Nursing Instructors and Teacher, Postsecondary salary
80,250 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 25-1072
Half of all nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in the United States earn more than 80,250 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay219of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.59×63,510 USD – 101,090 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 63,510 USD |
| Median | 80,250 USD |
| Mean | 86,410 USD |
| Upper quartile | 101,090 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 25-1072 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 80,340 USD
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 80,340 USD
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 80,260 USD
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 80,110 USD
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 79,940 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 79,920 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov