A RN Postpartum's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects RN Postpartum Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a RN Postpartum's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,489
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,703
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,556
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,570
Expert (over 8 years): $87,857
Levels
Salary
Entry Level RN Postpartum
$80,489
Intermediate Level RN Postpartum
$80,703
Senior Level RN Postpartum
$83,556
Specialist Level RN Postpartum
$87,570
Expert Level RN Postpartum
$87,857
$80,4890 yr
$80,703< 2 yrs
$83,5562-4 yrs
$87,5705-8 yrs
$87,857> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do RN Postpartum Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract RN Postpartums.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $92,513.
California: $92,162.
Massachusetts: $90,934.
District of Columbia$92,513
California$92,162
Massachusetts$90,934
Washington$90,600
New Jersey$90,566
Alaska$90,449
Connecticut$89,296
New York$88,828
Hawaii$87,333
Rhode Island$86,631
Maryland$86,155
Minnesota$85,503
Colorado$85,252
Illinois$85,169
Oregon$84,851
Delaware$84,617
New Hampshire$84,470
Virginia$84,141
Pennsylvania$83,180
Nevada$82,695
North Dakota$82,537
Michigan$82,286
Wisconsin$82,194
Vermont$82,010
Texas$81,501
Maine$81,467
Arizona$81,417
Ohio$81,358
Georgia$80,590
Indiana$80,205
Wyoming$80,130
Utah$80,013
Iowa$79,963
Kansas$79,562
Louisiana$79,445
North Carolina$79,403
Missouri$79,387
Florida$79,061
Montana$78,885
Nebraska$78,718
Kentucky$78,626
South Carolina$78,292
Tennessee$78,083
Idaho$78,000
New Mexico$77,390
Oklahoma$77,256
Alabama$76,763
South Dakota$75,936
Arkansas$75,484
West Virginia$75,242
Mississippi$74,515
Top Paying Cities for RN Postpartums
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $105,389
San Francisco: $104,235
Oakland: $102,039
San Jose, CA$105,389
San Francisco, CA$104,235
Oakland, CA$102,039
New York, NY$96,206
Paramus, NJ$95,036
Queens Village, NY$95,032
Passaic, NJ$94,952
Bergenfield, NJ$94,945
Stamford, CT$94,761
Huntington, NY$94,727
Newark, NJ$94,109
Bridgeport, CT$93,933
Vallejo, CA$93,767
New Brunswick, NJ$93,733
Petaluma, CA$93,683
Middlesex, NJ$93,524
Somerset, NJ$93,466
Santa Cruz, CA$93,357
Boston, MA$92,847
Monterey, CA$92,554
Seattle, WA$92,363
Santa Rosa, CA$92,346
Los Angeles, CA$92,321
Juneau, AK$92,104
Washington, DC$92,012
Orange, CA$91,714
Santa Ana, CA$91,494
Long Beach, CA$91,410
Anaheim, CA$91,394
Anchorage, AK$91,352
Santa Maria, CA$91,101
Everett, WA$91,084
Danbury, CT$90,790
Bremerton, WA$90,675
Tacoma, WA$90,374
New Suffolk, NY$90,372
Sacramento, CA$90,349
Santa Barbara, CA$90,257
Trenton, NJ$90,165
San Diego, CA$90,165
Brockton, MA$90,073
Fairbanks, AK$89,869
Lompoc, CA$89,656
Lowell, MA$89,588
Ventura, CA$89,572
Nashua, NH$89,555
Stockton, CA$89,547
Modesto, CA$88,937
Poughkeepsie, NY$88,753
Olympia, WA$88,594
Kennewick, WA$88,594
New Haven, CT$88,561
Lawrence, MA$88,260
Hartford, CT$88,177
Riverside, CA$88,160
New Bedford, MA$88,076
Richland, WA$88,076
Bakersfield, CA$87,959
San Bernardino, CA$87,926
New Britain, CT$87,918
Atlantic City, NJ$87,918
New London, CT$87,884
Norwich, CT$87,859
Portsmouth, NH$87,842
Boulder, CO$87,665
Portland, OR$87,550
Worcester, MA$87,542
Minneapolis, MN$87,283
Philadelphia, PA$87,166
Honolulu, HI$86,890
Saint Paul, MN$86,850
Vineland, NJ$86,831
Providence, RI$86,589
Chicago, IL$86,347
Bellingham, WA$86,247
Springfield, MA$86,180
Baltimore, MD$86,155
Chico, CA$85,946
Pittsfield, MA$85,720
Manchester, NH$85,561
Spokane, WA$85,194
Denver, CO$85,185
Albany, NY$84,793
Troy, NY$84,759
Nassau, NY$84,670
Schenectady, NY$84,584
Wilmington, DE$84,517
Burlington, VT$84,400
Salem, OR$84,366
Portland, ME$84,107
Yakima, WA$84,024
Rochester, MN$83,765
Reno, NV$83,723
