Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Waco, TX	$163,530
San Jose, CA	$152,790
Killeen, TX	$125,240
Columbia, SC	$123,350
San Diego, CA	$116,370
Fresno, CA	$114,000
Ann Arbor, MI	$113,680
Houston, TX	$111,820
Springfield, IL	$106,770
New Haven, CT	$106,480
Dallas, TX	$105,690
Amherst, MA	$105,660
Augusta, GA	$105,490
Binghamton, NY	$103,690
Greenville, NC	$103,440

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

Hawaii pays nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary the most statewide, $125,620 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Hawaii	$125,620	$129,530	1,890	0	n/a	n/a
Washington, D.C.	$109,610	$107,770	110	1	$94,070	$94,070
Delaware	$99,500	$98,170	240	0	n/a	n/a
Alaska	$97,020	$85,650	n/a	1	$94,850	$94,850
California	$96,830	$81,960	5,610	11	$152,790	$79,780
Texas	$96,030	$84,930	6,830	16	$163,530	$69,600
Massachusetts	$95,000	$85,130	2,280	4	$105,660	$81,970
Connecticut	$94,470	$95,500	1,380	5	$106,480	$83,000
Idaho	$93,950	$90,890	430	2	$98,020	$93,170
Washington	$92,500	$81,630	1,300	3	$99,370	$77,110
New York	$91,290	$82,950	6,340	7	$103,690	$72,850
Nevada	$89,750	$96,500	870	2	$97,450	$88,440
Nebraska	$89,010	$82,720	300	2	$88,250	$78,430
South Carolina	$88,730	$79,540	1,150	4	$123,350	$72,500
Maryland	$88,480	$84,050	840	2	$90,630	$74,810
Louisiana	$87,790	$79,960	440	2	$94,550	$82,910
Minnesota	$87,310	$81,280	1,340	4	$90,510	$82,170
Wisconsin	$87,000	$84,700	1,760	5	$95,700	$78,920
Colorado	$86,560	$82,530	1,350	4	$92,380	$81,070
North Dakota	$85,640	$80,710	150	1	$95,880	$95,880
Virginia	$85,480	$82,550	1,670	3	$85,040	$78,740
North Carolina	$85,230	$80,400	2,560	9	$103,440	$70,250
Arizona	$84,560	$78,980	1,930	2	$95,380	$84,330
Oregon	$84,450	$78,050	450	1	$88,510	$88,510
Maine	$84,150	$79,600	420	2	$88,320	$86,090
New Jersey	$83,650	$76,980	2,000	1	$84,480	$84,480
Florida	$83,110	$82,410	4,320	9	$86,990	$74,590
Alabama	$82,800	$79,690	1,460	4	$86,640	$57,270
Tennessee	$82,240	$80,050	1,150	5	$90,740	$65,170
New Hampshire	$81,420	$78,310	320	1	$80,240	$80,240
Michigan	$81,190	$78,870	1,740	5	$113,680	$63,480
Rhode Island	$81,060	$78,340	260	1	$89,500	$89,500
Missouri	$80,930	$76,340	1,040	4	$88,080	$71,230
Pennsylvania	$80,100	$78,460	4,290	8	$83,690	$66,540
Utah	$79,910	$82,320	580	3	$84,890	$76,810
Indiana	$78,950	$76,080	1,520	6	$82,300	$72,700
Mississippi	$78,460	$75,060	1,050	2	$88,670	$71,650
Illinois	$78,320	$79,150	4,940	4	$106,770	$75,530
Georgia	$78,320	$77,720	1,590	3	$105,490	$63,900
Iowa	$78,050	$77,360	770	5	$75,340	$65,100
Montana	$76,960	$77,980	240	0	n/a	n/a
Vermont	$76,960	$66,660	n/a	1	$84,650	$84,650
Kentucky	$76,560	$71,920	1,130	0	n/a	n/a
New Mexico	$75,960	$79,380	320	1	$65,860	$65,860
South Dakota	$74,120	$66,630	250	0	n/a	n/a
Ohio	$73,110	$76,700	4,290	7	$76,690	$64,850
Wyoming	$71,940	$72,590	150	1	$78,110	$78,110
Oklahoma	$70,440	$67,840	640	2	$77,830	$65,670
Kansas	$69,990	$62,870	470	1	$60,900	$60,900
Arkansas	$67,790	$63,090	830	3	$79,270	$60,910
West Virginia	$67,250	$62,210	400	3	$73,490	$69,960
Puerto Rico	$66,660	$58,210	380	4	$79,890	$53,200

