Nurse Midwives Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $138K, rent takes 24.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse midwives typically earn — is $125K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $7,498/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $138K locally vs. $134K nationally, a 3% difference.

Colorado pays $138K median vs. the U.S. average of $134K — that’s +3%.

The median is $137,610 a year, that works out to about $66 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $124,970, and experienced nurse midwives can clear $161,460. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,230/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 24.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Colorado has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median nurse midwives salary is worth about $137,610 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.