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Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary

WRITTEN BY Incredible Health Staff
DATE

May 20 2022


CATEGORIES Salary

Nurse Salaries / L&D Nurse Salary

Labor and delivery nurses (L&D nurse), also known as obstetric nurses (OB nurse), work as part of a care team for pregnant patients and their children. Labor and delivery RNs have a variety of responsibilities, including assessment of patients with pregnancy complications, fetal monitoring, patient management during labor, newborn baby assessment, postpartum support/management, and much more.

Registered nurses overall in the United States receive $82,750 per year according to the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics. According to data from Incredible Health, the average salary for labor and delivery / obstetric nurses is $90,541 – an effective hourly rate of $44.

This hourly rate puts the average L&D nurse salary at about 9% higher than a the average registered nurse’s median wage. Remember that this number is just the aggregate average salary and does not take into account nursing salaries that consider unit position, experience level, and other factors.


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Nursing positions are among the top in-demand jobs in the country, and experts project at least 6% between 2021 and 2031. Additionally, there is a shortage of professionals in the field. These primary factors contribute to higher labor and delivery nursing salaries and a strong outlook for the career path.

Labor and delivery nurse salaries by state

L&D nurse salaries vary depending on the state in which you practice. The cost of living in different states affects compensation scales.

For example, you may earn a larger paycheck as a staff L&D nurse in California because the cost of living is about 10% higher than the country’s average.

Conversely, in Alabama, labor and delivery nurses may earn less than other states because the cost of living is about 11% less than the country’s average.

The top five highest-paying states for nurses, including L&D nurses (without factoring in the cost of living) include the following:

StateSalaryCOL Adjusted SalaryLocal Estimates
California$124,000$106,529Get Local Estimate
Hawaii$106,530$89,296Get Local Estimate
Oregon$98,630$96,131Get Local Estimate
Alaska$97,230$92,512Get Local Estimate
Massachusetts$96,630$87,527Get Local Estimate

The top five highest-paying states for nurses, including L&D nurses (adjusted for cost of living) are the following:

StateSalaryCOL Adjusted SalaryLocal Estimates
California$124,000$106,529Get Local Estimate
Oregon$98,630$96,131Get Local Estimate
Alaska$97,230$92,512Get Local Estimate
Nevada$97,230$92,146Get Local Estimate
Hawaii$106,530$89,296Get Local Estimate
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Top labor and delivery jobs on Incredible Health

  • ๐Ÿฅ Registered Nurse – OB Float

    Lutz, FL | $49,900 to $80,000 /year

  • ๐Ÿฅ Registered Nurse – OB/GYN

    Trenton, MI | $57,000 to $100,000 /year

  • ๐Ÿฅ Registered Nurse – Obstetric / Labor & Delivery

    Denham Springs, LA | $56,000 to $88,000 /year

  • ๐Ÿฅ Registered Nurse – Obstetric / Labor & Delivery

    Las Vegas, NV | $78,580 to $125,720 /year

  • ๐Ÿฅ Registered Nurse – Obstetric / Labor & Delivery

    Slidell, LA | $56,000 to $88,000 /year

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Sources

  • “Nursing Shortage.” aacnnursing.org. Accessed May 20, 2022.
  • “Occupational Outlook Handbook-Registered Nurses.” bls.gov. Accessed May 20, 2022.
  • Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash
Written by Incredible Health Staff

At Incredible Health, it's a team effort to achieve our vision: Help healthcare professionals live better lives. Many are licensed practitioners themselves; others are simply passionate writers and leaders dedicated to providing valuable resources to nurses.

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