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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Pennsylvania

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Pennsylvania earns $78,460 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,135 a month.

10th percentile
$47,280
25th percentile
$60,360
Median percentile
$78,460
75th percentile
$99,300
90th percentile
$107,640

Based on 4,290 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

$61,618 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,460
Federal income tax−$8,431
Social Security + Medicare−$6,002
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,409
Monthly take-home$5,135
Every two weeks$2,370

Does it go far here?

$80,412Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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