Pay by state · 50 states
Midwife Salary by State (2026)
Midwives earn the most in District of Columbia at $113,640 a year and the least in New Mexico at $35,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $65,790. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $113,640District of Columbia
- National median
- $65,790BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $35,270New Mexico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Midwife salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of midwives OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $113,640 | $59,520 | $124,330 | 130 | $103,402 |
| 2 | PRPuerto Rico | $108,890 | $73,920 | $126,440 | 60 | N/A |
| 3 | NYNew York | $102,990 | $67,210 | $138,490 | 1,110 | $95,431 |
| 4 | KYKentucky | $91,560 | $64,780 | $106,920 | 190 | $101,554 |
| 5 | MOMissouri | $86,110 | $39,260 | $107,660 | 450 | $94,817 |
| 6 | WIWisconsin | $81,580 | $69,130 | $104,000 | 470 | $86,700 |
| 7 | INIndiana | $81,290 | $51,770 | $129,990 | 500 | $87,100 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $80,730 | $68,360 | $106,770 | 880 | $75,439 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $80,240 | $53,210 | $121,140 | 310 | $75,872 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $79,990 | $55,500 | $109,240 | 410 | $81,108 |
| 11 | NHNew Hampshire | $79,860 | $64,510 | $100,800 | 360 | $76,667 |
| 12 | MTMontana | $79,070 | $56,470 | $87,520 | 190 | $83,544 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $78,980 | $50,940 | $116,940 | 420 | $76,228 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $77,130 | $59,460 | $100,830 | 1,160 | $80,163 |
| 15 | NJNew Jersey | $76,570 | $51,990 | $105,750 | 720 | $70,374 |
| 16 | FLFlorida | $75,900 | $45,500 | $104,000 | 1,070 | $73,394 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $75,800 | $54,900 | $104,770 | 4,180 | $68,461 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $75,000 | $49,760 | $118,760 | 2,110 | $71,456 |
| 19 | COColorado | $74,480 | $62,210 | $108,680 | 200 | $72,274 |
| 20 | OKOklahoma | $73,320 | $58,020 | $88,710 | 30 | $83,467 |
| 21 | ILIllinois | $72,610 | $53,620 | $100,140 | 970 | $72,641 |
| 22 | ALAlabama | $69,520 | $46,040 | $101,420 | 80 | $78,268 |
| 23 | AKAlaska | $68,610 | $43,150 | $91,180 | 70 | $67,029 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $67,940 | $36,990 | $96,930 | 340 | $72,470 |
| 25 | UTUtah | $67,320 | $55,370 | $110,730 | 160 | $68,094 |
| 26 | OROregon | $67,270 | $47,550 | $88,910 | 210 | $65,083 |
| 27 | WVWest Virginia | $66,080 | $51,850 | $105,630 | 80 | $73,835 |
| 28 | NVNevada | $64,170 | $49,450 | $77,070 | 1,020 | $64,183 |
| 29 | VAVirginia | $63,410 | $41,880 | $104,770 | 530 | $62,718 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $63,400 | $45,800 | $83,820 | 1,650 | $69,011 |
| 31 | LALouisiana | $63,240 | $50,440 | $80,610 | 3,900 | $71,695 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $63,230 | $42,060 | $104,000 | 1,770 | $65,664 |
| 33 | RIRhode Island | $63,060 | $47,540 | $85,180 | 240 | $61,654 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $62,860 | $53,040 | $89,710 | 690 | $62,437 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $62,490 | $59,630 | $62,490 | 110 | $65,439 |
| 36 | TXTexas | $62,420 | $47,760 | $89,700 | 1,460 | $64,313 |
| 37 | OHOhio | $60,670 | $44,220 | $86,610 | 350 | $65,395 |
| 38 | WYWyoming | $60,410 | $33,440 | $93,810 | 80 | $65,174 |
| 39 | VTVermont | $59,300 | $56,300 | $78,480 | 130 | $60,536 |
| 40 | NCNorth Carolina | $57,390 | $38,300 | $93,350 | 940 | $60,842 |
| 41 | HIHawaii | $57,330 | $52,860 | $65,800 | 720 | $52,141 |
| 42 | NDNorth Dakota | $52,240 | $47,540 | $76,660 | 80 | $58,724 |
| 43 | DEDelaware | $49,990 | $49,450 | $80,600 | 90 | $50,086 |
| 44 | NENebraska | $49,400 | $42,780 | $97,470 | 200 | $54,826 |
| 45 | PAPennsylvania | $45,360 | $42,860 | $75,500 | 2,490 | $46,489 |
| 46 | KSKansas | $43,430 | $35,360 | $59,550 | 270 | $48,219 |
| 47 | IAIowa | $42,070 | $39,460 | $44,850 | 410 | $47,936 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $37,920 | $29,620 | $52,310 | 230 | $43,610 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $37,660 | $31,810 | $56,840 | 610 | $43,319 |
| 50 | NMNew Mexico | $35,270 | $34,510 | $63,150 | 150 | $38,249 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Midwives, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $113,640, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $103,402.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Midwife pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Midwives the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Midwives at $113,640 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Puerto Rico ($108,890) and New York ($102,990).
Which state pays Midwives the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Midwives at $35,270 a year, $78,370 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Midwives earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $103,402 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $113,640. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.