Salary Midwife Australia | Australian Midwife Salaries

Average Midwife Salary / Wages

Salary and pay information for midwives is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) is 254111 for midwives.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are midwife, certified midwife, registered midwife, community midwife and midwife practitioner.

The average full time ordinary earnings at the end of 2010 in the health care and social assistance industry were $63,060.

Midwife Salaries / Wages in 2010-2011

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Midwife

65,000 – 70,000 Sydney
Registered Midwife

$25 – $35 per hour Sydney
Midwife

$40 – $45 per hour New South Wales
District Nurse

$25 – $35 per hour Melbourne
Registered Midwife

55,000 – 70,000 Brisbane
Registered Midwife (Caseload Midwife)

55,000 – 70,000 Brisbane
Short Term Contract Midwife

$35 – $45 per hour South Australia
Registered Midwife

49,000 – 65,000 Perth