- According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 the average salary for an LPN in South Carolina was $37,770 per year. LPNs that work on an hourly pay scale averaged $18.16 per hour. The top 90th percentile earned $47,130, while the bottom 10th percentile earned just $28,330 per year. LPNs in Charlotte earned the highest wages with an average of $41,940 per year.
- Most of South Carolina ranked lower than the national average in regards to LPN salaries. In 2010, the median salary for an LPN was $41,360 per year or $19.88 per hour.
The highest paid LPNs are typically found working in nursing care facilities or home health care services. Private physician offices tend to pay the least nationally for LPNs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. - According to the 2007 report by the South Carolina Board of Nursing, 32.8 percent of LPNs worked in hospital settings, followed closely by nursing homes, which employed 32.6 percent of the state's LPNs. The third largest employer of LPNs, with 16.9 percent, were private physician offices.
Salary.com shows LPNs working in South Carolina's nursing homes and long-term care facilities as earning the highest salaries, with average earnings between $39,000 and $41,000. LPNs working in outpatient clinics earned the lowest average salary, at $34,931. - According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth rate for LPNs across the United States is expected to grow much faster than the average rate of job growth, with as much as a 21 percent increase in demand by 2018.
According to the South Carolina State Board of Nursing's report, the rate of loss is much higher than the rate of growth for LPNs in the state. The majority of LPNs, according to the report, are leaving due to retirement.
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