Labor and Delivery nurse pay
$114,085median posted offer#19 of 189 specialties
Read from 33 live Labor and Delivery postings that state pay — 18% above the all-nursing median of $96,720. Updated July 24, 2026.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Labor and Delivery nurses make?
- Across 33 live Labor and Delivery postings that state pay, the median offer is $114,085 a year. The middle half runs $99,150–$126,605, and the top 10% start at $143,604.
- Does Labor and Delivery pay more than nursing overall?
- Labor and Delivery ranks #19 of 189 specialties on posted pay. Its median is 18% above the all-nursing median of $96,720.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.