Nurse Midwives · SOC 29-1161
Nurse Midwives Salary in the San Francisco Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Figures describe the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not San Francisco city limits.
Nurse Midwives in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earned a median of $212,630 per year ($102.23 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $165,470 at the 10th percentile to $257,020 at the 90th. BLS estimates 190 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Nurse Midwives in the San Francisco metro area earn more than $212,630 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $209,050 and $218,420.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $165,470 | $209,050 | $212,630 | $218,420 | $257,020 |
| Hourly | $79.55 | $100.51 | $102.23 | $105.01 | $123.57 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- San Francisco metro areathis metro area$212,630 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $209,050 to $218,420
- Californiastate (CA)$203,840 median for California; middle half earns $176,080 to $216,560
- United Statesnational$134,040 median for United States; middle half earns $116,510 to $157,400
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +4% vs California overall and +59% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The San Francisco metro area has the 2nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 41 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for nurse midwives, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- San Francisco metro areathis page$212,630 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $209,050 to $218,420
- $218,760 median for Riverside metro area; middle half earns $167,860 to $218,760
- $202,850 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $174,700 to $224,580
- $191,220 median for Sacramento metro area; middle half earns $174,790 to $212,370
- $181,450 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $128,180 to $222,890
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.