Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
National median: $80,250 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $206,810 | +157.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $150,400 | +87.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $135,080 | +68.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $129,530 | +61.4% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $111,820 | +39.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $111,440 | +38.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $110,620 | +37.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $109,080 | +35.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $107,770 | +34.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $106,380 | +32.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $103,900 | +29.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $103,010 | +28.4% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $101,640 | +26.7% | — | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $101,340 | +26.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $101,250 | +26.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $101,160 | +26.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $100,170 | +24.8% | 360 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $99,120 | +23.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $98,970 | +23.3% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $98,380 | +22.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $98,360 | +22.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $98,170 | +22.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $97,870 | +22.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $97,630 | +21.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $97,390 | +21.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $97,360 | +21.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $97,190 | +21.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $97,130 | +21.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $96,960 | +20.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $96,500 | +20.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $96,020 | +19.7% | 380 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $95,680 | +19.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $95,500 | +19.0% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $95,020 | +18.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $94,900 | +18.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $94,740 | +18.1% | 750 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $94,420 | +17.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $94,230 | +17.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $93,970 | +17.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $93,540 | +16.6% | 740 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, LA | metropolitan | $93,360 | +16.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $92,050 | +14.7% | 5,290 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $90,890 | +13.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $90,340 | +12.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $90,090 | +12.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $88,000 | +9.7% | 660 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $87,920 | +9.6% | 740 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $87,380 | +8.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $87,010 | +8.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $86,920 | +8.3% | — | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $86,030 | +7.2% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $85,650 | +6.7% | — | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $85,530 | +6.6% | — | 2025 |
| Sherman, TX | metropolitan | $85,200 | +6.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $85,130 | +6.1% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $84,930 | +5.8% | 6,830 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $84,930 | +5.8% | 620 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $84,910 | +5.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $84,730 | +5.6% | 700 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $84,700 | +5.5% | 830 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $84,700 | +5.5% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $84,700 | +5.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $84,590 | +5.4% | 610 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $84,050 | +4.7% | 840 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $84,050 | +4.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $83,950 | +4.6% | 790 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $83,550 | +4.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $83,120 | +3.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $83,000 | +3.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $82,960 | +3.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $82,950 | +3.4% | 6,340 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $82,950 | +3.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $82,870 | +3.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $82,800 | +3.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $82,800 | +3.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $82,720 | +3.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $82,620 | +3.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $82,550 | +2.9% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $82,530 | +2.8% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $82,410 | +2.7% | 4,320 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $82,390 | +2.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $82,320 | +2.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $82,280 | +2.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $82,030 | +2.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $81,960 | +2.1% | 5,610 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $81,860 | +2.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $81,810 | +1.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $81,630 | +1.7% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $81,630 | +1.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $81,600 | +1.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $81,600 | +1.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $81,450 | +1.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $81,280 | +1.3% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $81,260 | +1.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $81,170 | +1.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $81,040 | +1.0% | 2,050 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $80,720 | +0.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $80,710 | +0.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $80,670 | +0.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $80,590 | +0.4% | 80 | 2025 |