Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

National average: $86,414 · 51 states · BLS OEWS May 2025

StateMean Salary
Hawaii$125,620
District of Columbia$109,610
Delaware$99,500
Alaska$97,020
California$96,830
Texas$96,030
Massachusetts$95,000
Connecticut$94,470
Idaho$93,950
Washington$92,500
New York$91,290
Nevada$89,750
Nebraska$89,010
South Carolina$88,730
Maryland$88,480
Louisiana$87,790
Minnesota$87,310
Wisconsin$87,000
Colorado$86,560
North Dakota$85,640
Virginia$85,480
North Carolina$85,230
Arizona$84,560
Oregon$84,450
Maine$84,150
New Jersey$83,650
Florida$83,110
Alabama$82,800
Tennessee$82,240
New Hampshire$81,420
Michigan$81,190
Rhode Island$81,060
Missouri$80,930
Pennsylvania$80,100
Utah$79,910
Indiana$78,950
Mississippi$78,460
Georgia$78,320
Illinois$78,320
Iowa$78,050
Vermont$76,960
Montana$76,960
Kentucky$76,560
New Mexico$75,960
South Dakota$74,120
Ohio$73,110
Wyoming$71,940
Oklahoma$70,440
Kansas$69,990
Arkansas$67,790
West Virginia$67,250