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Waco, TX	$163,530	$206,810	—	60
San Jose, CA	$152,790	$150,400	—	140
Killeen, TX	$125,240	$94,230	—	180
Columbia, SC	$123,350	$101,340	—	260
San Diego, CA	$116,370	$103,900	—	360
Fresno, CA	$114,000	$135,080	—	110
Ann Arbor, MI	$113,680	$109,080	—	230
Houston, TX	$111,820	$103,010	—	1,580
Springfield, IL	$106,770	$101,250	—	40
New Haven, CT	$106,480	$100,170	—	360
Dallas, TX	$105,690	$98,970	—	1,180
Amherst, MA	$105,660	$111,440	—	100
Augusta, GA	$105,490	$111,820	—	260
Binghamton, NY	$103,690	$97,130	—	110
Greenville, NC	$103,440	$98,380	—	100
Bakersfield, CA	$102,320	$98,360	—	70
Wilmington, NC	$101,050	$110,620	—	220
Norwich, CT	$100,080	$97,190	—	60
Seattle, WA	$99,370	$93,540	—	740
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$98,020	$90,340	—	50
Reno, NV	$97,450	$99,120	—	150
Sacramento, CA	$97,280	$87,010	—	270
Visalia, CA	$96,990	$97,360	—	80
Brownsville, TX	$96,980	$73,750	—	50
Durham, NC	$96,900	$101,640	—	n/a
Riverside, CA	$96,180	$78,540	—	880
San Francisco, CA	$95,980	$84,730	—	700
Fargo, ND	$95,880	$106,380	—	70
Eau Claire, WI	$95,700	$97,630	—	80
Bellingham, WA	$95,640	$97,870	—	60
Flagstaff, AZ	$95,380	$101,160	—	50
New York, NY	$95,360	$92,050	—	5,290
Waterbury, CT	$95,310	$94,900	—	90
Worcester, MA	$95,230	$90,090	—	330
Anchorage, AK	$94,850	$85,530	—	n/a
Lafayette, LA	$94,550	$93,360	—	60
Boston, MA	$94,500	$83,550	—	1,560
Hartford, CT	$94,090	$93,970	—	440
Washington, DC	$94,070	$94,740	—	750
Boise, ID	$93,170	$80,720	—	190
Sherman, TX	$92,700	$85,200	—	80
Odessa, TX	$92,670	$96,960	—	80
Denver, CO	$92,380	$87,920	—	740
Winston-Salem, NC	$92,150	$95,020	—	140
Charleston, SC	$92,080	$77,110	—	200
Madison, WI	$91,260	$94,420	—	220
Buffalo, NY	$90,800	$63,900	—	380
Knoxville, TN	$90,740	$81,600	—	180
Baltimore, MD	$90,630	$84,050	—	440
Minneapolis, MN	$90,510	$83,950	—	790
Austin, TX	$89,840	$84,930	—	620
Providence, RI	$89,500	$81,810	—	370
College Station, TX	$89,260	$84,700	—	200
Detroit, MI	$89,260	$96,020	—	380
Los Angeles, CA	$89,150	$79,680	—	2,350
Jackson, MS	$88,670	$83,120	—	300
Portland, OR	$88,510	$78,850	—	370
Las Vegas, NV	$88,440	$88,000	—	660
Portland, ME	$88,320	$82,390	—	210
Omaha, NE	$88,250	$97,390	—	180
Columbia, MO	$88,080	$80,590	—	100
Fort Collins, CO	$87,760	$87,380	—	60
Greensboro, NC	$87,630	$81,170	—	160
St. Cloud, MN	$87,100	$81,630	—	80
Deltona, FL	$86,990	$95,680	—	130
Miami, FL	$86,860	$86,030	—	1,310
Mobile, AL	$86,640	$82,960	—	140
Mankato, MN	$86,250	$79,050	—	90
Bangor, ME	$86,090	$81,860	—	70
Lansing, MI	$85,770	$83,000	—	170
Sarasota, FL	$85,600	$72,520	—	70
Nashville, TN	$85,520	$81,600	—	220
Milwaukee, WI	$85,440	$84,700	—	830
Colorado Springs, CO	$85,260	$84,910	—	170
Richmond, VA	$85,040	$82,620	—	330
Salt Lake City, UT	$84,890	$76,020	—	190
Tampa, FL	$84,780	$84,590	—	610
Burlington, VT	$84,650	$82,800	—	80
Trenton, NJ	$84,480	$80,590	—	80
Phoenix, AZ	$84,330	$71,740	—	1,420
Syracuse, NY	$84,200	$77,620	—	160
Kenosha, WI	$84,200	$86,920	—	n/a
Lakeland, FL	$83,820	$80,670	—	120
Daphne, AL	$83,730	$80,520	—	70
Philadelphia, PA	$83,690	$81,040	—	2,050
Bridgeport, CT	$83,000	$80,400	—	390
New Orleans, LA	$82,910	$78,730	—	100
Asheville, NC	$82,780	$82,280	—	110
Terre Haute, IN	$82,300	$78,160	—	n/a
Memphis, TN	$82,300	$80,380	—	300
Duluth, MN	$82,170	$77,960	—	60
Springfield, MA	$81,970	$74,930	—	140
Lubbock, TX	$81,920	$78,990	—	160
St. Louis, MO	$81,690	$79,630	—	520
Kansas City, MO	$81,230	$76,340	—	420
Santa Maria, CA	$81,160	$79,640	—	100
Greeley, CO	$81,070	$73,150	—	50
Rochester, NY	$81,000	$77,200	—	630
Indianapolis, IN	$80,960	$80,310	—	480
Fort Myers, FL	$80,810	$82,800	—	110
