SOC 29-1161 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Nurse Midwives Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for nurse midwives in Dallas, Texas is $128,920 a year ($61.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $129,990: half of the people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($144,196).

$128,920average per year

$61.98 / hourMedian $129,990Take-home ≈ $99,383

  • $116K10th
  • $116K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $150K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
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103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nurse Midwives pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $116,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,190 or more. The middle half of nurse midwives in Dallas earn between $116,390 and $149,590.

  • $116K10th
  • $116K25th
  • $130KMedian
  • $150K75th
  • $155K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$128,920$10,743$61.98
Median$129,990$10,832$62.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$116,390$9,699$55.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$149,590$12,466$71.92

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nurse Midwives salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $128,920, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $99,383 a year, or $8,282 a month and $3,822 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for nurse midwives? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $128,920 buys what about $125,056 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nurse Midwives salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 2 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nurse Midwives salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for nurse midwives

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($209,470).

Nurse Midwives salary by city

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Nurse Midwives salary in Dallas: questions

How much do nurse midwives make an hour in Dallas?

$61.98 an hour on average, and $62.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nurse midwives salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $116,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $116,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nurse midwives take-home pay in Dallas?

About $99,383 a year ($8,282 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $128,920. Texas has no state income tax.

Do nurse midwives earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($144,196).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1161; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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