The annual salary statistics of nurse midwives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse midwives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $157,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $172,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $172,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $205,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse midwives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $202,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $157,200.
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 | $172,870 | 3.55% | 11.19% |
| 2021 | $166,730 | -3.05% | - |
| 2020 | $171,820 | 10.65% | - |
| 2016 | $153,520 | -2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $156,920 | 10.97% | - |
| 2014 | $139,700 | -9.89% | - |
| 2012 | $153,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $172,870 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for nurse midwives in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse midwives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.2 percent (42.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.