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Midwife salary in Victoria

Median base salary
$72,097
per year before tax
Market data · 7 salary reports
Updated 21 July 2026
$60,000 · 10th percentile$72,097 median$73,360 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $78,056 Victoria sits $5,959 below the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$58,238per year after tax

Take-home on the median Midwife salary of $72,097 — after $12,417 income tax and $1,442 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,120
Fortnightly
$2,240
Monthly
$4,853
Run your own numbers — HECS, super, deductions →
The Midwife job market
Employed in Australia
19,400
Annual growth
▼ 200
−1% a year
Median age
38
Work part-time
57%
Gender split
100% women
0% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Midwife roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Midwife roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Healthcare Australia2.9$134,526$130,120 – $138,933
Monash Health3.7$96,954$93,239 – $100,669
Mercy Health3.4$89,770$84,691 – $94,848
Bendigo Health3.3$87,359$83,901 – $90,817
Western Health3.5$85,000$63,000 – $111,300
Barwon Health3.1$80,504$77,188 – $83,821
Sydney Local Health District3.6$76,945$73,231 – $80,660
Mercy Health (Australia)3.1$75,384$72,658 – $78,111
Cabrini Health3.4$74,199$73,112 – $75,286
Epworth HealthCare3.6$72,295$69,377 – $75,212
St John of God Health Care3.7$72,097$61,797 – $73,360
Medacs Healthcare3.6$71,902$68,814 – $74,991
Latrobe Regional Hospital2.5$70,919$68,429 – $73,389
Gorilla Jobs3.8$70,019$67,470 – $72,568
Ramsay Health Care3.1$67,184$38,394 – $75,088
Western Health (Australia)3.8$60,340$58,008 – $62,672

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.