Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 51 states

$80,797

National Average (Median)

$129,530

Highest: Hawaii

$62,210

Lowest: West Virginia

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

Compare Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$62,210

$129,530

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $79,690 AK $85,650 AZ $78,980 AR $63,090 CA $81,960 CO $82,530 CT $95,500 DE $98,170 DC $107,770 FL $82,410 GA $77,720 HI $129,530 ID $90,890 IL $79,150 IN $76,080 IA $77,360 KS $62,870 KY $71,920 LA $79,960 ME $79,600 MD $84,050 MA $85,130 MI $78,870 MN $81,280 MS $75,060 MO $76,340 MT $77,980 NE $82,720 NV $96,500 NH $78,310 NJ $76,980 NM $79,380 NY $82,950 NC $80,400 ND $80,710 OH $76,700 OK $67,840 OR $78,050 PA $78,460 RI $78,340 SC $79,540 SD $66,630 TN $80,050 TX $84,930 UT $82,320 VT $66,660 VA $82,550 WA $81,630 WV $62,210 WI $84,700 WY $72,590

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

Hawaii

$129,530

District of Columbia

$107,770

Delaware

$98,170

Nevada

$96,500

Connecticut

$95,500

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	Hawaii	$129,530	$125,620	1,890
2	District of Columbia	$107,770	$109,610	110
3	Delaware	$98,170	$99,500	240
4	Nevada	$96,500	$89,750	870
5	Connecticut	$95,500	$94,470	1,380
6	Idaho	$90,890	$93,950	430
7	Alaska	$85,650	$97,020	N/A
8	Massachusetts	$85,130	$95,000	2,280
9	Texas	$84,930	$96,030	6,830
10	Wisconsin	$84,700	$87,000	1,760
11	Maryland	$84,050	$88,480	840
12	New York	$82,950	$91,290	6,340
13	Nebraska	$82,720	$89,010	300
14	Virginia	$82,550	$85,480	1,670
15	Colorado	$82,530	$86,560	1,350
16	Florida	$82,410	$83,110	4,320
17	Utah	$82,320	$79,910	580
18	California	$81,960	$96,830	5,610
19	Washington	$81,630	$92,500	1,300
20	Minnesota	$81,280	$87,310	1,340
21	North Dakota	$80,710	$85,640	150
22	North Carolina	$80,400	$85,230	2,560
23	Tennessee	$80,050	$82,240	1,150
24	Louisiana	$79,960	$87,790	440
25	Alabama	$79,690	$82,800	1,460
26	Maine	$79,600	$84,150	420
27	South Carolina	$79,540	$88,730	1,150
28	New Mexico	$79,380	$75,960	320
29	Illinois	$79,150	$78,320	4,940
30	Arizona	$78,980	$84,560	1,930
31	Michigan	$78,870	$81,190	1,740
32	Pennsylvania	$78,460	$80,100	4,290
33	Rhode Island	$78,340	$81,060	260
34	New Hampshire	$78,310	$81,420	320
35	Oregon	$78,050	$84,450	450
36	Montana	$77,980	$76,960	240
37	Georgia	$77,720	$78,320	1,590
38	Iowa	$77,360	$78,050	770
39	New Jersey	$76,980	$83,650	2,000
40	Ohio	$76,700	$73,110	4,290
41	Missouri	$76,340	$80,930	1,040
42	Indiana	$76,080	$78,950	1,520
43	Mississippi	$75,060	$78,460	1,050
44	Wyoming	$72,590	$71,940	150
45	Kentucky	$71,920	$76,560	1,130
46	Oklahoma	$67,840	$70,440	640
47	Vermont	$66,660	$76,960	N/A
48	South Dakota	$66,630	$74,120	250
49	Arkansas	$63,090	$67,790	830
50	Kansas	$62,870	$69,990	470
51	West Virginia	$62,210	$67,250	400

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS