Midwife Salary in Lafayette, Louisiana

How much does a Midwife make in Lafayette, LA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in Lafayette, LA is $115,614. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $106,090 to $131,105, with most professionals earning between $97,419 and $145,208.

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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 Lafayette, LA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

106090

131105

115614

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

106360

131298

115808

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 Lafayette, LA. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $106,090 to $131,105 with the average base salary of $115,614. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $106,360 to $131,298 with the average total cash compensation of $115,808.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$115,614	$106,090 - $131,105
Bonus	$194	$270 - $194
Total Pay	$115,808	$106,360 - $131,298

* 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 Lafayette, LA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE New Iberia, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,443 - $130,305	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Baton Rouge, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,324 - $135,101	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Houma, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,957 - $139,590	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,413 - $130,268	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Alexandria, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,066 - $127,367	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE La Place, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $112,767 - $139,356	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA

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About Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is located at 30°13′N 92°2′W / 30.217°N 92.033°W / 30.217; -92.033 (30.2139, −92.0294) and has an elevation of 36 feet (11.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.2 square miles (127 km2), of which 49.1 square miles (127 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.19%) is water. Lafayette is located on the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The site was part of the seabed during the earlier Quaternary Period. During this time, the Mississippi River cut a 325-foot-deep (99 m) valley between what is now Lafayette and Baton Rouge. This valley was...

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