L&D RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,520 a week across 13,845 live L&D RN listings with posted pay, as of November 6, 2026 — +11.6% against the all-specialty national median of $2,259.
- $2,520median per week+11.6% vs national
- $2,168–$2,88025th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,556mean per week+10.5% vs national
- $68.29median hourly equivalentfrom 13,239 listings with posted hours
- 13,845listings with posted paylive listings, updated every 6 hours
What these figures are
Advertised contract rates, not earned wages. Every number on this page comes from a live RN listing for L&D that posted a rate — 13,845 of them as of November 6, 2026. 94% are travel contracts, so the figures describe what agencies and employers are offering for contract work this week, usually including housing and meal stipends — not staff salaries and not what any nurse took home. A further 447 listings for L&D post no rate and are excluded. Weekly figures use the top of each advertised range; hourly equivalents divide by the posted hours where a listing gives them. These figures are complementary to BLS wage data, which reports earned staff wages annually — they are not a substitute for it. Full methodology.
| Group | Listings | 25th pct / wk | Median / wk | 75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L&D | 13,845 | $2,168 | $2,520 | $2,880 | $2,556 | $68.29 (n=13,239) | +11.6% |
| National | 188,646 | $2,005 | $2,259 | $2,559 | $2,314 | $60.64 (n=177,717) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,711 | $3,087 | $2,818–$3,332 | $83.94 | +36.7% | 1,711 jobs |
| 2 | Alaska | 210 | $3,054 | $2,699–$3,341 | $84.00 | +35.2% | 210 jobs |
| 3 | North Dakota | 272 | $2,911 | $2,715–$3,195 | $79.19 | +28.9% | 272 jobs |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 343 | $2,888 | $2,645–$3,082 | $80.00 | +27.8% | 343 jobs |
| 5 | Nebraska | 72 | $2,860 | $2,756–$2,976 | $79.07 | +26.6% | 72 jobs |
| 6 | Washington | 1,032 | $2,836 | $2,635–$3,246 | $76.22 | +25.5% | 1,032 jobs |
| 7 | Montana | 177 | $2,832 | $2,596–$2,995 | $77.54 | +25.4% | 177 jobs |
| 8 | Iowa | 221 | $2,790 | $2,632–$2,923 | $77.19 | +23.5% | 221 jobs |
| 9 | Idaho | 147 | $2,763 | $2,582–$3,050 | $76.08 | +22.3% | 147 jobs |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 182 | $2,718 | $2,518–$2,962 | $75.00 | +20.3% | 182 jobs |
| 11 | Vermont | 56 | $2,702 | $2,575–$3,059 | $73.93 | +19.6% | 56 jobs |
| 12 | New Jersey | 223 | $2,699 | $2,520–$2,873 | $73.97 | +19.5% | 223 jobs |
| 13 | Maine | 67 | $2,695 | $2,591–$2,776 | $74.50 | +19.3% | 67 jobs |
| 14 | South Dakota | 89 | $2,688 | $2,436–$2,974 | $73.25 | +19.0% | 89 jobs |
| 15 | Oregon | 309 | $2,656 | $2,511–$2,876 | $73.19 | +17.6% | 309 jobs |
| 16 | Minnesota | 240 | $2,633 | $2,460–$2,861 | $72.21 | +16.6% | 240 jobs |
| 17 | Michigan | 181 | $2,612 | $2,307–$2,859 | $72.40 | +15.6% | 181 jobs |
| 18 | New Mexico | 246 | $2,611 | $2,360–$2,805 | $70.25 | +15.6% | 246 jobs |
| 19 | New York | 278 | $2,606 | $2,381–$2,862 | $68.24 | +15.4% | 278 jobs |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 126 | $2,605 | $2,425–$2,711 | $72.39 | +15.3% | 126 jobs |
