Midwife earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level midwife earnings begin at:

$47.80 per hour

$99,420 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level midwife earnings begin at:

$38.78 per hour

$80,670 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level midwife earnings begin at:

$36.83 per hour

$76,600 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level midwife earnings begin at:

$28.51 per hour

$59,300 per year

10th percentile

Starting level midwife earnings begin at:

$28.24 per hour

$58,750 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 Montana. On average, they make less than diagnostic medical sonographers but more than cardiovascular technologists.

Career Median Salary
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $79K
Nurse educator salary $77K
Registered nurse salary $75K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $75K
Clinical nurse specialist salary $75K
Midwife salary $77K
Orthotist salary $67K
MRI technologist salary $62K
Respiratory therapist salary $61K
Cardiovascular technologist salary $62K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)