Midwife: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Midwifery nurses (SOC 2231)
About £37,757 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.2% on last year
£3,963 a month About £3,146 a month after tax 26 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £41,188 in 2021 to £47,552 in 2026 (+15%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £34,402 | £41,188 | £46,685 | x |
| 2022 | x | £29,996 | £40,339 | £45,516 | x |
| 2023 | £28,686 | £35,173 | £41,668 | £47,794 | x |
| 2024 | £33,278 | £38,656 | £45,738 | £52,171 | x |
| 2025 | £33,947 | £41,717 | £46,967 | £53,632 | x |
| 2026 | £35,706 | £40,663 | £47,552 | £53,837 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £47,552 a year and half earn more. That is 16% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £40,663 and £53,837; one in ten earns less than £35,706.
Ranked by median, it is number 91 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,146 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,067 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £35,706 | £2,976 |
| 20th | £39,163 | £3,264 |
| 25th (P25) | £40,663 | £3,389 |
| 30th | £42,312 | £3,526 |
| 40th | £45,114 | £3,760 |
| Median (50th) | £47,552 | £3,963 |
| 60th | £50,270 | £4,189 |
| 70th | £52,834 | £4,403 |
| 75th (P75) | £53,837 | £4,486 |
| 80th | £55,386 | £4,615 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | x | x |
| Women | £47,552 | £48,193 | 26 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £37,757 | £3,146 |
| Scotland | £36,799 | £3,067 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £48,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 9 job titles to SOC 2231 Midwifery nurses. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Delivery suite manager
- Midwife
- Midwife manager
- Midwife-tutor
- Midwifery manager
- Midwifery sister
- Registered midwife
- Superintendent midwife
- Team leader
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.