Nurse Midwives Career, Salary and Skills
Nurse Midwives have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $134,040 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 7,920. Wage data is published for 80 locations.
Occupation description
Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
O*NET code
29-1161.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$134,040
Hourly median
$64.44
Employment
7,920
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Coordination | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Service Orientation | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Typical tasks
- Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.
- Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.
- Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.
- Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.
- Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.
- Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others.
- Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.
- Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.
Technology
- Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- Amkai AmkaiCharts
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- Cerner Millennium
- ChartWare EMR
- digiChart OB-GYN
- e-MDs software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Epic Systems
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
- Medscribbler Enterprise
- MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
Nurse Midwives salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Nurse Midwives Salary in CAMedian $203,840 · Employment 870
- Nurse Midwives Salary in FLMedian $127,460 · Employment 460
- Nurse Midwives Salary in MIMedian $125,140 · Employment 430
- Nurse Midwives Salary in MNMedian $134,810 · Employment 410
- Nurse Midwives Salary in NYMedian $144,510 · Employment 360
- Nurse Midwives Salary in TNMedian $116,980 · Employment 330
- Nurse Midwives Salary in PAMedian $119,990 · Employment 320
- Nurse Midwives Salary in Washington, DCMedian $149,170 · Employment 310
- Nurse Midwives Salary in GAMedian $105,510 · Employment 300
- Nurse Midwives Salary in Minneapolis, MNMedian $134,810 · Employment 300
- Nurse Midwives Salary in TXMedian $123,380 · Employment 290
- Nurse Midwives Salary in ILMedian $120,840 · Employment 280
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.