Fresno, CA$83,723
Milwaukee, WI$83,648
Detroit, MI$83,564
Ann Arbor, MI$83,550
Allentown, PA$83,539
Colorado Springs, CO$83,397
Syracuse, NY$83,355
Carson City, NV$83,355
Houston, TX$83,238
Eugene, OR$83,197
Gary, IN$83,096
Springfield, OR$83,030
Bismarck, ND$83,013
Galveston, TX$82,954
Medford, OR$82,829
Fort Collins, CO$82,796
Concord, NH$82,754
Austin, TX$82,729
Mesa, AZ$82,553
Reading, PA$82,545
Phoenix, AZ$82,537
Dallas, TX$82,512
Saint Cloud, MN$82,431
Madison, WI$82,319
Utica, NY$82,094
Rochester, NY$81,960
Des Moines, IA$81,952
Raleigh, NC$81,943
Atlanta, GA$81,818
Battle Creek, MI$81,793
Salt Lake City, UT$81,768
Lancaster, PA$81,643
Harrisburg, PA$81,526
Kansas City, MO$81,442
Champaign, IL$81,425
Kansas City, KS$81,425
Fort Worth, TX$81,417
Columbus, OH$81,403
Boca Raton, FL$81,384
Pittsburgh, PA$81,350
Richmond, VA$81,317
Indianapolis, IN$81,300
Cleveland, OH$81,292
Las Vegas, NV$81,191
Cincinnati, OH$81,191
Petersburg, VA$81,066
Huntsville, AL$80,941
Lansing, MI$80,885
Lebanon, PA$80,874
Pueblo, CO$80,865
Appleton, WI$80,840
Buffalo, NY$80,807
Dayton, OH$80,782
Racine, WI$80,765
Charlotte, NC$80,757
Saint Louis, MO$80,732
York, PA$80,682
Elkhart, IN$80,682
Gastonia, NC$80,666
Billings, MT$80,646
Beaumont, TX$80,623
Lorain, OH$80,606
Benton Harbor, MI$80,590
Toledo, OH$80,573
Binghamton, NY$80,531
Rock Hill, SC$80,523
Rockford, IL$80,481
Springfield, IL$80,448
Elyria, OH$80,439
Fargo, ND$80,439
Flagstaff, AZ$80,381
Fort Lauderdale, FL$80,331
Duluth, MN$80,281
Miami, FL$80,281
Cheyenne, WY$80,222
Grand Forks, ND$80,222
Bangor, ME$80,038
Cedar Rapids, IA$79,946
Durham, NC$79,911
Louisville, KY$79,905
Grand Rapids, MI$79,888
Hialeah, FL$79,880
Casper, WY$79,763
Scranton, PA$79,662
New Orleans, LA$79,637
Virginia Beach, VA$79,629
Akron, OH$79,587
Peoria, IL$79,478
Sarasota, FL$79,462
Nashville, TN$79,403
Omaha, NE$79,403
Green Bay, WI$79,403
Baton Rouge, LA$79,361
Charleston, SC$79,345
Jamestown, NY$79,303
Davenport, IA$79,303
Tucson, AZ$79,261
Saint Petersburg, FL$79,211
Tampa, FL$79,194
Evansville, IN$79,144
Port Arthur, TX$79,144
Bradenton, FL$79,111
Santa Fe, NM$78,960
Orlando, FL$78,810
Clearwater, FL$78,785
Canton, OH$78,609
La Crosse, WI$78,609
Albuquerque, NM$78,559
Newport News, VA$78,551
High Point, NC$78,526
Ogden, UT$78,493
Corpus Christi, TX$78,426
Norfolk, VA$78,376
Laramie, WY$78,376
Rock Island, IL$78,325
Saginaw, MI$78,309
Jacksonville, FL$78,300
Salisbury, NC$78,284
Boise, ID$78,267
Moline, IL$78,225
Fort Myers, FL$78,200
Memphis, TN$78,183
Tulsa, OK$78,142
Waterloo, IA$78,091
Spartanburg, SC$78,008
Lincoln, NE$77,966
Fort Wayne, IN$77,949
Provo, UT$77,941
Cedar Falls, IA$77,841
San Antonio, TX$77,807
Greensboro, NC$77,774
South Bend, IN$77,766
Savannah, GA$77,674
Muskegon, MI$77,640
Birmingham, AL$77,632
Winston Salem, NC$77,591
Lake Charles, LA$77,390
Anderson, IN$77,373
Lexington, KY$77,348
Augusta, GA$77,323
Greenville, SC$77,323
Lima, OH$77,256
Wichita, KS$77,248
Tuscaloosa, AL$77,248
Columbia, SC$77,172
Springfield, OH$77,156
Asheville, NC$77,022
Bloomington, IN$76,963
Knoxville, TN$76,663
Shreveport, LA$76,654
Wilmington, NC$76,546
Roanoke, VA$76,546
Topeka, KS$76,395
Frankfort, KY$76,386
Oklahoma City, OK$76,328
Chillicothe, OH$76,295
Longview, TX$76,287
Melbourne, FL$76,278
Sioux Falls, SD$76,145
Mobile, AL$76,136
Terre Haute, IN$76,103
Altoona, PA$76,053
Amarillo, TX$75,994
Killeen, TX$75,969
Fayetteville, AR$75,902
Chattanooga, TN$75,877
Sioux City, IA$75,802
Idaho Falls, ID$75,785
Lynchburg, VA$75,718
Gainesville, FL$75,610
Portsmouth, OH$75,568
Little Rock, AR$75,551
Lafayette, LA$75,518
Youngstown, OH$75,518
Daytona Beach, FL$75,468
Clarksville, TN$75,459
Pensacola, FL$75,451
Temple, TX$75,445
Hopkinsville, KY$75,200
Erie, PA$75,184
Florence, SC$75,150
Charleston, WV$75,017
Great Falls, MT$74,975
Macon, GA$74,858
