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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
7,950 4.3 % $ 58.87 $ 122,450 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nurse Midwives:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 37.27 $ 49.28 $ 58.12 $ 65.87 $ 82.32
Annual Wage (2) $ 77,510 $ 102,510 $ 120,880 $ 137,010 $ 171,230


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 3,690 0.13 $ 57.75 $ 120,120
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,910 0.03 $ 62.48 $ 129,960
Outpatient Care Centers 1,170 0.11 $ 73.71 $ 153,310
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 720 0.07 $ 34.42 $ 71,580
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 60 0.00 $ 58.38 $ 121,430

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 3,690 0.13 $ 57.75 $ 120,120
Outpatient Care Centers 1,170 0.11 $ 73.71 $ 153,310
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 720 0.07 $ 34.42 $ 71,580
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,910 0.03 $ 62.48 $ 129,960
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 60 0.00 $ 53.64 $ 111,580

Top paying industries for Nurse Midwives:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers 1,170 0.11 $ 73.71 $ 153,310
Management of Companies and Enterprises (8) (8) $ 72.62 $ 151,040
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,910 0.03 $ 62.48 $ 129,960
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 60 (7) $ 58.38 $ 121,430
Offices of Physicians 3,690 0.13 $ 57.75 $ 120,120


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 2022


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 910 0.05 0.96 $ 81.50 $ 169,530
New York 790 0.09 1.61 $ 62.31 $ 129,610
Florida 500 0.05 1.01 $ 46.97 $ 97,690
Texas 490 0.04 0.71 $ 44.85 $ 93,280
Minnesota 340 0.12 2.22 $ 56.14 $ 116,780


Map of location quotient of nurse midwives by state, May 2022


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 80 0.26 4.85 $ 55.32 $ 115,060
Vermont 50 0.15 2.87 (8) (8)
Delaware 70 0.15 2.80 $ 52.49 $ 109,180
Connecticut 240 0.15 2.79 $ 54.31 $ 112,960
Minnesota 340 0.12 2.22 $ 56.14 $ 116,780


Map of annual mean wages of nurse midwives by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Nurse Midwives:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 910 0.05 0.96 $ 81.50 $ 169,530
West Virginia (8) (8) (8) $ 79.70 $ 165,780
Hawaii (8) (8) (8) $ 75.01 $ 156,020
Massachusetts 290 0.08 1.52 $ 69.17 $ 143,870
Oregon 150 0.08 1.47 $ 65.46 $ 136,150



Map of employment of nurse midwives by area, May 2022


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 680 0.07 1.37 $ 64.47 $ 134,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 250 0.04 0.75 $ 81.34 $ 169,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 240 0.09 1.64 $ 61.98 $ 128,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 180 0.08 1.43 $ 92.05 $ 191,470
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 180 0.07 1.24 $ 71.86 $ 149,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 170 0.07 1.22 $ 42.50 $ 88,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 170 0.09 1.69 $ 59.21 $ 123,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 170 0.04 0.71 $ 60.70 $ 126,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 130 0.05 0.90 $ 56.91 $ 118,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 130 0.04 0.78 $ 50.91 $ 105,890


Map of location quotient of nurse midwives by area, May 2022


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)
Rochester, MN 120 1.02 18.98 $ 51.48 $ 107,080
Anchorage, AK 60 0.37 6.81 $ 57.17 $ 118,920
Champaign-Urbana, IL 40 0.35 6.57 $ 58.16 $ 120,970
Springfield, MA-CT 70 0.22 4.05 $ 64.76 $ 134,700
Syracuse, NY 60 0.19 3.63 $ 46.58 $ 96,890
New Haven, CT 60 0.19 3.57 $ 54.23 $ 112,790
Knoxville, TN 50 0.13 2.45 $ 44.34 $ 92,220
Albuquerque, NM 50 0.13 2.42 $ 50.47 $ 104,980
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 120 0.10 1.93 $ 66.17 $ 137,640
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 80 0.10 1.92 $ 60.80 $ 126,470


Map of annual mean wages of nurse midwives by area, May 2022


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 180 0.08 1.43 $ 92.05 $ 191,470
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 70 0.06 1.11 $ 88.55 $ 184,180
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 80 0.08 1.49 $ 87.71 $ 182,440
Charleston, WV (8) (8) (8) $ 86.96 $ 180,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 250 0.04 0.75 $ 81.34 $ 169,190
Urban Honolulu, HI (8) (8) (8) $ 78.06 $ 162,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 73.12 $ 152,090
Salt Lake City, UT 80 0.10 1.82 $ 72.04 $ 149,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 180 0.07 1.24 $ 71.86 $ 149,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 120 0.10 1.93 $ 66.17 $ 137,640

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Nurse Midwives:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 3.41 $ 66.08 $ 137,450

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 3.41 $ 66.08 $ 137,450

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Nurse Midwives:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 30 0.18 3.41 $ 66.08 $ 137,450


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023