Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Madison

Labor and delivery nurses in Madison earn an average of $82,928 per year (or $39.87 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Madison, WI
2% higher than the national average
$82,928
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Madison labor and delivery nurses earn 2% higher 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 Madison, WI

10%
$62,352
MEDIAN
$78,682
90%
$101,007
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $101,007 $48
75th Percentile $94,832 $45
Median $78,682 $37
25th Percentile $75,201 $36

80% of Madison labor and delivery nurses earn between $62,352 and $101,007.

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

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Madison, WI
$85,493
Overall Average
Madison, WI
$82,928

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Madison labor and delivery nurses earn about $85,493 per year. Cost-of-living in Madison is 3% 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

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 Milwaukee, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $77,747 and 21,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Green Bay area comes in second, with a $72,387 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 4,500 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Madison, WI?

Wound Nurse $90,208 per year
Case Management Nurse $89,757 per year
Hematology Nurse $89,683 per year
Transplant Nurse $89,683 per year
Nurse Educator $88,110 per year
Oncology Nurse $88,110 per year
Nurse Manager $88,110 per year
ICU Nurse $88,110 per year
Infection Control Nurse $88,110 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $88,110 per year

At a $82,928 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Madison tend to earn less than wound nurses ($90,208), case management nurses ($89,757), hematology nurses ($89,683), transplant nurses ($89,683), nurse educators ($88,110), oncology nurses ($88,110), nurse managers ($88,110), ICU nurses ($88,110), infection control nurses ($88,110), and palliative care nurses ($88,110).

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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