Midwife earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level midwife earnings begin at:

$59.58 per hour

$123,929 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level midwife earnings begin at:

$43.65 per hour

$90,788 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level midwife earnings begin at:

$30.89 per hour

$64,250 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level midwife earnings begin at:

$21.86 per hour

$45,469 per year

10th percentile

Starting level midwife earnings begin at:

$16.01 per hour

$33,310 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Midwife salary by state

State Name Average Salary
North Dakota $98,330
Maryland $97,990
District of Columbia $89,900
Puerto Rico $85,220
Utah $78,690
South Carolina $77,480
Massachusetts $77,260
Montana $76,600
New York $76,550
Minnesota $75,950
New Jersey $75,070
New Hampshire $74,660
Michigan $73,680
Wyoming $71,970
Idaho $64,250
Iowa $63,550
Alaska $62,220
Tennessee $61,330
California $61,010
Florida $60,670
Oklahoma $60,580
Connecticut $60,000
Washington $59,870
Georgia $59,780
Rhode Island $59,540
Arizona $59,320
Colorado $58,880
Louisiana $58,750
Wisconsin $58,750
Virginia $58,600
Delaware $56,620
North Carolina $55,700
Kentucky $55,200
New Mexico $51,040
Maine $49,350
Oregon $49,190
Hawaii $48,660
Texas $48,590
Illinois $48,000
Vermont $47,470
Indiana $47,070
West Virginia $45,090
Kansas $40,560
Nevada $37,990
Ohio $37,380
Alabama $37,120
Missouri $36,930
Nebraska $36,900
South Dakota $36,250
Pennsylvania $33,900
Arkansas $31,200
Mississippi $29,110

How do midwife salaries compare to similar careers?

Midwives earn about the same as related careers in Idaho. On average, they make less than chiropractors but more than registered nurses.

Career Median Salary
Chiropractor salary $69K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $80K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $79K
Audiologist salary $79K
Informatics nurse specialist salary $77K
Midwife salary $64K
Orthotist salary $68K
Nurse educator salary $71K
MRI technologist salary $71K
Registered nurse salary $66K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)