Nurse Midwives Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $98K, rent takes 20.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,260/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse midwives typically earn — is $98K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,870/month.

Local pay runs 27% below the national median — $98K here vs. $134K nationally.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $98K median vs. the U.S. average of $134K — that’s -27%.

The median is $97,830 a year, that works out to about $47 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $97,830, and experienced nurse midwives can clear $134,420. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,067/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,260/month, which eats 20.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 $97,830 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.