Nurse Midwives salary

The median pay for nurse midwives in the United States is $134,040 a year. About 7,920 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $93,620
25th percentile: $116,510
Median percentile: $134,040
75th percentile: $157,400
90th percentile: $188,320

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

California $203,840
Massachusetts $159,800
Washington $158,970
New Jersey $153,970
Vermont $151,030
Oregon $146,900
New York $144,510
New Hampshire $142,960
Arizona $140,960
Maryland $140,120
Colorado $137,610
Rhode Island $135,180
Minnesota $134,810
Alaska $133,430
Maine $133,270
Wisconsin $133,070
Iowa $131,360
Utah $130,930
Connecticut $130,790
Missouri $130,220
Ohio $127,730
Florida $127,460
North Carolina $126,040
Michigan $125,140
Texas $123,380
New Mexico $123,350
South Carolina $122,390
Illinois $120,840
Pennsylvania $119,990
Louisiana $119,280
Tennessee $116,980
Georgia $105,510
Indiana $101,630
District of Columbia $101,450

By metro area

Riverside, CA $218,760
San Francisco, CA $212,630
Los Angeles, CA $202,850
Sacramento, CA $191,220
San Diego, CA $181,450
Boston, MA $174,870
Seattle, WA $162,970
New York, NY $159,730
Buffalo, NY $151,640
Washington, DC $149,170
Portland, OR $147,140
Milwaukee, WI $141,520
Salt Lake City, UT $139,530
Denver, CO $137,610
Baltimore, MD $135,910
Providence, RI $135,180
Minneapolis, MN $134,810
Columbus, OH $134,380
Anchorage, AK $133,430
St. Louis, MO $133,330
Rochester, NY $132,240
Raleigh, NC $132,070
Grand Rapids, MI $131,760
New Haven, CT $130,790
Hartford, CT $129,380
Greenville, SC $129,360
Houston, TX $129,280
Charlotte, NC $128,110
Detroit, MI $125,140
Memphis, TN $116,440
Chicago, IL $115,500
Atlanta, GA $105,510
Indianapolis, IN $101,630
Philadelphia, PA $77,620