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Highest-paying States for Nurse Midwives

The highest-paying states 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 of nurse midwives in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $179,860, West Virginia is the highest paying state for nurse midwives. It is followed by California (average annual salary $177,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nurse midwives in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Nurse Midwives (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	West Virginia	$179,860	$102,450	40
2	California	$177,800	$88,710	910
3	Hawaii	$165,480	$124,990	50
4	Massachusetts	$136,180	$108,640	290
5	Washington	$134,770	$108,940	150
6	Oregon	$133,470	$111,410	150
7	Ohio	$130,270	$79,710	180
8	Rhode Island	$127,390	$83,250	50
9	New York	$127,360	$103,780	790
10	Utah	$127,110	$100,920	110
11	New Jersey	$126,740	$82,780	210
12	Illinois	$125,670	$105,770	280
13	Mississippi	$124,350	$84,310	40
14	Maryland	$123,060	$104,000	180
15	Louisiana	$121,530	$109,110	40
16	Georgia	$121,370	$100,460	340
17	Michigan	$121,100	$93,600	290
18	Maine	$120,200	$104,070	60
19	North Carolina	$119,020	$81,700	280
20	Connecticut	$118,730	$73,740	240
21	Pennsylvania	$118,640	$81,100	260
22	Wisconsin	$117,310	$77,510	200
23	Alaska	$116,950	$76,900	80
24	New Mexico	$116,250	$60,540	80
25	Minnesota	$115,210	$102,060	340
26	Iowa	$112,420	$71,700	30
27	Missouri	$112,180	$74,270	130
28	Delaware	$111,860	$47,700	70
29	Indiana	$111,540	$69,470	120
30	New Hampshire	$110,450	$104,380	50
31	Arizona	$109,380	$37,210	130
32	North Dakota	$108,380	$83,580	40
33	Colorado	$107,380	$99,970	130
34	Florida	$105,930	$63,120	500
35	Texas	$105,360	$20,050	490
36	Kentucky	$99,070	$76,340	40
37	Vermont	$99,040	$75,970	50
38	Virginia	$97,390	$80,460	290
39	South Carolina	$96,730	$29,260	80
40	Tennessee	$93,600	$87,400	180
41	District of Columbia	$84,480	$65,370	70
42	Idaho	$52,160	$19,080	70
43	Nebraska	$51,790	$36,280	50
44	Oklahoma	$48,330	$27,510	30
45	Kansas	$44,240	$28,880	60

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of nurse midwives in those states is not available at this time.