SOC 25-1072 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$80,250

U.S. median hourly wageNot published

U.S. employment77,960

Nationally, nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $80,250 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 77,960 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$129,530	Not published	1,890	3.0
District of Columbia	$107,770	Not published	110	0.2
Delaware	$98,170	Not published	240	0.5
Nevada	$96,500	Not published	870	0.6
Connecticut	$95,500	Not published	1,380	0.8
Idaho	$90,890	Not published	430	0.5
Alaska	$85,650	Not published	Not published	Not published
Massachusetts	$85,130	Not published	2,280	0.6
Texas	$84,930	Not published	6,830	0.5
Wisconsin	$84,700	Not published	1,760	0.6
Maryland	$84,050	Not published	840	0.3
New York	$82,950	Not published	6,340	0.7
Nebraska	$82,720	Not published	300	0.3
Virginia	$82,550	Not published	1,670	0.4
Colorado	$82,530	Not published	1,350	0.5
Florida	$82,410	Not published	4,320	0.4
Utah	$82,320	Not published	580	0.3
California	$81,960	Not published	5,610	0.3
Washington	$81,630	Not published	1,300	0.4
Minnesota	$81,280	Not published	1,340	0.5
North Dakota	$80,710	Not published	150	0.3
North Carolina	$80,400	Not published	2,560	0.5
Tennessee	$80,050	Not published	1,150	0.4
Louisiana	$79,960	Not published	440	0.2
Alabama	$79,690	Not published	1,460	0.7
Maine	$79,600	Not published	420	0.7
South Carolina	$79,540	Not published	1,150	0.5
New Mexico	$79,380	Not published	320	0.4
Illinois	$79,150	Not published	4,940	0.8
Arizona	$78,980	Not published	1,930	0.6
Michigan	$78,870	Not published	1,740	0.4
Pennsylvania	$78,460	Not published	4,290	0.7
Rhode Island	$78,340	Not published	260	0.5
New Hampshire	$78,310	Not published	320	0.5
Oregon	$78,050	Not published	450	0.2
Montana	$77,980	Not published	240	0.5
Georgia	$77,720	Not published	1,590	0.3
Iowa	$77,360	Not published	770	0.5
New Jersey	$76,980	Not published	2,000	0.5
Ohio	$76,700	Not published	4,290	0.8
Missouri	$76,340	Not published	1,040	0.4
Indiana	$76,080	Not published	1,520	0.5
Mississippi	$75,060	Not published	1,050	0.9
Wyoming	$72,590	Not published	150	0.5
Kentucky	$71,920	Not published	1,130	0.6
Oklahoma	$67,840	Not published	640	0.4
Vermont	$66,660	Not published	Not published	Not published
South Dakota	$66,630	Not published	250	0.6
Arkansas	$63,090	Not published	830	0.6
Kansas	$62,870	Not published	470	0.3
West Virginia	$62,210	Not published	400	0.6
Puerto Rico	$58,210	Not published	380	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 178 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Waco, TX	$206,810	Not published	60	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$150,400	Not published	140	0.1
Fresno, CA	$135,080	Not published	110	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$111,820	Not published	260	1.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$111,440	Not published	100	1.4
Wilmington, NC	$110,620	Not published	220	1.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$109,080	Not published	230	1.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$106,380	Not published	70	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$103,900	Not published	360	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$103,010	Not published	1,580	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$101,640	Not published	Not published	Not published
Columbia, SC	$101,340	Not published	260	0.7
Springfield, IL	$101,250	Not published	40	0.4
Flagstaff, AZ	$101,160	Not published	50	0.8
New Haven, CT	$100,170	Not published	360	1.3
Reno, NV	$99,120	Not published	150	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$98,970	Not published	1,180	0.3
Greenville, NC	$98,380	Not published	100	1.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$98,360	Not published	70	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$97,870	Not published	60	0.7
Eau Claire, WI	$97,630	Not published	80	1.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$97,390	Not published	180	0.4
Visalia, CA	$97,360	Not published	80	0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$97,190	Not published	60	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$97,130	Not published	110	1.1
Odessa, TX	$96,960	Not published	80	1.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$96,020	Not published	380	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$95,680	Not published	130	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$95,020	Not published	140	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$94,900	Not published	90	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$94,740	Not published	750	0.2
Madison, WI	$94,420	Not published	220	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$94,230	Not published	180	1.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$93,970	Not published	440	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$93,540	Not published	740	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$93,360	Not published	60	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$92,050	Not published	5,290	0.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$90,340	Not published	50	0.7
Worcester, MA	$90,090	Not published	330	1.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$88,000	Not published	660	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$87,920	Not published	740	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$87,380	Not published	60	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$87,010	Not published	270	0.2
Kenosha, WI	$86,920	Not published	Not published	Not published
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$86,030	Not published	1,310	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$85,530	Not published	Not published	Not published
Sherman-Denison, TX	$85,200	Not published	80	1.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$84,930	Not published	620	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$84,910	Not published	170	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$84,730	Not published	700	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$84,700	Not published	200	1.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$84,700	Not published	830	1.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$84,590	Not published	610	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$84,050	Not published	440	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$83,950	Not published	790	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,550	Not published	1,560	0.6
Jackson, MS	$83,120	Not published	300	1.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$83,000	Not published	170	0.8
Mobile, AL	$82,960	Not published	140	0.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$82,950	Not published	210	0.7
Ogden, UT	$82,870	Not published	100	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$82,800	Not published	80	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$82,800	Not published	110	0.4
Richmond, VA	$82,620	Not published	330	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$82,390	Not published	210	0.7
Asheville, NC	$82,280	Not published	110	0.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$82,030	Not published	30	0.4
