Nursing Instructor and Teacher, Postsecondary Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$80,250
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $48,800 | Not published |
| 25th percentile | $63,510 | Not published |
| Median | $80,250 | Not published |
| 75th percentile | $101,090 | Not published |
| 90th percentile | $129,500 | Not published |
BLS publishes only annual pay for this occupation.
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 77,960
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | ||
| 1st | $129,530 | $117,807 1st |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 2nd | $107,770 | $98,061 3rd |
| Delaware | ||
| 3rd | $98,170 | $98,359 2nd |
| Nevada | ||
| 4th | $96,500 | $96,520 4th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 5th | $95,500 | $92,173 6th |
| Idaho | ||
| 6th | $90,890 | $95,179 5th |
| Alaska | ||
| 7th | $85,650 | $83,676 20th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $85,130 | $80,496 30th |
| Texas | ||
| 9th | $84,930 | $87,505 13th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 10th | $84,700 | $90,015 10th |
| Maryland | ||
| 11th | $84,050 | $80,079 33rd |
| New York | ||
| 12th | $82,950 | $76,862 40th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 13th | $82,720 | $91,806 7th |
| Virginia | ||
| 14th | $82,550 | $81,649 27th |
| Colorado | ||
| 15th | $82,530 | $80,086 32nd |
| Florida | ||
| 16th | $82,410 | $79,689 35th |
| Utah | ||
| 17th | $82,320 | $83,266 21st |
| California | ||
| 18th | $81,960 | $74,025 46th |
| Washington | ||
| 19th | $81,630 | $76,280 42nd |
| Minnesota | ||
| 20th | $81,280 | $82,417 23rd |
| North Dakota | ||
| 21st | $80,710 | $90,727 8th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 22nd | $80,400 | $85,236 17th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 23rd | $80,050 | $87,134 14th |
| Louisiana | ||
| 24th | $79,960 | $90,650 9th |
| Alabama | ||
| 25th | $79,690 | $89,718 11th |
| Maine | ||
| 26th | $79,600 | $82,020 25th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 27th | $79,540 | $84,844 18th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 28th | $79,380 | $86,084 16th |
| Illinois | ||
| 29th | $79,150 | $79,183 36th |
| Arizona | ||
| 30th | $78,980 | $78,449 37th |
| Michigan | ||
| 31st | $78,870 | $81,971 26th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 32nd | $78,460 | $80,412 31st |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 33rd | $78,340 | $76,594 41st |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 34th | $78,310 | $75,179 45th |
| Oregon | ||
| 35th | $78,050 | $75,512 43rd |
| Montana | ||
| 36th | $77,980 | $82,392 24th |
| Georgia | ||
| 37th | $77,720 | $80,712 29th |
| Iowa | ||
| 38th | $77,360 | $88,147 12th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 39th | $76,980 | $70,750 48th |
| Ohio | ||
| 40th | $76,700 | $82,674 22nd |
| Missouri | ||
| 41st | $76,340 | $84,059 19th |
| Indiana | ||
| 42nd | $76,080 | $81,518 28th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 43rd | $75,060 | $86,322 15th |
| Wyoming | ||
| 44th | $72,590 | $78,314 38th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 45th | $71,920 | $79,770 34th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 46th | $67,840 | $77,229 39th |
| Vermont | ||
| 47th | $66,660 | $68,050 51st |
| South Dakota | ||
| 48th | $66,630 | $75,215 44th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 49th | $63,090 | $72,570 47th |
| Kansas | ||
| 50th | $62,870 | $69,803 49th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 51st | $62,210 | $69,511 50th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +17.1%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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