The annual salary statistics of nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $89,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $138,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $177,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $213,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $218,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $218,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $177,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse midwives from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $177,460 | 26.18% | 27.69% |
| 2021 | $131,000 | -52.47% | - |
| 2020 | $199,730 | 14.26% | - |
| 2019 | $171,250 | 19.29% | - |
| 2018 | $138,210 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $132,520 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $128,320 | -8.49% | - |
| 2015 | $139,210 | 7.82% | - |
| 2012 | $128,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $177,460 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for nurse midwives in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.7 percent (43.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.