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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $71,740 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,792 a month.

10th percentile
$50,400
25th percentile
$71,230
Median percentile
$71,740
75th percentile
$101,600
90th percentile
$128,710

Based on 1,420 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

$57,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,740
Federal income tax−$6,953
Social Security + Medicare−$5,488
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,794
Monthly take-home$4,792
Every two weeks$2,212

Does it go far here?

$69,437Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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