The annual salary statistics of nurse midwives in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse midwives in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $51,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $202,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $209,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse midwives in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $209,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,430.
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 | $137,620 | 43.42% | 16.75% |
| 2021 | $77,870 | -29.77% | - |
| 2020 | $101,050 | -17.74% | - |
| 2019 | $118,980 | 10.99% | - |
| 2017 | $105,910 | -8.18% | - |
| 2016 | $114,570 | -0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $114,690 | -16.45% | - |
| 2014 | $133,560 | 14.22% | - |
| 2012 | $114,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $137,620 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for nurse midwives in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse midwives in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 27.4 percent (27.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.