| 21 | Colorado | 571 | $2,568 | $2,154–$2,838 | $71.72 | +13.7% | 571 jobs |
| 22 | Illinois | 257 | $2,520 | $2,370–$2,681 | $68.74 | +11.6% | 257 jobs |
| 23 | Washington, DC | 30 | $2,508 | $2,314–$2,774 | $69.36 | +11.0% | 30 jobs |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 115 | $2,507 | $2,274–$2,626 | $69.22 | +11.0% | 115 jobs |
| 25 | Connecticut | 123 | $2,479 | $2,302–$2,700 | $68.22 | +9.7% | 123 jobs |
| 26 | Arizona | 289 | $2,475 | $2,294–$2,725 | $68.61 | +9.6% | 289 jobs |
| 27 | Hawaii | 67 | $2,460 | $1,936–$2,772 | $68.24 | +8.9% | 67 jobs |
| 28 | Kansas | 387 | $2,409 | $2,210–$2,646 | $63.96 | +6.6% | 387 jobs |
| 29 | Kentucky | 175 | $2,373 | $2,266–$2,542 | $65.22 | +5.0% | 175 jobs |
| 30 | Indiana | 263 | $2,325 | $2,190–$2,699 | $62.69 | +2.9% | 263 jobs |
| 31 | Missouri | 211 | $2,310 | $2,127–$2,452 | $63.89 | +2.3% | 211 jobs |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 460 | $2,291 | $2,073–$2,483 | $63.36 | +1.4% | 460 jobs |
| 33 | Arkansas | 93 | $2,215 | $2,079–$2,384 | $60.18 | −1.9% | 93 jobs |
| 34 | North Carolina | 747 | $2,209 | $1,966–$2,548 | $60.23 | −2.2% | 747 jobs |
| 35 | Maryland | 276 | $2,204 | $2,051–$2,441 | $60.89 | −2.4% | 276 jobs |
| 36 | Virginia | 504 | $2,192 | $1,957–$2,490 | $59.84 | −3.0% | 504 jobs |
| 37 | Texas | 1,319 | $2,120 | $1,917–$2,353 | $58.67 | −6.2% | 1,319 jobs |
| 38 | Ohio | 421 | $2,104 | $1,900–$2,322 | $58.00 | −6.9% | 421 jobs |
| 39 | Louisiana | 76 | $2,101 | $1,908–$2,309 | $58.25 | −7.0% | 76 jobs |
| 40 | Florida | 181 | $2,069 | $1,928–$2,218 | $57.08 | −8.4% | 181 jobs |
| 41 | Mississippi | 41 | $2,063 | $1,991–$2,214 | $57.19 | −8.7% | 41 jobs |
| 42 | Tennessee | 586 | $1,984 | $1,715–$2,272 | $53.64 | −12.2% | 586 jobs |
| 43 | South Carolina | 113 | $1,978 | $1,832–$2,277 | $54.46 | −12.4% | 113 jobs |
| 44 | Georgia | 240 | $1,904 | $1,760–$2,073 | $52.48 | −15.7% | 240 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Alabama (28), Rhode Island (27), Nevada (24), Wyoming (16), Utah (14), West Virginia (5), Delaware (4).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 13,032 | $2,533 | $2,187–$2,895 | $2,575 | $68.81 (n=12,477) | +12.1% |
| Contract | 740 | $2,268 | $1,944–$2,628 | $2,270 | $61.00 (n=738) | +0.4% |
| Full-time | 61 | $2,160 | $1,548–$2,556 | $2,158 | $60.00 (n=23) | −4.4% |
| Per diem / PRN | 6 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Not stated | 4 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Part-time | 2 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | 9,067 | $2,524 | $2,176–$2,874 | $2,556 | $69.00 (n=8,980) | +11.7% |
| Days | 3,217 | $2,419 | $2,095–$2,814 | $2,488 | $66.00 (n=3,172) | +7.1% |
| Not stated | 1,158 | $2,646 | $2,263–$3,024 | $2,691 | $66.50 (n=693) | +17.1% |
| Rotating | 323 | $2,760 | $2,505–$2,980 | $2,770 | $74.81 (n=314) | +22.2% |
| Evenings | 80 | $2,426 | $2,176–$2,946 | $2,580 | $68.40 (n=80) | +7.4% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). L&D RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 7, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/labor-and-delivery. Data as of November 6, 2026.
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