Midwife Salary in Fresno, California

How much does a Midwife make in Fresno, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in Fresno, CA is $126,910. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $116,459 to $143,898, with most professionals earning between $106,943 and $159,364.

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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 Fresno, CA

Average Base Salary

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116459

143898

126910

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

116756

144111

127124

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 Fresno, CA. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $116,459 to $143,898 with the average base salary of $126,910. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $116,756 to $144,111 with the average total cash compensation of $127,124.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$126,910	$116,459 - $143,898
Bonus	$213	$297 - $213
Total Pay	$127,124	$116,756 - $144,111

* 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 Fresno, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Visalia, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,761 - $143,036	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Modesto, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $123,711 - $152,859	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Salinas, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $128,767 - $159,106	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Monterey, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $129,046 - $159,451	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Bakersfield, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $122,793 - $151,724	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE San Jose, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,596 - $181,136	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA

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About Fresno, California

Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley. Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno regi...

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JOB TITLE Certified Nurse Midwife	LOCATION Fresno, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $115,554	MAXIMUM SALARY $142,399

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