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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Memphis, TN

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $80,380 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,448 a month.

10th percentile
$54,230
25th percentile
$66,660
Median percentile
$80,380
75th percentile
$96,640
90th percentile
$109,830

Based on 300 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

$65,377 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,380
Federal income tax−$8,854
Social Security + Medicare−$6,149
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,448
Every two weeks$2,515

Does it go far here?

$87,200Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,220 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Memphis, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,960
Chief Executives$196,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,790
Financial Managers$143,880
Human Resources Managers$138,560
Lawyers$134,440
Pharmacists$134,220
Marketing Managers$132,540

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