Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Memphis

Labor and delivery nurses in Memphis earn an average of $67,709 per year (or $32.56 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Memphis, TN
16% lower than the national average
$67,709
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Memphis labor and delivery nurses earn 16% lower than the national average salary for labor and delivery nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Labor and delivery nurse salary range in Memphis, TN

10%
$48,348
MEDIAN
$61,660
90%
$93,583
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $93,583 $44
75th Percentile $77,602 $37
Median $61,660 $29
25th Percentile $59,476 $28

80% of Memphis labor and delivery nurses earn between $48,348 and $93,583.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Memphis, TN
$73,041
Overall Average
Memphis, TN
$67,709

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Memphis labor and delivery nurses earn about $73,041 per year. Cost-of-living in Memphis is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Tennessee for labor and delivery nurses

Franklin, TN $70,071 per year
Knoxville, TN $60,138 per year

Tennessee nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is Franklin, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $70,071 and 20,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Knoxville area comes in second, with a $60,138 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 7,930 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Memphis, TN?

Case Management Nurse $80,897 per year
Dialysis Nurse $80,286 per year
Oncology Nurse $77,948 per year
Renal Nurse $77,484 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $76,894 per year
PACU Nurse $76,662 per year
Nurse Manager $75,841 per year
Nurse Educator $74,787 per year
Vascular Nurse $73,734 per year
Trauma Nurse $73,250 per year

At a $67,709 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Memphis tend to earn less than case management nurses ($80,897), dialysis nurses ($80,286), oncology nurses ($77,948), renal nurses ($77,484), substance abuse nurses ($76,894), PACU nurses ($76,662), nurse managers ($75,841), nurse educators ($74,787), vascular nurses ($73,734), and trauma nurses ($73,250).

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