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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Jersey

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in New Jersey earns $76,980 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,928 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$63,940
Median percentile
$76,980
75th percentile
$105,820
90th percentile
$128,910

Based on 2,000 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

$59,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,980
Federal income tax−$8,106
Social Security + Medicare−$5,889
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,849
Monthly take-home$4,928
Every two weeks$2,274

Does it go far here?

$70,750Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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