Nurse Midwives Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $204K, rent takes 21.7% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,471/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse midwives typically earn — is $141K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $8,458/month. At HUD’s $2,471/month FMR, rent would take 29% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Local pay is 52% above the national median — $204K here vs. $134K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 6% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

California pays $204K median vs. the U.S. average of $134K — that’s +52%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 106.14), the purchasing-power equivalent is $192K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $203,840 a year, that works out to about $98 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $140,970, and experienced nurse midwives can clear $227,590. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $11,389/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,471/month, which eats 21.7% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

California has a Regional Price Parity of 106.14 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median nurse midwives salary is worth about $192,048 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.