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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Arizona

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Arizona earns $78,980 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,201 a month.

10th percentile
$50,400
25th percentile
$71,230
Median percentile
$78,980
75th percentile
$100,590
90th percentile
$119,880

Based on 1,930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,418 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,980
Federal income tax−$8,546
Social Security + Medicare−$6,042
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,975
Monthly take-home$5,201
Every two weeks$2,401

Does it go far here?

$78,449Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona