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General Duty Nurse vs Licensed Practical Nurse

In 2025, the median salary for General Duty Nurse was $10,331 (9.4%) higher than for Licensed Practical Nurse: $119,757 against $109,426. General Duty Nurse had 1,281 people on the list, Licensed Practical Nurse 607.

At a glance

General Duty NurseLicensed Practical Nurse
People on the 2025 list1,281607
Median salary$119,757$109,426
Middle half$101,479–$139,622$97,751–$121,192
Highest salary$327,253$267,446
Total salaries$161,104,256$68,878,901
People, change+10.6% vs 2024+43.8% vs 2024
Median, change+5.4% vs 2024+6.6% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseLicensed Practical Nurse
2020$91,756$81,470
2021$102,162$85,133
2022$100,481$87,985
2023$107,176$98,274
2024$113,613$102,624
2025$119,757$109,426

People on the list by year

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YearGeneral Duty NurseLicensed Practical Nurse
20201,068193
20211,219389
20221,192457
20231,067354
20241,158422
20251,281607

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, General Duty Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse?

By median salary in 2025, General Duty Nurse: $119,757 against $109,426.

Which has more people on the list?

General Duty Nurse: 1,281 against 607 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2020?

In 2020 the median for General Duty Nurse was $91,756 and for Licensed Practical Nurse $81,470, a gap of $10,286; in 2025 the gap was $10,331.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What is “total compensation”?

The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work