SOC 29-1161 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nurse Midwives make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Midwives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $117,010. The 10th percentile is $101,020 and the 90th percentile is $135,410. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$117,010

10th percentile
$101,020
25th percentile
$115,850
Median
$117,010
75th percentile
$135,190
90th percentile
$135,410
Mean
$123,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Nurse Midwives, the published 10th percentile is $101,020 and the 90th percentile is $135,410. The difference is $34,390, which is 29.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $115,850 to the 75th at $135,190, covers $19,340.

The mean annual wage is $123,300, which sits above the median of $117,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $134,040 for Nurse Midwives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,458, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Tennessee median of $116,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $117,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Midwives at $121,458 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Nurse Midwives. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 189 miles away, with a median of $116,440 and employment of 70. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,319, against $121,458 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nurse Midwives make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Midwives in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $117,010. The 10th percentile is $101,020 and the 90th percentile is $135,410.

How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Midwives?

The local median is 12.7% lower than the national median of $134,040.

What is Nurse Midwives pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $117,010 is $121,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for Nurse Midwives?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 189 miles away, at $116,440. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.