Midwife Salary in Nashville, Tennessee

How much does a Midwife make in Nashville, TN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in Nashville, TN is $120,236. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $110,334 to $136,329, with most professionals earning between $101,319 and $150,982.

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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 Nashville, TN

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

110334

136329

120236

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

110615

136531

120438

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 Nashville, TN. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $110,334 to $136,329 with the average base salary of $120,236. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $110,615 to $136,531 with the average total cash compensation of $120,438.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$120,236	$110,334 - $136,329
Bonus	$202	$281 - $202
Total Pay	$120,438	$110,615 - $136,531

* 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 Nashville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Hendersonville, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $110,171 - $136,128	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Franklin, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,950 - $135,855	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Murfreesboro, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,520 - $135,324	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Clarksville, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,964 - $129,695	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Bowling Green, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $105,778 - $130,700	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN
CITY, STATE Hopkinsville, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $104,604 - $129,249	COMPARE TO Nashville, TN

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About Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. The city's population ranks 24th in the U.S. According to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total consolidated city-county population stood at 691,243. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-independent municipalities within Davidson County, was 667,560 in 2017. Located in northern Middle Tennessee, Nashville is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in Tennessee. The 2017 population of the entire 14-...

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