Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Alabama

Labor and delivery nurses in Alabama earn an average of $61,920 per year (or $29.77 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Alabama
23% lower than the national average
$61,920
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Alabama labor and delivery nurses earn 23% 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 Alabama

10%
$47,390
MEDIAN
$60,510
90%
$78,670
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $78,670 $37
75th Percentile $74,280 $35
Median $60,510 $29
25th Percentile $48,400 $23

80% of Alabama labor and delivery nurses earn between $47,390 and $78,670.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Alabama
$69,339
Overall Average
Alabama
$61,920

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Alabama labor and delivery nurses earn about $69,339 per year. Cost-of-living in Alabama is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Alabama for labor and delivery nurses

Hoover, AL $63,610 per year
Huntsville, AL $63,530 per year
Mobile, AL $62,870 per year

Alabama nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is Hoover, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $63,610 and 17,880 registered nurses are currently employed. The Huntsville area comes in second, with a $63,530 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 5,320 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 Alabama?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $72,562 per year
Infection Control Nurse $71,430 per year
Case Management Nurse $71,111 per year
Urology Nurse $68,208 per year
Nurse Educator $67,725 per year
Diabetes Nurse $67,725 per year
Home Health Nurse $67,725 per year
Geriatric Nurse $67,725 per year
Nurse Manager $67,725 per year
Primary Care Nurse $67,725 per year

At a $61,920 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Alabama tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($72,562), infection control nurses ($71,430), case management nurses ($71,111), urology nurses ($68,208), nurse educators ($67,725), diabetes nurses ($67,725), home health nurses ($67,725), geriatric nurses ($67,725), nurse managers ($67,725), and primary care nurses ($67,725).

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