Maternity Nurse Salary
Despite our lagging economy, we continue to find growth in jobs and income for Maternity Nurses. The US Department of Labor Statistics continues to show Registered Nurses having an abundance of jobs and opportunities nationwide.
The Maternity Nurse is sought after in hospital settings across the country, and increasingly, because of the cost of a hospital stay for childbirth, many are opting for the services of the Certified Nurse Midwife in a home setting.
Because of the number of specialties and locations that a Maternity Nurse can work in, wages can vary, but the middle 50 percent of Registered nurses in the US are said to be making at least $51,000 per year, but your income will most likely be much higher than that if you are working full time.
The AANP (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners) reports that the average base salary for 2009-2010 in the Median percentile is about $87,000 per year. That equates to $44 per hour. They reported a base full time salary for Registered Nurses to be $84,250 in 2008 from their own Compensation survey and state that there has been an increase in salary for Registered Nurses since then of 5.9%.
The hourly rate you make will take into account your experience as well as your as a Maternity Nurse. For instance, if you live in the Southeastern part of the US, in states such as AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA or WV, an average base salary is about $85,880 according to AANP.
If you live in the New England states of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI or VT the base salary is about $94,170. This particular part of the country tends to pay higher wages.
The highest paying portion of the country for Maternity Nurses and other Registered Nurses is in the far western part of the US. This includes the states of AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, and WA. You can expect the base salary in these locations to be about $99,980 with an hourly wage of $50.81 per hour according to the report.
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The Plains states of IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, and SD tend to be the lowest paying states across the country. The base salary in these areas averages about $84,780 with an hourly rate of $42.22.
Right behind the Plains states for Maternity Nurse Salaries are the salaries in the Great Lakes states of IL, IN, MI, OH, and WI. These base salaries are around $85,090 with an hourly income of $41.92.
Wherever you live in the country, you can be sure that working as a registered nurse will continue to provide an abundance of jobs and great income no matter what happens with the economy.
