Highest-paying states for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

Hawaii leads at $129,530 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
Hawaii	$129,530	$129,420–$129,620
District of Columbia	$107,770	$86,840–$125,510
Delaware	$98,170	$81,060–$117,840
Nevada	$96,500	$75,940–$101,270
Connecticut	$95,500	$79,550–$100,170
Idaho	$90,890	$70,980–$124,000
Massachusetts	$85,130	$75,210–$108,590
Texas	$84,930	$65,560–$106,140
Wisconsin	$84,700	$76,960–$100,330
Maryland	$84,050	$67,510–$105,860
New York	$82,950	$63,270–$106,520
Nebraska	$82,720	$67,910–$98,470
Virginia	$82,550	$73,410–$99,420
Colorado	$82,530	$65,820–$104,660
Florida	$82,410	$63,580–$96,720
Utah	$82,320	$61,650–$95,990
California	$81,960	$62,530–$116,460
Washington	$81,630	$69,340–$104,300
Minnesota	$81,280	$73,330–$101,170
North Dakota	$80,710	$67,140–$106,380
North Carolina	$80,400	$74,000–$100,210
Tennessee	$80,050	$65,480–$98,160
Louisiana	$79,960	$65,510–$100,240
Alabama	$79,690	$61,920–$93,360
Maine	$79,600	$63,350–$101,440
South Carolina	$79,540	$65,370–$99,410
New Mexico	$79,380	$59,250–$90,530
Illinois	$79,150	$61,060–$94,750
Arizona	$78,980	$71,230–$100,590
Michigan	$78,870	$52,460–$102,780
Pennsylvania	$78,460	$60,360–$99,300
Rhode Island	$78,340	$64,120–$99,590
New Hampshire	$78,310	$66,540–$91,320
Oregon	$78,050	$60,430–$100,620
Montana	$77,980	$62,430–$96,420
Georgia	$77,720	$64,000–$88,850
Iowa	$77,360	$61,360–$80,080
New Jersey	$76,980	$63,940–$105,820
Ohio	$76,700	$59,520–$83,560
Missouri	$76,340	$61,160–$97,870
Indiana	$76,080	$61,670–$96,630
Mississippi	$75,060	$64,280–$83,120
Wyoming	$72,590	$55,030–$78,220
Kentucky	$71,920	$59,550–$83,830
Oklahoma	$67,840	$61,450–$77,640
South Dakota	$66,630	$62,360–$79,530
Arkansas	$63,090	$51,240–$77,590
Kansas	$62,870	$52,590–$79,320
West Virginia	$62,210	$58,540–$77,220

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.