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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Washington, DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Washington, DC have a median annual salary of $94,740, with 750 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $47,930 at the 10th percentile to $126,840 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$94,740

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

750

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$47,930
10th
$77,360
25th
$94,740
Median
$115,370
75th
$126,840
90th

Local compared with national

Washington, DC

$94,740

Median annual · 2025

United States

$80,250

Median annual · 2025

The Washington, DC median is 18.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $14,490).

Top skills

  1. 1.InstructingImportance 4.3
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Common Curriculum
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • Google Docs
  • Image scanning software
  • Interactive learning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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