Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Colorado

Labor and delivery nurses in Colorado earn an average of $77,419 per year (or $37.22 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Colorado
4% lower than the national average
$77,419
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Colorado labor and delivery nurses earn 4% 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 Colorado

10%
$58,110
MEDIAN
$74,924
90%
$96,805
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $96,805 $46
75th Percentile $91,383 $43
Median $74,924 $36
25th Percentile $66,872 $32

80% of Colorado labor and delivery nurses earn between $58,110 and $96,805.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Colorado
$75,237
Overall Average
Colorado
$77,419

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Colorado labor and delivery nurses earn about $75,237 per year. Cost-of-living in Colorado is 2% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Colorado for labor and delivery nurses

Denver, CO $79,521 per year

Colorado nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is Denver, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $79,521 and 27,860 registered nurses are currently 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 Colorado?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $114,143 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $92,307 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $92,307 per year
Dialysis Nurse $90,322 per year
OR Nurse $89,330 per year
Radiology Nurse $86,352 per year
Nurse Manager $85,359 per year
Transplant Nurse $83,374 per year
Diabetes Nurse $83,374 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $83,374 per year

At a $77,419 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Colorado tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($114,143), aesthetic nurses ($92,307), quality assurance nurses ($92,307), dialysis nurses ($90,322), OR nurses ($89,330), radiology nurses ($86,352), nurse managers ($85,359), transplant nurses ($83,374), diabetes nurses ($83,374), and substance abuse nurses ($83,374).

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