How much do Nurse Midwives make in Reading, PA?

Percentile spread

For Nurse Midwives, the published 10th percentile is $85,770 and the 90th percentile is $160,550. The difference is $74,780, which is 60.1% 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 $103,340 to the 75th at $134,150, covers $30,810.

The mean annual wage is $125,710, which sits above the median of $124,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reading, PA median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $134,040 for Nurse Midwives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,240, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $119,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reading, PA is 97.060, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Midwives at $128,240 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nurse Midwives. Reading, PA ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 48 miles away, with a median of $77,620 and employment of 170. That median is 37.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,687, against $128,240 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 83 miles away, with a median of $135,910 and employment of 150. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,074, against $128,240 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 113 miles away, with a median of $159,730 and employment of 240. That median is 28.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,903, against $128,240 here.