L&D RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,408 a week across 15,509 live L&D RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — +9.8% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,408median per week+9.8% vs national
- $2,124–$2,75325th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,452mean per week+9.1% vs national
- $65.78median hourly equivalentfrom 15,009 listings with posted hours
- 15,509listings 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 — 15,509 of them as of September 16, 2026. 95% 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 70 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 | 15,509 | $2,124 | $2,408 | $2,753 | $2,452 | $65.78 (n=15,009) | +9.8% |
| National | 155,180 | $1,965 | $2,194 | $2,485 | $2,248 | $59.33 (n=147,568) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,780 | $2,880 | $2,664–$3,100 | $79.25 | +31.3% | 1,780 jobs |
| 2 | Nevada | 70 | $2,844 | $2,445–$3,004 | $79.00 | +29.6% | 70 jobs |
| 3 | North Dakota | 163 | $2,820 | $2,698–$2,982 | $77.36 | +28.5% | 163 jobs |
| 4 | South Dakota | 93 | $2,800 | $2,393–$3,030 | $65.94 | +27.6% | 93 jobs |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 174 | $2,788 | $2,528–$3,334 | $72.75 | +27.1% | 174 jobs |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 461 | $2,773 | $2,515–$2,998 | $74.86 | +26.4% | 461 jobs |
| 7 | Maine | 150 | $2,772 | $2,552–$2,954 | $75.88 | +26.3% | 150 jobs |
| 8 | Washington | 991 | $2,743 | $2,486–$3,040 | $72.60 | +25.0% | 991 jobs |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 180 | $2,709 | $2,410–$2,976 | $74.81 | +23.5% | 180 jobs |
| 10 | Delaware | 57 | $2,657 | $2,437–$2,847 | $70.54 | +21.1% | 57 jobs |
| 11 | New Jersey | 179 | $2,655 | $2,496–$2,804 | $73.68 | +21.0% | 179 jobs |
| 12 | Vermont | 40 | $2,628 | $2,533–$2,675 | $72.92 | +19.8% | 40 jobs |
| 13 | Nebraska | 143 | $2,609 | $2,488–$2,787 | $72.39 | +18.9% | 143 jobs |
| 14 | Alaska | 153 | $2,592 | $2,375–$3,047 | $71.78 | +18.1% | 153 jobs |
| 15 | Iowa | 486 | $2,586 | $2,290–$2,794 | $71.06 | +17.9% | 486 jobs |
| 16 | Connecticut | 68 | $2,585 | $2,413–$2,768 | $71.06 | +17.8% | 68 jobs |
| 17 | Montana | 385 | $2,583 | $2,442–$2,730 | $71.31 | +17.7% | 385 jobs |
| 18 | Idaho | 154 | $2,567 | $2,410–$2,731 | $71.00 | +17.0% | 154 jobs |
| 19 | Minnesota | 228 | $2,534 | $2,380–$2,752 | $69.67 | +15.5% | 228 jobs |
| 20 | Oregon | 250 | $2,528 | $2,295–$3,074 | $69.51 | +15.2% | 250 jobs |
| 21 | Wyoming | 62 | $2,490 | $2,377–$2,609 | $68.83 | +13.5% | 62 jobs |
| 22 | Colorado | 502 | $2,484 | $2,338–$2,752 | $68.69 | +13.2% | 502 jobs |
| 23 | Arizona | 188 | $2,450 | $2,337–$2,528 | $67.99 | +11.7% | 188 jobs |
| 24 | New York | 148 | $2,442 | $2,268–$2,742 | $66.83 | +11.3% | 148 jobs |
| 25 | Kansas | 457 | $2,415 | $2,113–$2,722 | $65.56 | +10.1% | 457 jobs |
| 26 | Illinois | 458 | $2,406 | $2,200–$2,596 | $66.17 | +9.7% | 458 jobs |
