Midwife Salary in San Jose, California

How much does a Midwife make in San Jose, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Midwife in San Jose, CA is $159,753. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $146,596 to $181,136, with most professionals earning between $134,618 and $200,604.

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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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What does a Midwife do?

Common responsibilities of a Midwife

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 San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

146596

181136

159753

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

146970

181404

160021

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 San Jose, CA. The base salary for Midwife ranges from $146,596 to $181,136 with the average base salary of $159,753. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $146,970 to $181,404 with the average total cash compensation of $160,021.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$159,753	$146,596 - $181,136
Bonus	$269	$374 - $268
Total Pay	$160,021	$146,970 - $181,404

* 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 San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,596 - $181,136	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $129,860 - $160,456	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,317 - $180,791	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,703 - $175,090	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,936 - $175,377	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,155 - $179,355	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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JOB TITLE Midwife (CNM)	LOCATION San Jose, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $126,200	MAXIMUM SALARY $156,800
JOB TITLE Nurse Midwife	LOCATION San Jose, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $146,596	MAXIMUM SALARY $181,136
JOB TITLE Licensed Midwife	LOCATION San Jose, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $109,840	MAXIMUM SALARY $143,440
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JOB TITLE Staff Midwife	LOCATION San Jose, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $100,021	MAXIMUM SALARY $124,255
JOB TITLE Certified Nurse Midwife	LOCATION San Jose, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $126,156	MAXIMUM SALARY $156,723

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