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Nurse Midwives salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $202,850 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $11,402 a month.

10th percentile
$143,070
25th percentile
$174,700
Median percentile
$202,850
75th percentile
$224,580
90th percentile
$237,310

Based on 220 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

$136,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$202,850
Federal income tax−$37,418
Social Security + Medicare−$14,406
California income tax (approx.)−$14,200
Monthly take-home$11,402
Every two weeks$5,263

Does it go far here?

$178,619Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All nurse midwives salaries · Take-home pay in California