Transcontinental railroads helped open up unpopulated interior regions of continents to exploration and settlement that would not otherwise have been feasible. In many cases they also formed the backbones of cross-country passenger and freight transportation networks.
Certified Nurse Midwife Salary. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides a detailed analysis of the salaries for certified nurse midwives as of 2015. Those in the top 10% earned an average salary of $132,370, while the national median for nurse midwives that year was $98,190. Shown here is the range between the median and top ten percent average salary and hourly pay rate for CNMs as of 2015 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics):
The median hourly wage for Nurse Midwives is $14 to $45 hourly. A new Nurse Midwife may make an hourly salary range of $14 to $29 per hour. Nurse Midwives with 20 years of experience or more can earn hourly wages of $36 to $45.