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Nurse Midwives salary in Boston, MA

The median nurse midwives in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $174,870 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,171 a month.

10th percentile
$120,230
25th percentile
$139,640
Median percentile
$174,870
75th percentile
$176,370
90th percentile
$209,120

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$122,046 take-home a year
Gross pay$174,870
Federal income tax−$30,703
Social Security + Medicare−$13,378
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$8,744
Monthly take-home$10,171
Every two weeks$4,694

Does it go far here?

$161,519Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All nurse midwives salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts