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

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $150,400 a year, 87% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,628 a month.

10th percentile
$95,850
25th percentile
$122,520
Median percentile
$150,400
75th percentile
$203,400
90th percentile
$203,400

Based on 140 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

$103,536 take-home a year
Gross pay$150,400
Federal income tax−$24,830
Social Security + Medicare−$11,506
California income tax (approx.)−$10,528
Monthly take-home$8,628
Every two weeks$3,982

Does it go far here?

$136,204Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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