Bangor, ME	$81,860	Not published	70	1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$81,810	Not published	370	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$81,630	Not published	80	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$81,600	Not published	180	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$81,600	Not published	220	0.2
Texarkana, TX-AR	$81,450	Not published	100	1.8
Modesto, CA	$81,260	Not published	50	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$81,170	Not published	160	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,040	Not published	2,050	0.7
Boise City, ID	$80,720	Not published	190	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$80,670	Not published	120	0.5
Columbia, MO	$80,590	Not published	100	0.9
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$80,590	Not published	80	0.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$80,520	Not published	70	0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,440	Not published	3,840	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$80,400	Not published	390	1.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$80,380	Not published	300	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$80,310	Not published	480	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$80,180	Not published	120	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$79,710	Not published	230	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$79,680	Not published	2,350	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$79,640	Not published	100	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$79,630	Not published	520	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$79,540	Not published	290	0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$79,490	Not published	660	0.2
Arecibo, PR	$79,210	Not published	30	0.9
Mankato, MN	$79,050	Not published	90	1.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$79,050	Not published	90	1.3
Columbus, OH	$79,040	Not published	880	0.8
Lubbock, TX	$78,990	Not published	160	1.0
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$78,990	Not published	240	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$78,850	Not published	370	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$78,830	Not published	50	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$78,730	Not published	100	0.2
Mayaguez, PR	$78,580	Not published	50	1.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$78,540	Not published	880	0.5
Rockford, IL	$78,330	Not published	60	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$78,250	Not published	370	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$78,250	Not published	70	0.4
Terre Haute, IN	$78,160	Not published	Not published	Not published
Duluth, MN-WI	$77,960	Not published	60	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,880	Not published	360	0.9
Syracuse, NY	$77,620	Not published	160	0.5
Jonesboro, AR	$77,590	Not published	100	1.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$77,360	Not published	280	2.1
Rochester, NY	$77,200	Not published	630	1.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$77,140	Not published	140	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$77,110	Not published	200	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$76,980	Not published	520	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$76,840	Not published	160	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$76,710	Not published	170	0.7
Cheyenne, WY	$76,470	Not published	40	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$76,410	Not published	380	1.0
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$76,370	Not published	100	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$76,340	Not published	420	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$76,140	Not published	240	0.7
Toledo, OH	$76,030	Not published	270	0.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$76,020	Not published	190	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$75,770	Not published	120	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$75,730	Not published	120	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$75,730	Not published	200	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$75,410	Not published	50	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$75,360	Not published	50	0.4
Muncie, IN	$75,320	Not published	80	1.7
Bloomington, IL	$75,020	Not published	140	1.6
Springfield, MA	$74,930	Not published	140	0.7
Montgomery, AL	$74,710	Not published	60	0.4
Amarillo, TX	$74,650	Not published	80	0.6
Evansville, IN	$74,010	Not published	80	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$74,000	Not published	140	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$73,830	Not published	720	0.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$73,750	Not published	50	0.3
Greeley, CO	$73,150	Not published	50	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$73,070	Not published	170	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$72,520	Not published	70	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$71,740	Not published	1,420	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$71,390	Not published	370	0.8
Akron, OH	$71,260	Not published	200	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,950	Not published	120	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$68,580	Not published	610	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$68,220	Not published	90	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$67,520	Not published	1,010	0.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$67,340	Not published	60	0.4
Tyler, TX	$67,320	Not published	190	1.7
Springfield, MO	$67,270	Not published	140	0.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$66,020	Not published	120	0.5
Erie, PA	$65,880	Not published	100	0.9
El Paso, TX	$65,650	Not published	280	0.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	$65,100	Not published	50	0.8
Charleston, WV	$64,840	Not published	40	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$64,710	Not published	Not published	Not published
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,580	Not published	60	0.5
Laredo, TX	$64,060	Not published	110	1.0
Johnstown, PA	$64,050	Not published	60	1.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$63,900	Not published	380	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$63,790	Not published	Not published	Not published
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,490	Not published	90	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$63,310	Not published	230	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$62,440	Not published	60	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$62,210	Not published	110	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$61,900	Not published	150	0.5
Florence, SC	$61,420	Not published	70	0.7
Valdosta, GA	$60,330	Not published	40	0.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$59,270	Not published	220	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$58,390	Not published	80	0.3
Wichita, KS	$56,250	Not published	110	0.3
Flint, MI	$52,740	Not published	110	0.8
Ponce, PR	$48,570	Not published	30	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$44,680	Not published	220	3.1
Albuquerque, NM	$42,680	Not published	100	0.2
Birmingham, AL	Not published	Not published	340	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.