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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in the US earns $80,250 per year (77,960 employed). Gross pay is highest in Hawaii ($129,530) and lowest in West Virginia ($62,210) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Hawaii $129,530 $91,486 $7,624 70.6% 1,890
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Washington DC $107,770 $78,454 $6,538 72.8% 110
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Delaware $98,170 $72,754 $6,063 74.1% 240
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Nevada $96,500 $76,718 $6,393 79.5% 870
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Connecticut $95,500 $72,337 $6,028 75.7% 1,380
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Idaho $90,890 $69,062 $5,755 76% 430
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Alaska $85,650 $69,085 $5,757 80.7% —
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Massachusetts $85,130 $64,683 $5,390 76% 2,280
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas $84,930 $68,578 $5,715 80.7% 6,830
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Wisconsin $84,700 $65,308 $5,442 77.1% 1,760
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Maryland $84,050 $64,331 $5,361 76.5% 840
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in New York $82,950 $63,303 $5,275 76.3% 6,340
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Nebraska $82,720 $64,139 $5,345 77.5% 300
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Virginia $82,550 $62,972 $5,248 76.3% 1,670
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Colorado $82,530 $63,967 $5,331 77.5% 1,350
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Florida $82,410 $66,806 $5,567 81.1% 4,320
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Utah $82,320 $63,038 $5,253 76.6% 580
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in California $81,960 $63,096 $5,258 77% 5,610
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Washington $81,630 $66,257 $5,521 81.2% 1,300
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Minnesota $81,280 $62,007 $5,167 76.3% 1,340
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in North Dakota $80,710 $65,295 $5,441 80.9% 150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in North Carolina $80,400 $62,692 $5,224 78% 2,560
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Tennessee $80,050 $65,145 $5,429 81.4% 1,150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Louisiana $79,960 $63,069 $5,256 78.9% 440
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Alabama $79,690 $61,173 $5,098 76.8% 1,460
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Maine $79,600 $60,633 $5,053 76.2% 420
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in South Carolina $79,540 $61,171 $5,098 76.9% 1,150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in New Mexico $79,380 $62,109 $5,176 78.2% 320
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois $79,150 $60,739 $5,062 76.7% 4,940
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Arizona $78,980 $62,627 $5,219 79.3% 1,930
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Michigan $78,870 $61,214 $5,101 77.6% 1,740
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Pennsylvania $78,460 $61,618 $5,135 78.5% 4,290
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Rhode Island $78,340 $61,621 $5,135 78.7% 260
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in New Hampshire $78,310 $63,921 $5,327 81.6% 320
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Oregon $78,050 $57,739 $4,812 74% 450
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Montana $77,980 $60,644 $5,054 77.8% 240
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Georgia $77,720 $60,095 $5,008 77.3% 1,590
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Iowa $77,360 $60,965 $5,080 78.8% 770
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in New Jersey $76,980 $60,270 $5,023 78.3% 2,000
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Ohio $76,700 $61,462 $5,122 80.1% 4,290
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Missouri $76,340 $59,885 $4,990 78.4% 1,040
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Indiana $76,080 $60,138 $5,011 79% 1,520
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Mississippi $75,060 $59,364 $4,947 79.1% 1,050
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Wyoming $72,590 $59,897 $4,991 82.5% 150
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Kentucky $71,920 $57,026 $4,752 79.3% 1,130
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Oklahoma $67,840 $54,048 $4,504 79.7% 640
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Vermont $66,660 $53,786 $4,482 80.7% —
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in South Dakota $66,630 $55,704 $4,642 83.6% 250
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Arkansas $63,090 $50,625 $4,219 80.2% 830
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas $62,870 $49,988 $4,166 79.5% 470
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in West Virginia $62,210 $50,102 $4,175 80.5% 400
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