Tallahassee, FL$74,849
Fayetteville, NC$74,833
Waco, TX$74,816
Helena, MT$74,758
Pine Bluff, AR$74,726
Vincennes, IN$74,624
Lubbock, TX$74,590
Alamogordo, NM$74,540
Twin Falls, ID$74,465
Rapid City, SD$74,440
Jackson, MS$74,290
Huntington, WV$74,284
Greenville, MS$74,281
Parkersburg, WV$74,196
Montgomery, AL$74,181
Wichita Falls, TX$74,097
Springfield, MO$74,097
Biloxi, MS$74,056
Monroe, LA$73,972
Johnstown, PA$73,914
Sumter, SC$73,880
Columbus, GA$73,872
Pascagoula, MS$73,713
Abilene, TX$73,713
Kingsport, TN$73,496
Albany, GA$73,496
Gulfport, MS$73,471
Alexandria, LA$73,195
Fort Smith, AR$72,986
El Paso, TX$72,761
Las Cruces, NM$72,385
Harlingen, TX$72,172
Pocatello, ID$72,159
Florence, AL$72,050
Brownsville, TX$72,034
Mcallen, TX$71,858
Dothan, AL$71,741
Columbus, MS$71,245
Altus, OK$70,855
Lawton, OK$70,697
Pierre, SD$70,396
What Skills Can Increase a RN Postpartum's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Accountability (Mentioned in 4.91% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Nursing Practice (Mentioned in 3.33% Job Postings): Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential.
Family Education (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Family education or “psychoeducation” is the ongoing process of educating family members about a serious mental illness in order to improve their coping skills and their ability to help a relative affected by the illness.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Accountability
4.91%
Nursing Practice
3.33%
Family Education
1.81%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a RN Postpartum's salary.
Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Telecommunications: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Staff Development
$94,418
13%
Telecommunications
$93,583
12%
Risk Management
$92,747
11%
Data Collection
$91,076
9%
Oral Communication
$91,076
9%
Initiative
$89,405
7%
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RN Postpartum Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For RN Postpartum roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
RN Postpartum positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view RN Postpartum as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a RN Postpartum
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$91,912
$44.0
10%
How Education impacts a RN Postpartum's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many RN Postpartums enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a RN Postpartum with a Associate's Degree is between
$78,790
and $83,228).
RN Postpartum Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for RN Postpartum
No Diploma0.2%
High School2.4%
Associates39.6%
Bachelors51.3%
Masters6.1%
Doctorate0.2%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.2%
High School
2.4%
Associates
39.6%
Bachelors
51.3%
Masters
6.1%
Doctorate
0.2%
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RN Postpartum Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a RN Postpartum's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a RN Postpartum can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $205,379 in 2023
to around $199,759 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of RN Postpartum salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of RN Postpartum Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$205,379
2024
$207,585
2025
$199,759
2026
$???
2027
$???
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$205,379
2024
$207,585
2025
$199,759
2026
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Most common benefits for RN Postpartum
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for RN Postpartum
Here are companies hiring for RN Postpartum and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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