| 27 | Michigan | 325 | $2,351 | $2,177–$2,578 | $64.92 | +7.2% | 325 jobs |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 158 | $2,350 | $2,130–$2,538 | $63.00 | +7.1% | 158 jobs |
| 29 | New Mexico | 199 | $2,312 | $2,110–$2,629 | $60.65 | +5.4% | 199 jobs |
| 30 | Washington, DC | 37 | $2,295 | $2,241–$2,428 | $63.68 | +4.6% | 37 jobs |
| 31 | Hawaii | 73 | $2,290 | $1,944–$2,962 | $63.31 | +4.4% | 73 jobs |
| 32 | Utah | 186 | $2,267 | $2,046–$2,602 | $62.36 | +3.3% | 186 jobs |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 531 | $2,263 | $2,014–$2,448 | $62.25 | +3.1% | 531 jobs |
| 34 | Indiana | 179 | $2,256 | $2,099–$2,478 | $62.00 | +2.8% | 179 jobs |
| 35 | Kentucky | 186 | $2,240 | $2,019–$2,387 | $62.00 | +2.1% | 186 jobs |
| 36 | Texas | 1,405 | $2,203 | $2,005–$2,434 | $60.36 | +0.4% | 1,405 jobs |
| 37 | Virginia | 531 | $2,182 | $1,990–$2,402 | $59.47 | −0.5% | 531 jobs |
| 38 | Louisiana | 205 | $2,175 | $1,960–$2,343 | $60.28 | −0.9% | 205 jobs |
| 39 | North Carolina | 755 | $2,168 | $2,061–$2,381 | $59.65 | −1.2% | 755 jobs |
| 40 | Arkansas | 162 | $2,167 | $2,010–$2,291 | $60.00 | −1.2% | 162 jobs |
| 41 | Maryland | 228 | $2,128 | $1,890–$2,348 | $58.19 | −3.0% | 228 jobs |
| 42 | Ohio | 517 | $2,101 | $1,943–$2,312 | $57.97 | −4.2% | 517 jobs |
| 43 | Missouri | 120 | $2,088 | $1,975–$2,318 | $57.58 | −4.8% | 120 jobs |
| 44 | Florida | 192 | $2,073 | $1,929–$2,214 | $57.28 | −5.5% | 192 jobs |
| 45 | South Carolina | 145 | $1,951 | $1,763–$2,263 | $54.00 | −11.1% | 145 jobs |
| 46 | Tennessee | 814 | $1,928 | $1,731–$2,182 | $53.51 | −12.1% | 814 jobs |
| 47 | Mississippi | 49 | $1,897 | $1,785–$1,969 | $52.44 | −13.5% | 49 jobs |
| 48 | Georgia | 392 | $1,896 | $1,689–$2,096 | $52.28 | −13.6% | 392 jobs |
| 49 | Alabama | 80 | $1,802 | $1,677–$1,948 | $49.64 | −17.9% | 80 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Rhode Island (19), West Virginia (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 14,664 | $2,420 | $2,137–$2,768 | $2,467 | $66.11 (n=14,193) | +10.3% |
| Contract | 802 | $2,196 | $1,908–$2,448 | $2,180 | $60.00 (n=801) | +0.1% |
| Full-time | 34 | $2,250 | $1,692–$2,736 | $2,262 | $55.50 (n=14) | +2.6% |
| Per diem / PRN | 5 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Not stated | 3 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Part-time | 1 | 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 | 10,280 | $2,407 | $2,115–$2,740 | $2,443 | $66.06 (n=10,242) | +9.7% |
| Days | 3,459 | $2,389 | $2,123–$2,736 | $2,437 | $65.39 (n=3,435) | +8.9% |
| Not stated | 1,374 | $2,394 | $2,142–$2,818 | $2,507 | $62.56 (n=937) | +9.1% |
| Rotating | 326 | $2,670 | $2,430–$2,900 | $2,674 | $72.56 (n=325) | +21.7% |
| Evenings | 70 | $2,339 | $2,020–$2,754 | $2,396 | $64.06 (n=70) | +6.6% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). L&D RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/labor-and-delivery. Data as of September 16, 2026.
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