Midwife Salary in Fargo, North Dakota

How much does a Midwife make in Fargo, ND?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in Fargo, ND is $121,933. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $111,891 to $138,254, with most professionals earning between $102,749 and $153,113.

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What is a Midwife?

A Midwife traditionally is not a physician or doctor and is not required to have the medical educationâ€”such as medical school and residencyâ€”that is necessary to become a physician or doctor. Rather, education and training for a Midwife equips them to recognise the variations of normal progress of labor, and understand how to deal with deviations from normal. They may intervene in high risk situations such as breech births, twin births and births where the baby is in a posterior position, using non-invasive techniques. When a pregnant woman requires care beyond the Midwife's scope of practi...

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Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nurse midwifery protocols and standards of care.

November 24, 2022

Performs Gynecology care through the lifespan, including but not limited to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of uterine bleeding, infections.

March 26, 2023

Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, which influence or determine policies effecting nursing practice relating to prenatal care.

April 09, 2023

Demonstrates the ability to develop and reformulate as necessary, differential diagnoses by priority, identifies the presence of co-morbidity, and uses diagnostic strategies and technical skills to monitor and sustain physiological function and ensure patient safety.

April 12, 2023

Participates professionally and works collaboratively to identify processes, principles to meet quality core metrics and documentation standards and expectations.

May 06, 2023

Provide full scope midwifery care in the inpatient and outpatient settings which includes physical exams, prescribing medications including contraception, ordering laboratory tests as needed, providing prenatal care, gynecological care, labor and birth care as well as health education and preconception counseling.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Midwife in Fargo, ND

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

111891

138254

121933

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

112176

138458

122138

What is the average salary for Midwife in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Midwife in Fargo, ND. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $111,891 to $138,254 with the average base salary of $121,933. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $112,176 to $138,458 with the average total cash compensation of $122,138.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$121,933	$111,891 - $138,254
Bonus	$205	$285 - $205
Total Pay	$122,138	$112,176 - $138,458

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Midwife Salary Near Fargo, ND

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE West Fargo, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,891 - $138,254	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND 0%
CITY, STATE Grand Forks, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,311 - $135,066	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Aberdeen, SD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $96,177 - $118,838	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Watertown, SD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,755 - $128,201	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Saint Cloud, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,657 - $141,672	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND
CITY, STATE Bismarck, ND	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,587 - $142,821	COMPARE TO Fargo, ND

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About Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is a core city of the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, which also includes Moorhead, West Fargo, and Dilworth as well as outlying communities. Fargo sits on the western bank of the Red River of the North in a flat geographic region known as the Red River Valley. The Red River Valley resulted from the withdrawal of glacial Lake Agassiz, which drained away about 9,300 years ago. The lake sediments deposited from Lake Agassiz made the land around Fargo some of the richest in the world for agricultural uses. Fargo's largest challenge is the seasonal floods due to the rising water of the Red...

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JOB TITLE Midwife (CNM)	LOCATION Fargo, ND	MINIMUM SALARY $96,300	MAXIMUM SALARY $119,700
JOB TITLE Nurse Midwife	LOCATION Fargo, ND	MINIMUM SALARY $111,891	MAXIMUM SALARY $138,254
JOB TITLE Licensed Midwife	LOCATION Fargo, ND	MINIMUM SALARY $83,837	MAXIMUM SALARY $109,482
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JOB TITLE Staff Midwife	LOCATION Fargo, ND	MINIMUM SALARY $100,021	MAXIMUM SALARY $124,255
JOB TITLE Certified Nurse Midwife	LOCATION Fargo, ND	MINIMUM SALARY $96,290	MAXIMUM SALARY $119,620

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