Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

Labor and delivery nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $76,424 per year (or $36.75 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Wisconsin
5% lower than the national average
$76,424
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Wisconsin labor and delivery nurses earn 5% lower 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 Wisconsin

10%
$59,727
MEDIAN
$76,136
90%
$98,422
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,422 $47
75th Percentile $79,656 $38
Median $76,136 $36
25th Percentile $62,303 $29

80% of Wisconsin labor and delivery nurses earn between $59,727 and $98,422.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$82,000
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$76,424

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin labor and delivery nurses earn about $82,000 per year. Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Wisconsin for labor and delivery nurses

Madison, WI $82,928 per year
Milwaukee, WI $77,747 per year
Green Bay, WI $72,387 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $82,928 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $77,747 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 21,750 registered nurses employed.

Labor and delivery nurses salaries in other states

California $123,414 per year
Oregon $100,526 per year
Massachusetts $87,353 per year
Washington $97,794 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $92,921 per year
New Jersey $93,766 per year
Connecticut $93,737 per year
Minnesota $86,110 per year
Maryland $84,813 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Wisconsin?

Wound Nurse $83,133 per year
Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year

At a $76,424 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), transplant nurses ($82,650), nurse educators ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and palliative care nurses ($81,200).

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