The annual salary statistics of nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $85,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $155,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse midwives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse midwives from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $134,250 | 7.16% | -0.35% |
| 2016 | $124,640 | -13.01% | - |
| 2015 | $140,860 | 9.08% | - |
| 2014 | $128,070 | -1.37% | - |
| 2013 | $129,820 | -3.77% | - |
| 2012 | $134,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $134,250 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.