New Jersey LPN License: Lookup, Renewal, CE, and Fees
New Jersey is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. LPNs renew every 2 years, complete 30 hours of continuing education per cycle, and pass the NCLEX-PN.
Look up a New Jersey LPN license
The lookup runs on New Jersey's state licensing portal, which covers LPNs alongside other licensed professions. Nursys Quick Confirm is a free national check you can use as a second source.
New Jersey Board of Nursing (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs) · read 2026-09-03 · a dash means the board publishes no figure
Renewal and continuing education in New Jersey
New Jersey nursing licenses renew every two years, and the board's available materials do not state a fixed renewal month or deadline, although the online renewal system does reference a May 31 completion date for continuing education. Renewal requires 30 hours of continuing education, including 1 contact hour on prescription opioid drugs that covers alternatives to opioids, the risks and signs of abuse, addiction, and diversion. The board does not state what happens to a license that lapses.
New Jersey's fee schedule for renewal was not available in the documents reviewed, so the renewal fee itself cannot be confirmed here; for comparison, the initial LPN license fee is $200. Passing the NCLEX-PN exam and completing a criminal history background check with fingerprints, which carries a separate $58.69 vendor fee, are handled apart from license fees and are not part of the renewal cost.
Required CE topics
- 1prescription opioid drugs 1 contact hour per biennial renewal (alternatives to opioids, risks/signs of abuse, addiction and diversion) - applies to LPNs
New Jersey Board of Nursing (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs) continuing education rules · read 2026-09-03
How much does a New Jersey LPN license cost?
Board fees exclude exam registration and fingerprinting · New Jersey board fee schedule ↗ · read 2026-09-03
Moving to New Jersey: endorsement and temporary permits
New Jersey participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an LPN who already holds a multistate license from another compact state may practice in New Jersey under that license without applying for a separate New Jersey license. An LPN coming from a non-compact state, or one without a multistate license, needs to apply through endorsement instead.
Endorsement applicants complete an online or notarized paper application marked for the LPN license type, submit a passport photo and proof of citizenship or immigration status, undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, and provide Nursys verification from every state where they have ever held a license, along with a $200 fee. The profile does not document a temporary permit for endorsement applicants, and no separate state jurisprudence exam is mentioned.
Education and exam for an LPN license in New Jersey
New Jersey requires LPN candidates to complete a practical nursing program and obtain a letter of program completion, which students may apply for as early as two months before graduation. Candidates must then pass the NCLEX-PN examination; no separate state jurisprudence exam is mentioned in the board's materials. Foreign-educated applicants instead submit a CGFNS evaluation along with a passing TOEFL score. The board's documents do not state program length or accreditation requirements.
What do LPNs earn in New Jersey?
BLS OES May 2025 · 17,410 LPNs employed in New Jersey · LPN salary in New Jersey by city →
Nearby states
Sources
- New Jersey Board of Nursing (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs) ↗licensure, renewal, CE, and fee rulesmedium confidence
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Documents/BON-Exam-Application-Process-Overv…
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Applications/Instructions-For-Licensure-By-E…
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/applications/rn-and-lpn-application-packet-g…
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/pages/continuing-education-faq.aspx
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Applications/Official-Application-for-a-Temp…
- njconsumeraffairs.gov/Adoptions/nurado_061608.pdf
- Nursys ↗ national license verification
- BLS OES May 2025 New Jersey LPN wages and employment
Read 2026-09-03. Rules and fees change; confirm with the board before acting.