Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Georgia

Labor and delivery nurses in Georgia earn an average of $65,715 per year (or $31.59 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Georgia
18% lower than the national average
$65,715
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Georgia labor and delivery nurses earn 18% 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 Georgia

10%
$50,912
MEDIAN
$65,419
90%
$85,793
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $85,793 $41
75th Percentile $70,798 $34
Median $65,419 $31
25th Percentile $53,301 $25

80% of Georgia labor and delivery nurses earn between $50,912 and $85,793.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Georgia
$69,540
Overall Average
Georgia
$65,715

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Georgia labor and delivery nurses earn about $69,540 per year. Cost-of-living in Georgia is 5% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Georgia for labor and delivery nurses

Roswell, GA $70,406 per year
Augusta, GA $63,135 per year

Georgia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is Roswell, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $70,406 and 42,420 registered nurses are currently employed. The Augusta area comes in second, with a $63,135 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 6,710 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 Georgia?

Quality Assurance Nurse $86,976 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,976 per year
Float Pool Nurse $86,976 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,976 per year
Transplant Nurse $86,397 per year
ENT Nurse $86,010 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $85,044 per year
Urology Nurse $85,044 per year
Bariatric Nurse $84,077 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,111 per year

At a $65,715 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Georgia tend to earn less than quality assurance nurses ($86,976), clinical informatics nurses ($86,976), float pool nurses ($86,976), vascular nurses ($86,976), transplant nurses ($86,397), ENT nurses ($86,010), aesthetic nurses ($85,044), urology nurses ($85,044), bariatric nurses ($84,077), and endoscopy nurses ($83,111).

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