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What midwives make
Median
$134,040
Starting out
$93,620
Top tenth
$188,320
The national median is $134,040 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $93,620. The federal wage survey counts this job under the title Nurse Midwives, so these are figures for the nursing route. Home birth midwives who are self-employed are not represented well by this survey and typically earn far less.