Nurse Midwives Salary in Rhode Island

The median is $127,480 a year, that works out to about $61 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $114,400, and experienced nurse midwives can clear $161,890. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,754/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,544/month, which eats 19.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Rhode Island 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 $125,263 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.