Allentown, PA	$80,350	$77,880	—	360
Virginia Beach, VA	$80,310	$78,990	—	240
Manchester, NH	$80,240	$76,370	—	100
Evansville, IN	$80,110	$74,010	—	80
Chicago, IL	$79,920	$80,440	—	3,840
Arecibo, PR	$79,890	$79,210	—	30
McAllen, TX	$79,800	$76,840	—	160
Modesto, CA	$79,780	$81,260	—	50
Little Rock, AR	$79,270	$76,140	—	240
Jonesboro, AR	$78,940	$77,590	—	100
La Crosse, WI	$78,920	$82,030	—	30
Greenville, SC	$78,910	$79,540	—	290
Scranton, PA	$78,830	$76,710	—	170
Winchester, VA	$78,740	$78,830	—	50
Texarkana, TX	$78,630	$81,450	—	100
Jacksonville, FL	$78,540	$79,710	—	230
South Bend, IN	$78,430	$77,360	—	280
Lincoln, NE	$78,430	$75,410	—	50
Cheyenne, WY	$78,110	$76,470	—	40
Tulsa, OK	$77,830	$75,730	—	200
Amarillo, TX	$77,670	$74,650	—	80
Ogden, UT	$77,500	$82,870	—	100
Rockford, IL	$77,450	$78,330	—	60
Atlanta, GA	$77,130	$79,490	—	660
Spokane, WA	$77,110	$73,070	—	170
Charlotte, NC	$77,080	$78,250	—	370
Provo, UT	$76,810	$82,950	—	210
Orlando, FL	$76,740	$76,980	—	520
Columbus, OH	$76,690	$79,040	—	880
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,290	$73,830	—	720
Bloomington, IL	$75,530	$75,020	—	140
Sioux City, IA	$75,340	$79,050	—	90
Toledo, OH	$75,330	$76,030	—	270
Raleigh, NC	$75,260	$74,000	—	140
Albany, NY	$74,940	$71,390	—	370
Hagerstown, MD	$74,810	$75,360	—	50
Muncie, IN	$74,630	$75,320	—	80
Port St. Lucie, FL	$74,590	$78,250	—	70
Des Moines, IA	$74,480	$80,180	—	120
Erie, PA	$74,290	$65,880	—	100
Harrisburg, PA	$74,270	$61,900	—	150
Tyler, TX	$74,190	$67,320	—	190
Lancaster, PA	$74,100	$75,770	—	120
Chattanooga, TN	$73,780	$66,020	—	120
Dayton, OH	$73,770	$76,410	—	380
Mayaguez, PR	$73,640	$78,580	—	50
Charleston, WV	$73,490	$64,840	—	40
Akron, OH	$73,070	$71,260	—	200
Kiryas Joel, NY	$72,850	$77,140	—	140
Fort Wayne, IN	$72,700	$63,490	—	90
Montgomery, AL	$72,680	$74,710	—	60
Florence, SC	$72,500	$61,420	—	70
Gulfport, MS	$71,650	$67,340	—	60
Wheeling, WV	$71,520	$65,100	—	50
Springfield, MO	$71,230	$67,270	—	140
Waterloo, IA	$71,090	$64,710	—	n/a
Hickory, NC	$70,250	$68,220	—	90
Huntington, WV	$69,960	$62,210	—	110
El Paso, TX	$69,910	$65,650	—	280
Grand Rapids, MI	$69,710	$63,310	—	230
Laredo, TX	$69,600	$64,060	—	110
Cincinnati, OH	$68,910	$67,520	—	1,010
Cleveland, OH	$68,880	$68,580	—	610
Davenport, IA	$68,560	$75,730	—	120
San Juan, PR	$67,850	$59,270	—	220
Johnstown, PA	$66,540	$64,050	—	60
Albuquerque, NM	$65,860	$42,680	—	100
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,670	$68,950	—	120
Kingsport, TN	$65,170	$64,580	—	60
Cedar Rapids, IA	$65,100	$63,790	—	n/a
Canton, OH	$64,850	$62,440	—	60
Valdosta, GA	$63,900	$60,330	—	40
Flint, MI	$63,480	$52,740	—	110
Fayetteville, AR	$60,910	$58,390	—	80
Wichita, KS	$60,900	$56,250	—	110
Auburn, AL	$57,270	$44,680	—	220
Ponce, PR	$53,200	$48,570	—	30

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In Waco, TX, with an average of $163,530 a year, among the 177 metro areas we cover.

What is the average nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$86,410 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $80,250, so half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn more than that and half less.

What salary should nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary nationwide earn between $63,510 (25th percentile) and $101,090 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary the most?

Hawaii, with a statewide average of $125,620 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $53,200 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1072.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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