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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in St. Louis, MO

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $79,630 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,092 a month.

10th percentile
$44,040
25th percentile
$61,090
Median percentile
$79,630
75th percentile
$97,870
90th percentile
$120,140

Based on 520 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

$61,107 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,630
Federal income tax−$8,689
Social Security + Medicare−$6,092
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$3,743
Monthly take-home$5,092
Every two weeks$2,350

Does it go far here?

$83,743Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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