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Average Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN Salary in India for 2026

An licensed vocational nurse LVN in India earns about 312,400 INR a year. That's 19% below the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 150,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 487,600 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does an licensed vocational nurse LVN make in India?

Average salary
312,400 INR
26,033 INR per month
Lowest reported
150,000 INR
12,500 INR per month
Highest reported
487,600 INR
40,633 INR per month

A typical licensed vocational nurse LVN working in India brings home around 26,033 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 150,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 487,600 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior licensed vocational nurse LVN working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How licensed vocational nurse LVN pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India earn less than 322,600 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 210,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 420,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of licensed vocational nurse LVNs sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 150,000 INR. The highest stretch to 487,600 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

150,000
Low
322,600
Median
487,600
High
210,500
25th
420,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Licensed vocational nurse LVN pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an licensed vocational nurse LVN in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical licensed vocational nurse LVN salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    172,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +43% from previous
    246,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    325,600 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    397,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    424,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    464,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a licensed vocational nurse LVN typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Licensed vocational nurse LVN pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving licensed vocational nurse LVN pay in India. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average licensed vocational nurse LVN salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    273,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +44% from previous
    392,300 INR

Licensed vocational nurse LVN gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India earn an average of 301,600 INR a year, while female licensed vocational nurse LVNs earn around 327,300 INR. That works out to a 8% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN gender pay gap

8%

Men earn this much less than women on average in India.

Women 327,300 INR
Men 301,600 INR

Pay raises for an licensed vocational nurse LVN in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 10% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Licensed vocational nurse LVN bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

57%

57% of licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an licensed vocational nurse LVN a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 43% of licensed vocational nurse LVNs reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Licensed vocational nurse LVN: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Licensed vocational nurse LVN salary by city and region in India

Licensed vocational nurse LVN pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Bangalore
  • Gujarat
  • Delhi (city)
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion382,600 INR377,200 INR196,800-592,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion381,800 INR389,200 INR187,300-592,600 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion378,800 INR378,800 INR190,500-587,800 INR
BiharRegion371,100 INR401,300 INR172,200-592,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion369,300 INR349,300 INR195,200-563,000 INR
West BengalRegion366,200 INR351,900 INR192,000-558,300 INR
BangaloreCity365,400 INR378,300 INR174,000-572,200 INR
GujaratRegion361,600 INR351,200 INR183,700-553,400 INR
Delhi (city)City357,300 INR348,300 INR181,600-548,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion357,300 INR365,400 INR174,000-556,000 INR
KolkataCity353,600 INR362,200 INR172,400-552,400 INR
SuratCity352,000 INR369,300 INR163,800-553,800 INR
PuneCity345,700 INR317,700 INR187,300-524,400 INR
RajasthanRegion345,100 INR351,900 INR169,000-535,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion344,600 INR332,500 INR180,500-528,600 INR
MumbaiCity341,400 INR327,800 INR175,900-524,400 INR
OrissaRegion340,400 INR325,900 INR176,800-518,900 INR
AssamRegion339,100 INR315,900 INR180,300-513,300 INR
JharkhandRegion335,800 INR335,800 INR167,100-520,900 INR
HyderabadCity335,800 INR357,300 INR159,100-529,600 INR
ChennaiCity335,800 INR330,700 INR172,200-519,300 INR
KanpurCity332,100 INR353,600 INR158,700-525,700 INR
JaipurCity332,100 INR319,600 INR172,200-510,300 INR
LucknowCity332,100 INR340,400 INR161,600-522,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region332,100 INR351,200 INR158,700-525,700 INR
NagpurCity330,700 INR352,000 INR154,700-520,900 INR
AhmadabadCity327,300 INR301,600 INR175,900-498,500 INR
KeralaRegion325,900 INR301,800 INR176,800-493,000 INR
HaryanaRegion325,900 INR308,900 INR172,400-498,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion319,600 INR319,600 INR159,400-498,500 INR
PunjabRegion319,600 INR340,400 INR151,800-504,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion315,900 INR330,700 INR152,000-499,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion315,700 INR325,900 INR152,100-493,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity314,500 INR325,900 INR151,800-492,400 INR
TripuraRegion314,500 INR340,000 INR142,300-499,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion312,400 INR335,800 INR143,200-492,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity308,900 INR332,500 INR142,300-489,500 INR
IndoreCity308,900 INR332,500 INR142,300-489,500 INR
ManipurRegion308,300 INR292,000 INR163,800-472,100 INR
PatnaCity307,400 INR318,800 INR148,300-480,600 INR
VadodaraCity301,800 INR307,400 INR148,300-467,100 INR
GoaRegion301,800 INR307,400 INR148,300-467,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion301,700 INR327,800 INR138,200-483,800 INR
LudhianaCity301,700 INR313,700 INR146,200-478,100 INR
BhopalCity301,300 INR314,500 INR146,200-472,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion299,500 INR292,000 INR152,100-457,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity294,700 INR275,500 INR157,600-447,700 INR
NagalandRegion294,300 INR294,700 INR148,300-457,300 INR
GhaziabadCity292,000 INR292,000 INR148,300-453,200 INR
SikkimRegion290,800 INR282,300 INR148,300-444,300 INR
agraCity288,700 INR282,500 INR150,000-448,500 INR
MizoramRegion282,500 INR296,000 INR137,400-447,300 INR
PondicherryRegion279,400 INR258,400 INR152,100-420,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion279,400 INR296,000 INR128,900-440,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion275,800 INR288,100 INR130,400-431,300 INR
MaduraiCity275,200 INR294,700 INR127,700-433,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion263,900 INR252,300 INR137,400-403,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion254,700 INR233,600 INR139,100-384,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion253,400 INR266,000 INR117,520-396,300 INR

Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN in India: FAQs

  • How much does an licensed vocational nurse LVN make per month in India?

    An licensed vocational nurse LVN in India earns about 26,033 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 312,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an licensed vocational nurse LVN in India?

    Entry-level licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India start near 150,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 487,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 210,500 and 420,100 INR.

  • Is the median licensed vocational nurse LVN salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 322,600 INR, higher than the average of 312,400 INR. Half of licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India?

    Men working as an licensed vocational nurse LVN in India earn around 8% less than women on average (301,600 vs 327,300 INR a year).

  • Do licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India get bonuses?

    About 57% of licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do licensed vocational nurse LVNs earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays an licensed vocational nurse LVN about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do licensed vocational nurse LVNs in India get a pay raise?

    An licensed vocational nurse LVN in India sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.