Highest paying countries for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)s
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $82,472$6,873 / mo
- 2 Iceland $70,242$5,853 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $67,621$5,635 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $62,400$5,200 / mo
- 5 United States $52,000$4,333 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $52,000$4,333 / mo
- 7 Singapore $51,792$4,316 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $46,800$3,900 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $45,412$3,784 / mo
- 10 Jersey $44,200$3,683 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $82,472, $70,242 and $67,621.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,383 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $20,732$1,728 / mo
- Gabon $17,280$1,440 / mo
- South Africa $16,442$1,370 / mo
- Namibia $13,822$1,152 / mo
- Botswana $11,518$960 / mo
- Angola $9,214$768 / mo
- Zambia $8,637$720 / mo
- Seychelles $8,060$672 / mo
- Ghana $7,488$624 / mo
- Comoros $7,488$624 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $7,488$624 / mo
- Mauritius $7,171$598 / mo
- Malawi $7,145$595 / mo
- Congo $6,562$547 / mo
- Cabo Verde $6,391$533 / mo
- Rwanda $6,334$528 / mo
- Lesotho $5,762$480 / mo
- Uganda $5,642$470 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,528$461 / mo
- Tanzania $5,299$442 / mo
- Ivory Coast $5,184$432 / mo
- Senegal $5,184$432 / mo
- Djibouti $5,184$432 / mo
- Morocco $4,800$400 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,722$393 / mo
- Cameroon $4,607$384 / mo
- Kenya $4,337$361 / mo
- Mozambique $4,264$355 / mo
- Nigeria $3,801$317 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,801$317 / mo
- Libya $3,718$310 / mo
- Mali $3,687$307 / mo
- Burundi $3,687$307 / mo
- Tunisia $3,588$299 / mo
- Madagascar $3,453$288 / mo
- Guinea $3,453$288 / mo
- Togo $3,453$288 / mo
- Eritrea $3,453$288 / mo
- Eswatini $3,453$288 / mo
- Chad $3,338$278 / mo
- Somalia $3,224$269 / mo
- Sudan $3,167$264 / mo
- Liberia $2,995$250 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,881$240 / mo
- South Sudan $2,881$240 / mo
- Algeria $2,652$221 / mo
- Benin $2,304$192 / mo
- Mauritania $2,304$192 / mo
- DR Congo $2,075$173 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,726$144 / mo
- Gambia $1,726$144 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,726$144 / mo
- Egypt $1,685$140 / mo
- Niger $1,383$115 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,149 per year.
- Singapore $51,792$4,316 / mo
- Hong Kong $45,412$3,784 / mo
- Israel $30,618$2,551 / mo
- South Korea $29,687$2,474 / mo
- Japan $26,432$2,203 / mo
- Maldives $25,340$2,112 / mo
- China $11,128$927 / mo
- Malaysia $11,123$927 / mo
- Jordan $7,441$620 / mo
- India $7,275$606 / mo
- Turkmenistan $6,911$576 / mo
- Mongolia $6,911$576 / mo
- Armenia $6,885$574 / mo
- Thailand $6,854$571 / mo
- Kazakhstan $6,708$559 / mo
- Russia $6,474$540 / mo
- Iraq $5,959$497 / mo
- Vietnam $5,366$447 / mo
- Azerbaijan $5,049$421 / mo
- Uzbekistan $5,044$420 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,607$384 / mo
- Bhutan $4,607$384 / mo
- Philippines $4,420$368 / mo
- Indonesia $3,760$313 / mo
- Palau $3,718$310 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,453$288 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,453$288 / mo
- Iran $3,058$255 / mo
- Laos $2,881$240 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,766$231 / mo
- Nepal $2,480$207 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,293$191 / mo
- Cambodia $2,246$187 / mo
- Pakistan $2,075$173 / mo
- Myanmar $1,726$144 / mo
- Palau $1,149$96 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,540 per year.
