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Nurse Midwives Salary in Wisconsin

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Nurse Midwives in Wisconsin is $133,070. BLS estimates approximately 200 people work in this occupation in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is 0.7% below the national median ($134,040).

Median salary
$133,070
Average salary
$127,300
Median hourly
$63.97
Employment
200

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$87,990$42.30
25th percentile$114,190$54.90
Median (50th)$133,070$63.97
75th percentile$146,450$70.41
90th percentile$156,490$75.24

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 16.6% — Use with caution

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.067
Location quotient
1.32

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Wisconsin’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.095, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $141,421 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

59.5/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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