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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in San Francisco, CA

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $84,730 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,209 a month.

10th percentile
$49,280
25th percentile
$62,980
Median percentile
$84,730
75th percentile
$116,310
90th percentile
$155,710

Based on 700 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

$62,506 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,730
Federal income tax−$9,811
Social Security + Medicare−$6,482
California income tax (approx.)−$5,931
Monthly take-home$5,209
Every two weeks$2,404

Does it go far here?

$73,288Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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