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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1161 Nurse Midwives

Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.


National estimates for Nurse Midwives
Industry profile for Nurse Midwives
Geographic profile for Nurse Midwives

National estimates for Nurse Midwives:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nurse Midwives:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
6,960 6.5 % $ 63.26 $ 131,570 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nurse Midwives:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 41.98 $ 52.89 $ 62.33 $ 70.56 $ 85.35
Annual Wage (2) $ 87,320 $ 110,000 $ 129,650 $ 146,770 $ 177,530


Industry profile for Nurse Midwives:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nurse Midwives are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Nurse Midwives, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nurse Midwives:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 3,490 0.12 $ 61.32 $ 127,550
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,640 0.03 $ 65.34 $ 135,900
Outpatient Care Centers 1,020 0.10 $ 78.89 $ 164,080
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 470 0.04 $ 42.47 $ 88,340
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 90 0.00 $ 58.30 $ 121,260

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nurse Midwives:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 3,490 0.12 $ 61.32 $ 127,550
Outpatient Care Centers 1,020 0.10 $ 78.89 $ 164,080
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 470 0.04 $ 42.47 $ 88,340
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,640 0.03 $ 65.34 $ 135,900
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 60 0.02 $ 49.97 $ 103,930

Top paying industries for Nurse Midwives:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 1,020 0.10 $ 78.89 $ 164,080
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,640 0.03 $ 65.34 $ 135,900
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 50 (7) $ 63.55 $ 132,190
Offices of Physicians 3,490 0.12 $ 61.32 $ 127,550
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 90 (7) $ 58.30 $ 121,260


Geographic profile for Nurse Midwives:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nurse Midwives are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Nurse Midwives, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of nurse midwives by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Nurse Midwives:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 890 0.05 1.08 $ 88.34 $ 183,740
New York 740 0.08 1.71 $ 64.96 $ 135,120
Georgia 310 0.07 1.42 $ 59.63 $ 124,020
North Carolina 300 0.06 1.36 $ 57.05 $ 118,660
Pennsylvania 290 0.05 1.06 $ 58.37 $ 121,410


Map of location quotient of nurse midwives by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Midwives:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 90 0.30 6.56 $ 61.92 $ 128,800
District of Columbia 80 0.12 2.60 $ 52.87 $ 109,970
Maine 60 0.10 2.15 $ 67.52 $ 140,440
Colorado 280 0.10 2.15 $ 60.62 $ 126,100
Rhode Island 40 0.09 1.99 $ 60.49 $ 125,820


Map of annual mean wages of nurse midwives by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Nurse Midwives:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 890 0.05 1.08 $ 88.34 $ 183,740
Hawaii 40 0.07 1.58 $ 77.80 $ 161,820
Massachusetts 180 0.05 1.11 $ 74.08 $ 154,080
Maine 60 0.10 2.15 $ 67.52 $ 140,440
Oregon 110 0.06 1.26 $ 67.06 $ 139,490



Map of employment of nurse midwives by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nurse Midwives:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 730 0.08 1.68 $ 66.62 $ 138,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 230 0.08 1.78 $ 61.06 $ 127,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 220 0.09 1.99 $ 97.23 $ 202,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 210 0.03 0.74 $ 88.85 $ 184,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 180 0.10 2.10 $ 58.47 $ 121,620
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 140 0.11 2.41 $ 61.69 $ 128,300
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 110 0.02 0.54 $ 59.83 $ 124,440
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 110 0.04 0.88 $ 40.77 $ 84,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 100 0.04 0.82 $ 75.91 $ 157,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.08 1.80 $ 67.20 $ 139,780


Map of location quotient of nurse midwives by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nurse Midwives:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK 80 0.46 9.93 $ 62.68 $ 130,380
Ann Arbor, MI 60 0.26 5.62 $ 58.86 $ 122,430
Fort Collins, CO 40 0.22 4.70 $ 45.14 $ 93,900
Trenton, NJ 40 0.16 3.55 $ 60.27 $ 125,360
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 40 0.15 3.38 $ 65.31 $ 135,850
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 40 0.15 3.34 $ 51.94 $ 108,040
Knoxville, TN 60 0.15 3.34 $ 45.20 $ 94,020
Lancaster, PA 30 0.12 2.70 $ 59.64 $ 124,050
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 140 0.11 2.41 $ 61.69 $ 128,300
Tucson, AZ 40 0.10 2.16 $ 62.81 $ 130,640


Map of annual mean wages of nurse midwives by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Nurse Midwives:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 220 0.09 1.99 $ 97.23 $ 202,230
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 50 0.03 0.64 $ 96.04 $ 199,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 210 0.03 0.74 $ 88.85 $ 184,800
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 70 0.07 1.45 $ 88.12 $ 183,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 86.01 $ 178,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.04 0.94 $ 81.99 $ 170,540
Urban Honolulu, HI 30 0.07 1.61 $ 79.78 $ 165,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 100 0.04 0.82 $ 75.91 $ 157,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 100 0.08 1.80 $ 67.20 $ 139,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 730 0.08 1.68 $ 66.62 $ 138,560


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024