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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Odessa, TX

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Odessa, TX earns $96,960 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,420 a month.

10th percentile
$53,690
25th percentile
$78,280
Median percentile
$96,960
75th percentile
$107,650
90th percentile
$126,860

Based on 80 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

$77,041 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,960
Federal income tax−$12,501
Social Security + Medicare−$7,417
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,420
Every two weeks$2,963

Does it go far here?

$103,263Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Odessa, TX

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$104,100
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,570
Registered Nurses$81,370
Accountants and Auditors$80,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,580
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$73,350
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,620
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,750

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