Labor and delivery nurse salary in Minnesota
Open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota post a median of $57 an hour, the middle half $53.25–$59.50 (about $118,600 a year full time), $1.50 above the national posted median. From 13 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota · Labor and delivery nurse pay nationwide
What labor and delivery nurses are paid in Minnesota
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Minnesota
Middle half of 12 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $57. 59% of the 22 open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota state an hourly rate.
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Labor and delivery nurse pay by employer in Minnesota
What each employer posts for labor and delivery nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in Minnesota (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for labor and delivery nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

OB-GYN RN - Internal Resource Pool
Allina Health · Allina Commons, MN· 3w ago
$70.00/hr
Fairview Health Services · Woodbury, MN· 3w ago
$44.68–$75.66/hr
Fairview Health Services · Burnsville, MN· 3d ago
$44.68–$75.66/hr
Allina Health · Owatonna and Buffalo, MN· 2d ago
$42.31–$74.34/hr
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
HealthPartners · St. Louis Park, MN· 3w ago
$44.52–$69.5/hr
Registered Nurse - Family Birth Center: Labor/Delivery - RN
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN· 3w ago
$43.84–$66.84/hr
Registered Nurse - Family Birth Center - RN
Mayo Clinic · Mankato and Austin, MN· 2d ago
$40.19–$66.84/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Birth Center
Northfield Hospital & Clinics · Northfield, MN· 2mo ago
$42.70–$62.79/hr
Essentia Health · Moose Lake, MN· 3w ago
$40.05–$59.60/hr
CommonSpirit Health · Little Falls, MN· 1mo ago
$40.15–$54.55/hr
What BLS measures in Minnesota
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $38.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $42.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $48.80 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $55.17 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $63.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 70,110 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49.54/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, opens in a new tab)
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36.23/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux Falls, SD-MN, opens in a new tab)
- Rochester, MN$48.87/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Rochester, MN, opens in a new tab)
- Fargo, ND-MN$39.48/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fargo, ND-MN, opens in a new tab)
- Duluth, MN-WI$46.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Duluth, MN-WI, opens in a new tab)
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$47.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, opens in a new tab)
- St. Cloud, MN$50.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Cloud, MN, opens in a new tab)
- Mankato, MN$49.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Mankato, MN, opens in a new tab)
Labor and delivery nurse salary in Minnesota: common questions
How much does a labor and delivery nurse make in Minnesota?
Open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota that state an hourly rate post a median of $57, the middle half $53.25–$59.50 (13 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $118,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.80/hr ($101,510 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Minnesota (May 2025).
How does Minnesota compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Minnesota ($57) is $1.50 above the national posted median of $55.50. In the BLS survey Minnesota ranks 12 of 52 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 13 of 22 open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Minnesota (59%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Labor and delivery nurse salary in Minnesota. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/labor-and-delivery-nurse/minnesota