Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $80,250 a year. About 77,960 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,800
- 25th percentile
- $63,510
- Median percentile
- $80,250
- 75th percentile
- $101,090
- 90th percentile
- $129,500
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $129,530
- District of Columbia $107,770
- Delaware $98,170
- Nevada $96,500
- Connecticut $95,500
- Idaho $90,890
- Massachusetts $85,130
- Texas $84,930
- Wisconsin $84,700
- Maryland $84,050
- New York $82,950
- Nebraska $82,720
- Virginia $82,550
- Colorado $82,530
- Florida $82,410
- Utah $82,320
- California $81,960
- Washington $81,630
- Minnesota $81,280
- North Dakota $80,710
- North Carolina $80,400
- Tennessee $80,050
- Louisiana $79,960
- Alabama $79,690
- Maine $79,600
- South Carolina $79,540
- New Mexico $79,380
- Illinois $79,150
- Arizona $78,980
- Michigan $78,870
- Pennsylvania $78,460
- Rhode Island $78,340
- New Hampshire $78,310
- Oregon $78,050
- Montana $77,980
- Georgia $77,720
- Iowa $77,360
- New Jersey $76,980
- Ohio $76,700
- Missouri $76,340
- Indiana $76,080
- Mississippi $75,060
- Wyoming $72,590
- Kentucky $71,920
- Oklahoma $67,840
- South Dakota $66,630
- Arkansas $63,090
- Kansas $62,870
- West Virginia $62,210
By metro area
- Waco, TX $206,810
- San Jose, CA $150,400
- Fresno, CA $135,080
- Augusta, GA $111,820
- Amherst Town, MA $111,440
- Wilmington, NC $110,620
- Ann Arbor, MI $109,080
- Fargo, ND $106,380
- San Diego, CA $103,900
- Houston, TX $103,010
- Columbia, SC $101,340
- Springfield, IL $101,250
- Flagstaff, AZ $101,160
- New Haven, CT $100,170
- Reno, NV $99,120
- Dallas, TX $98,970
- Greenville, NC $98,380
- Bakersfield, CA $98,360
- Bellingham, WA $97,870
- Eau Claire, WI $97,630
- Omaha, NE $97,390
- Visalia, CA $97,360
- Norwich, CT $97,190
- Binghamton, NY $97,130
- Odessa, TX $96,960
- Detroit, MI $96,020
- Deltona, FL $95,680
- Winston, NC $95,020
- Waterbury, CT $94,900
- Washington, DC $94,740
- Madison, WI $94,420
- Killeen, TX $94,230
- Hartford, CT $93,970
- Seattle, WA $93,540
- Lafayette, LA $93,360
- New York, NY $92,050
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $90,340
- Worcester, MA $90,090
- Las Vegas, NV $88,000
- Denver, CO $87,920
- Fort Collins, CO $87,380
- Sacramento, CA $87,010
- Miami, FL $86,030
- Sherman, TX $85,200
- Austin, TX $84,930
- Colorado Springs, CO $84,910
- San Francisco, CA $84,730
- College Station, TX $84,700
- Milwaukee, WI $84,700
- Tampa, FL $84,590
- Baltimore, MD $84,050
- Minneapolis, MN $83,950
- Boston, MA $83,550
- Jackson, MS $83,120
- Lansing, MI $83,000
- Mobile, AL $82,960
- Provo, UT $82,950
- Ogden, UT $82,870
- Burlington, VT $82,800
- Cape Coral, FL $82,800
- Richmond, VA $82,620
- Portland, ME $82,390
- Asheville, NC $82,280
- La Crosse, WI $82,030
- Bangor, ME $81,860
- Providence, RI $81,810
- St. Cloud, MN $81,630
- Knoxville, TN $81,600
- Nashville, TN $81,600
- Texarkana, TX $81,450
- Modesto, CA $81,260
- Greensboro, NC $81,170
- Philadelphia, PA $81,040
- Boise City, ID $80,720
- Lakeland, FL $80,670
- Columbia, MO $80,590
- Trenton, NJ $80,590
- Daphne, AL $80,520
- Chicago, IL $80,440
- Bridgeport, CT $80,400
- Memphis, TN $80,380
- Indianapolis, IN $80,310
- Des Moines, IA $80,180
- Jacksonville, FL $79,710
- Los Angeles, CA $79,680
- Santa Maria, CA $79,640
- St. Louis, MO $79,630
- Greenville, SC $79,540
- Atlanta, GA $79,490
- Mankato, MN $79,050
- Sioux City, IA $79,050
- Columbus, OH $79,040
- Lubbock, TX $78,990
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,990
- Portland, OR $78,850
- Winchester, VA $78,830
- New Orleans, LA $78,730
- Riverside, CA $78,540
- Rockford, IL $78,330
- Charlotte, NC $78,250
- Port St. Lucie, FL $78,250
- Duluth, MN $77,960
- Allentown, PA $77,880
- Syracuse, NY $77,620
- Jonesboro, AR $77,590
- South Bend, IN $77,360
- Rochester, NY $77,200
- Kiryas Joel, NY $77,140
- Charleston, SC $77,110
- Orlando, FL $76,980
- McAllen, TX $76,840
- Scranton, PA $76,710
- Cheyenne, WY $76,470
- Dayton, OH $76,410
- Manchester, NH $76,370
- Kansas City, MO $76,340
- Little Rock, AR $76,140
- Toledo, OH $76,030
- Salt Lake City, UT $76,020
- Lancaster, PA $75,770