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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Mississippi

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Mississippi earns $75,060 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,886 a month.

10th percentile
$61,150
25th percentile
$64,280
Median percentile
$75,060
75th percentile
$83,120
90th percentile
$106,400

Based on 1,050 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

$58,632 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,060
Federal income tax−$7,683
Social Security + Medicare−$5,742
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$3,002
Monthly take-home$4,886
Every two weeks$2,255

Does it go far here?

$86,322Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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