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Highest Paying Industries for Nurse Midwives

The top 22 highest paying industries for nurse midwives (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $108,230, general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned is the highest paying industry for nurse midwives. It is followed by hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $108,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of nurse midwives in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 22 Highest Paying Industries for Nurse Midwives

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$108,230	$76,840	210
2	Hospitals - Local government owned	$108,230	$76,840	210
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$106,410	$70,540	230
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$104,230	$76,440	1,500
5	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$103,730	$77,030	1,250
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$103,650	$73,830	1,560
7	Hospitals - Privately owned	$103,040	$73,740	1,310
8	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$102,570	$71,300	n/a
9	Outpatient Care Centers	$99,940	$55,540	600
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$98,410	$66,020	40
11	Hospitals - State government owned	$98,410	$66,020	40
12	Health Care and Social Assistance	$97,050	$65,660	4,920
13	Educational Services - Privately owned	$96,110	$81,030	30
14	Offices of Physicians	$94,780	$69,080	2,370
15	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$94,340	$80,630	50
16	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$94,160	$64,010	3,340
17	Educational Services	$91,390	$40,780	60
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$90,850	$71,570	n/a
19	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$85,900	$51,920	n/a
20	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$85,900	$51,920	n/a
21	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$81,680	$48,780	360
22	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$81,680	$48,780	360