatment CABHS Willmar Dir Care | $35.21 /hr | $78,842 | $1,959 |
| Christensen, Deandra Liloni | Direct Care and Treatment MSOP ML Nursing Services | $35.21 /hr | $78,649 | $2,857 |
| Seiler, Heidi | Direct Care and Treatment MSHS Willmar RN | $35.21 /hr | $78,551 | $2,675 |
| Carey, Dawn E | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Baxter Nursing | $35.21 /hr | $78,473 | $792 |
| Sanoski, Casandra Raye | Direct Care and Treatment CBHH Baxter Nursing | $33.45 /hr | $78,027 | $17,482 |
Each person counts once per fiscal year, agency and county (multiple positions combined, shown as “+ more”). “Paid” is the total paid during the fiscal year, including overtime and other pay; it is lower than the base rate for anyone who started, left or worked part time. “Base pay” is the rate on record.