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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2024)
172 metro areas · National average: $85,498 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 172 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Waco, TX $161,150
$196,540
$78,140
$208,140
Visalia, CA $138,780
$139,610
$124,060
$163,850
Killeen, TX $137,740
$119,320
$59,320
$205,460
Sacramento, CA $135,360
$120,840
$79,960
N/A
Riverside, CA $127,830
$112,480
$76,550
$219,590
New Haven, CT $121,950
$99,140
$76,020
$192,140
Columbia, SC $117,560
$95,750
$68,520
$199,960
Norwich, CT $115,830
$95,150
$58,470
$192,140
Houston, TX $115,090
$107,190
$60,480
$182,670
Birmingham, AL $114,030
$108,240
$63,300
$173,560
New York, NY $112,750
$103,790
$51,070
$175,690
Portland, OR $112,160
$108,320
$63,230
$163,300
Binghamton, NY $112,050
$108,430
$65,550
$185,400
Ann Arbor, MI $110,530
$106,450
$61,500
$169,460
Dallas, TX $107,210
$101,690
$60,540
$200,440
Bakersfield, CA $106,240
$95,180
$60,360
$165,110
Fresno, CA $106,060
$102,710
$59,390
$155,240
San Diego, CA $105,780
$101,260
$44,550
$168,540
Springfield, IL $105,590
$102,460
$50,890
$152,190
San Francisco, CA $103,280
$90,570
$47,950
$161,860
Durham, NC $103,070
$100,820
$60,500
$134,410
Denver, CO $100,530
$101,070
$58,690
$129,680
Augusta, GA $99,160
$107,310
$63,370
$107,310
Greenville, NC $98,960
$95,110
$50,970
$169,990
Tuscaloosa, AL $98,450
$110,360
$65,140
$110,360
Urban Honolulu, HI $98,390
$107,020
$77,330
$129,280
Sherman, TX $97,850
$82,050
$65,770
$206,430
Bremerton, WA $97,250
$84,300
$62,260
$133,900
College Station, TX $96,430
$83,410
$55,990
$160,290
Amherst Town, MA $95,810
$100,260
$57,100
$122,720
York, PA $95,450
$90,080
$51,360
$133,500
Brownsville, TX $93,820
$68,510
$52,980
$156,000
Buffalo, NY $93,460
$75,270
$46,770
$147,090
Hartford, CT $93,260
$81,490
$58,270
$136,970
Los Angeles, CA $93,260
$91,310
$47,930
$131,080
Kahului, HI $93,100
$96,140
$91,080
$117,250
Reno, NV $93,080
$95,820
$79,920
$117,160
Austin, TX $92,920
$81,750
$52,050
$127,480
Baltimore, MD $92,640
$83,570
$47,930
$130,840
Miami, FL $92,570
$87,810
$56,250
$133,330
Trenton, NJ $92,210
$83,470
$65,300
$124,890
Detroit, MI $91,900
$100,550
$43,850
$119,790
Boston, MA $91,210
$79,550
$52,860
$133,650
Anchorage, AK $90,640
$84,520
$56,880
$117,010
Charleston, SC $90,540
$79,900
$37,850
$125,570
Seattle, WA $90,500
$80,840
$55,810
$132,880
Fargo, ND $90,470
$93,980
$61,980
$130,910
Winston, NC $90,270
$81,950
$50,720
$138,310
Odessa, TX $89,860
$94,240
$47,590
$124,540
Worcester, MA $89,750
$86,460
$58,480
$127,620
Madison, WI $89,210
$82,810
$51,930
$130,270
Orlando, FL $88,870
$85,340
$58,810
$129,480
Mobile, AL $88,810
$88,210
$64,550
$101,220
Tampa, FL $88,760
$81,860
$59,210
$121,250
Washington, DC $87,920