- Switzerland $82,472$6,873 / mo
- Iceland $70,242$5,853 / mo
- Luxembourg $67,621$5,635 / mo
- Vatican City $52,000$4,333 / mo
- Jersey $44,200$3,683 / mo
- Denmark $43,649$3,637 / mo
- Guernsey $41,600$3,467 / mo
- Netherlands $41,569$3,464 / mo
- Norway $39,130$3,261 / mo
- Ireland $37,289$3,107 / mo
- United Kingdom $36,691$3,058 / mo
- Germany $36,483$3,040 / mo
- Belgium $35,376$2,948 / mo
- Monaco $34,554$2,880 / mo
- Sweden $34,200$2,850 / mo
- Finland $33,212$2,768 / mo
- Liechtenstein $32,240$2,687 / mo
- Austria $30,456$2,538 / mo
- France $29,879$2,490 / mo
- San Marino $28,792$2,399 / mo
- Spain $22,142$1,845 / mo
- Cyprus $20,966$1,747 / mo
- Italy $20,628$1,719 / mo
- Slovenia $19,209$1,601 / mo
- Estonia $18,730$1,561 / mo
- Poland $17,898$1,492 / mo
- Croatia $16,203$1,350 / mo
- Lithuania $16,115$1,343 / mo
- Slovakia $14,539$1,212 / mo
- Latvia $14,056$1,171 / mo
- Malta $13,822$1,152 / mo
- Portugal $13,218$1,102 / mo
- Hungary $12,012$1,001 / mo
- Greece $12,002$1,000 / mo
- Bulgaria $11,804$984 / mo
- Andorra $11,518$960 / mo
- Montenegro $10,936$911 / mo
- Romania $10,816$901 / mo
- Serbia $9,105$759 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $8,382$699 / mo
- Albania $7,384$615 / mo
- North Macedonia $7,166$597 / mo
- Moldova $6,848$571 / mo
- Belarus $5,975$498 / mo
- Georgia $5,632$469 / mo
- Ukraine $4,540$378 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $4,248 per year.
- Bermuda $62,400$5,200 / mo
- United States $52,000$4,333 / mo
- Cayman Islands $46,800$3,900 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $39,000$3,250 / mo
- Canada $33,597$2,800 / mo
- Puerto Rico $20,732$1,728 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $17,280$1,440 / mo
- Bahamas $16,115$1,343 / mo
- Barbados $13,822$1,152 / mo
- Dominica $10,936$911 / mo
- Costa Rica $10,884$907 / mo
- Belize $10,364$864 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $10,364$864 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $9,792$816 / mo
- Panama $9,246$770 / mo
- Cuba $9,214$768 / mo
- Guyana $8,060$672 / mo
- Saint Lucia $8,060$672 / mo
- Mexico $8,003$667 / mo
- Jamaica $7,488$624 / mo
- Grenada $7,488$624 / mo
- Honduras $6,911$576 / mo
- Nicaragua $6,334$528 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5,762$480 / mo
- Haiti $4,607$384 / mo
- El Salvador $4,607$384 / mo
- Guatemala $4,248$354 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,142 per year.
- Uruguay $12,568$1,047 / mo
- Paraguay $8,216$685 / mo
- Chile $8,091$674 / mo
- Suriname $6,755$563 / mo
- Ecuador $5,782$482 / mo
- Argentina $5,294$441 / mo
- Brazil $4,836$403 / mo
- Peru $4,753$396 / mo
- Bolivia $4,633$386 / mo
- Colombia $4,248$354 / mo
- Venezuela $2,142$179 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,726 per year.
- Australia $43,425$3,619 / mo
- New Zealand $35,781$2,982 / mo
- Brunei $34,554$2,880 / mo
- Fiji $8,060$672 / mo
- Tonga $8,060$672 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $6,911$576 / mo
- Solomon Islands $5,762$480 / mo
- Vanuatu $5,184$432 / mo
- Samoa $4,607$384 / mo
- Kiribati $4,030$336 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,453$288 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,453$288 / mo
- Nauru $1,726$144 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)s in the United States ($52,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.