Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Buffalo

Labor and delivery nurses in Buffalo earn an average of $80,740 per year (or $38.82 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Buffalo, NY
0% higher than the national average
$80,740
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Buffalo labor and delivery nurses earn 0% higher than the national average salary for labor and delivery nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Labor and delivery nurse salary range in Buffalo, NY

10%
$60,110
MEDIAN
$78,070
90%
$100,200
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $100,200 $48
75th Percentile $94,800 $45
Median $78,070 $37
25th Percentile $65,800 $31

80% of Buffalo labor and delivery nurses earn between $60,110 and $100,200.

Cost-of-living adjusted labor and delivery nurse salary in Buffalo

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Buffalo, NY
$84,367
Overall Average
Buffalo, NY
$80,740

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Buffalo labor and delivery nurses earn about $84,367 per year. Cost-of-living in Buffalo is 4% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for labor and delivery nurses

New York, NY $98,460 per year
Troy, NY $77,710 per year
Rochester, NY $76,070 per year
Syracuse, NY $75,440 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $98,460 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Troy area comes in second, with a $77,710 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 10,160 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Buffalo, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $92,043 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $91,631 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $88,814 per year
Blood Management Nurse $87,199 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $86,666 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,391 per year
Dermatology Nurse $85,584 per year
PACU Nurse $85,584 per year
Research Nurse $85,584 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $85,584 per year

At a $80,740 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Buffalo tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($92,043), clinical informatics nurses ($91,631), endoscopy nurses ($88,814), blood management nurses ($87,199), pediatric OR nurses ($86,666), float pool nurses ($86,391), dermatology nurses ($85,584), PACU nurses ($85,584), research nurses ($85,584), and cath lab nurses ($85,584).

More about labor and delivery nurses

A labor and delivery nurse works with women before, during and after delivery. They help to educate parents about their new child. Their actual job description varies depending on the hospital's location and size.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health