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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Rhode Island

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Rhode Island earns $78,340 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,035 a month.

10th percentile
$50,890
25th percentile
$64,120
Median percentile
$78,340
75th percentile
$99,590
90th percentile
$106,220

Based on 260 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

$60,417 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,340
Federal income tax−$8,405
Social Security + Medicare−$5,993
Rhode Island income tax (approx.)−$3,525
Monthly take-home$5,035
Every two weeks$2,324

Does it go far here?

$76,594Median pay in Rhode Island is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.3 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,342 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rhode Island

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$228,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,270
Human Resources Managers$167,110
Financial Managers$166,940
Managers, All Other$165,900
Sales Managers$154,970
Physician Assistants$139,930
Lawyers$138,960

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