$90,150
$39,430
$122,610
Bangor, ME $87,510
$84,530
$48,340
$122,890
Deltona, FL $87,230
$93,300
$61,640
$125,660
Peoria, IL $87,200
$79,840
$60,590
$127,390
Jacksonville, FL $86,950
$83,140
$54,860
$117,440
Bellingham, WA $86,690
$77,180
$63,950
$112,740
Lansing, MI $86,620
$79,650
$50,930
$128,020
Chattanooga, TN $86,580
$74,680
$48,960
$105,980
Philadelphia, PA $86,560
$82,100
$49,470
$123,250
Wilmington, NC $86,490
$106,150
$31,530
$126,840
Cape Coral, FL $86,400
$79,300
$58,320
$129,750
Chicago, IL $86,310
$81,430
$48,940
$124,520
Green Bay, WI $86,300
$80,420
$49,930
$141,870
Muncie, IN $86,210
$83,160
$50,940
$138,860
Knoxville, TN $86,070
$77,550
$62,100
$127,930
Las Vegas, NV $85,950
$84,440
$55,760
$121,480
Springfield, MA $85,410
$82,790
$56,820
$110,060
Portland, ME $85,240
$79,060
$48,520
$124,960
San Jose, CA $85,130
$81,430
$50,680
$130,250
Columbia, MO $85,070
$82,990
$46,340
$123,370
Minneapolis, MN $84,610
$78,670
$50,360
$126,500
Jackson, MS $84,530
$80,450
$60,220
$127,590
Lincoln, NE $84,350
$75,200
$51,490
$131,710
Mankato, MN $84,210
$72,880
$36,870
$120,920
St. Cloud, MN $84,130
$80,730
$61,800
$119,130
Erie, PA $84,050
$82,420
$42,860
$123,200
Indianapolis, IN $83,920
$79,440
$45,050
$127,970
Allentown, PA $83,810
$75,380
$44,670
$119,260
McAllen, TX $83,690
$73,730
$44,230
$128,590
Salt Lake City, UT $83,580
$81,430
$50,160
$108,150
Burlington, VT $83,520
$78,800
$50,520
$127,770
Lexington, KY $83,410
$81,030
$39,170
$124,950
Fort Collins, CO $83,060
$83,850
$61,050
$101,930
Asheville, NC $83,040
$69,960
$53,620
$96,670
Scranton, PA $82,880
$74,660
$39,490
$127,380
Syracuse, NY $82,530
$85,970
$61,850
$101,540
Huntington, WV $82,520
$79,710
$46,950
$124,110
Rochester, NY $82,450
$74,630
$49,940
$121,850
Boise City, ID $82,400
$77,870
$63,820
$122,580
Rockford, IL $82,320
$78,720
$58,970
$102,550
Memphis, TN $82,280
$77,060
$49,030
$110,930
Kenosha, WI $82,140
$88,900
$51,930
$104,190
Kansas City, MO $82,090
$81,320
$44,730
$106,550
Modesto, CA $81,960
$77,470
$48,530
$114,240
Lancaster, PA $81,940
$77,510
$42,970
$116,190
Arecibo, PR $81,900
$78,620
$44,870
$128,360
Greensboro, NC $81,670
$78,560
$55,180
$125,230
Lakeland, FL $81,410
$77,650
$60,900
$97,150
Richmond, VA $81,380
$80,190
$47,050
$109,830
El Paso, TX $81,350
$80,750
$47,460
$104,740
Harrisburg, PA $81,140
$80,050
$47,630
$106,390
Daphne, AL $80,360
$77,270
$77,270
$91,060
Blacksburg, VA $79,860
$82,670
$65,020
$104,920
Nashville, TN $79,850
$81,480
$64,230
$100,970
Providence, RI $79,840
$74,720
$48,260
$117,780
Lubbock, TX $79,300
$83,550
$51,620
$120,230
Pittsburgh, PA $79,090
$72,900
$44,110
$117,770
Bloomington, IL $78,980
$63,620
$50,570
$103,510
Virginia Beach, VA $78,900
$78,240
$39,510
$102,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,430
