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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Missouri

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Missouri earns $76,340 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,912 a month.

10th percentile
$48,610
25th percentile
$61,160
Median percentile
$76,340
75th percentile
$97,870
90th percentile
$119,050

Based on 1,040 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

$58,947 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,340
Federal income tax−$7,965
Social Security + Medicare−$5,840
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$3,588
Monthly take-home$4,912
Every two weeks$2,267

Does it go far here?

$84,059Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missouri

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630
Physicians, All Other$227,980
Pediatricians, General$223,910
Dentists, General$204,960
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700
Chief Executives$172,320
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460

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