29 Series · SOC 29-1161

Nurse Midwives

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$128,790

per year

Median Hourly

$61.92/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$128,110

average

Employment

8,280

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$74,670$104,260$128,790$146,520$177,040
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$35.90$50.13$61.92$70.44$85.11
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$74,670

25th Percentile

$104,260

Median

$128,790

75th Percentile

$146,520

90th Percentile

$177,040

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $196,700 +53% above national
2 Massachusetts $155,710 +21% above national
3 Washington $145,000 +13% above national
4 Vermont $140,240 +9% above national
5 Virginia $139,770 +9% above national
6 Utah $138,020 +7% above national
7 New York $137,860 +7% above national
8 Iowa $136,450 +6% above national
9 New Hampshire $135,860 +5% above national
10 New Jersey $135,680 +5% above national
11 Arizona $135,590 +5% above national
12 Wisconsin $135,360 +5% above national
13 Missouri $134,970 +5% above national
14 Nebraska $133,890 +4% above national
15 Maine $132,920 +3% above national
16 Colorado $132,670 +3% above national
17 Alaska $130,030 +1% above national
18 Maryland $129,910 +1% above national
19 Indiana $129,010 same as national
20 Rhode Island $127,480 1% below national
21 Minnesota $127,180 1% below national
22 Georgia $125,830 2% below national
23 Connecticut $124,530 3% below national
24 Oregon $123,080 4% below national
25 Ohio $121,720 5% below national
26 North Carolina $121,490 6% below national
27 New Mexico $118,650 8% below national
28 South Carolina $118,100 8% below national
29 Michigan $116,810 9% below national
30 Florida $115,440 10% below national
31 Illinois $114,420 11% below national
32 Texas $111,190 14% below national
33 Pennsylvania $107,740 16% below national
34 District of Columbia $106,580 17% below national
35 Delaware $99,060 23% below national
36 Tennessee $97,380 24% below national
37 Louisiana $95,420 26% below national
38 Idaho $89,870 30% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $204,980 +59% above national
2 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $201,870 +57% above national
3 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $190,230 +48% above national
4 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $161,580 +25% above national
5 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $155,030 +20% above national
6 Salem, OR $151,830 +18% above national
7 Springfield, MA $150,250 +17% above national
8 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $146,190 +14% above national
9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $145,370 +13% above national
10 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $143,780 +12% above national
11 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $139,770 +9% above national
12 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $138,980 +8% above national
13 Columbus, OH $136,360 +6% above national
14 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $135,420 +5% above national
15 Omaha, NE-IA $133,890 +4% above national
16 Santa Fe, NM $133,610 +4% above national
17 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $132,670 +3% above national
18 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $131,690 +2% above national
19 Ann Arbor, MI $130,170 +1% above national
20 Anchorage, AK $130,030 +1% above national
21 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $129,380 same as national
22 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $127,880 1% below national
23 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $127,160 1% below national
24 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $126,000 2% below national
25 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $125,830 2% below national
26 St. Louis, MO-IL $125,080 3% below national
27 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $124,450 3% below national
28 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $123,080 4% below national
29 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $120,510 6% below national
30 Rochester, NY $119,270 7% below national
31 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $119,000 8% below national
32 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $114,940 11% below national
33 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $114,440 11% below national
34 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $112,810 12% below national
35 Reading, PA $111,640 13% below national
36 Raleigh-Cary, NC $111,440 13% below national
37 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $110,090 15% below national
38 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $109,520 15% below national
39 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $107,490 17% below national
40 Asheville, NC $105,660 18% below national
41 Knoxville, TN $96,650 25% below national
42 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,310 27% below national
43 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,670 42% below national
44 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $47,990 63% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.