$74,850
$62,060
$113,330
Huntsville, AL $78,250
$78,700
$66,600
$100,980
Dayton, OH $78,200
$74,720
$38,000
$116,050
Terre Haute, IN $78,170
$72,080
$48,020
$112,000
Greenville, SC $78,160
$80,150
$62,920
$99,870
Mayaguez, PR $77,780
$79,260
$47,400
$99,830
Milwaukee, WI $77,730
$79,810
$51,580
$106,470
St. Louis, MO $77,720
$79,910
$44,900
$102,670
Omaha, NE $77,570
$79,970
$49,630
$100,510
Manchester, NH $77,480
$81,680
$62,640
$101,430
Duluth, MN $76,920
$69,930
$61,100
$106,030
Charleston, WV $76,870
$78,160
$47,670
$108,130
South Bend, IN $76,810
$69,630
$43,800
$110,040
Fayetteville, NC $76,560
$77,280
$27,840
$97,620
Little Rock, AR $76,380
$76,870
$53,320
$100,720
Tulsa, OK $76,270
$73,210
$65,100
$83,110
Spokane, WA $76,150
$72,360
$53,370
$117,530
Charlotte, NC $75,620
$75,310
$43,630
$105,470
Montgomery, AL $75,200
$73,400
$61,830
$91,590
Evansville, IN $75,180
$64,540
$46,450
$97,290
Bridgeport, CT $74,970
$74,820
$47,340
$101,600
Toledo, OH $74,740
$74,120
$37,390
$114,830
Fort Wayne, IN $74,320
$73,220
$43,260
$106,590
Ogden, UT $74,210
$64,560
$62,780
$91,240
Phoenix, AZ $74,110
$68,360
$45,790
$106,030
Winchester, VA $74,110
$76,640
$39,170
$97,940
Columbus, OH $74,060
$75,130
$21,740
$119,390
Hagerstown, MD $73,890
$73,460
$42,560
$99,120
Cleveland, OH $73,840
$75,490
$38,610
$119,030
Flint, MI $73,750
$66,410
$35,950
$103,330
New Orleans, LA $73,630
$75,260
$45,050
$96,290
San Juan, PR $73,540
$73,500
$41,190
$102,830
Atlanta, GA $73,380
$77,370
$31,050
$97,270
Akron, OH $73,250
$73,770
$35,770
$99,420
Provo, UT $72,900
$66,230
$55,430
$92,400
Laredo, TX $72,800
$63,850
$38,980
$104,260
Albany, NY $72,220
$63,980
$38,970
$102,880
Springfield, MO $71,800
$65,980
$47,330
$105,780
Colorado Springs, CO $71,300
$64,750
$31,500
$101,140
Jackson, TN $70,440
$73,380
$60,550
$78,950
Davenport, IA $70,350
$72,930
$51,640
$101,260
Fayetteville, AR $69,770
$63,700
$61,560
$82,520
Cincinnati, OH $68,990
$63,880
$21,740
$119,180
Des Moines, IA $67,970
$69,550
$48,830
$79,320
Athens, GA $67,740
$64,050
$30,580
$102,620
Albuquerque, NM $67,480
$52,220
$40,960
$103,390
Hickory, NC $67,380
$65,460
$49,110
$89,850
Raleigh, NC $66,990
$66,470
$44,260
$99,910
Grand Rapids, MI $65,870
$60,760
$42,050
$100,410
Kiryas Joel, NY $65,380
$63,670
$31,390
$102,220
Wheeling, WV $65,150
$62,070
$43,360
$95,440
Ponce, PR $63,600
$56,080
$31,500
$99,760
Johnstown, PA $62,280
$58,700
$47,570
$79,720
Oklahoma City, OK $61,410
$61,040
$48,190
$74,500
Cedar Rapids, IA $60,340
$59,000
$47,250
$77,470
Sioux Falls, SD $59,850
$56,960
$48,290
$75,160
Wichita, KS $56,000
$56,850
$47,660
$75,460
Auburn, AL $54,810
$43,010
$35,990
$99,710
Joplin, MO $53,800
$50,770
$41,290
$74,230
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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