Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
25-1072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
National estimates for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
National estimates for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 72,700 |
0.7 % |
(4) |
$ 86,530 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,120 |
$ 63,050 |
$ 80,780 |
$ 103,370 |
$ 130,320 |
(4)
Industry profile for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
47,930 |
1.55 |
(4) |
$ 86,900 |
| Junior Colleges |
18,860 |
3.00 |
(4) |
$ 81,900 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
2,840 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$ 106,620 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,060 |
1.43 |
(4) |
$ 85,580 |
| Educational Support Services |
320 |
0.12 |
(4) |
$ 93,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Junior Colleges |
18,860 |
3.00 |
(4) |
$ 81,900 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
47,930 |
1.55 |
(4) |
$ 86,900 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,060 |
1.43 |
(4) |
$ 85,580 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
160 |
0.19 |
(4) |
$ 84,360 |
| Educational Support Services |
320 |
0.12 |
(4) |
$ 93,100 |
Top paying industries for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Geographic profile for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
6,980 |
0.52 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 93,750 |
| California |
5,990 |
0.33 |
0.70 |
(4) |
$ 94,530 |
| New York |
4,760 |
0.51 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$ 102,980 |
| Florida |
4,730 |
0.49 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$ 84,740 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,000 |
0.67 |
1.40 |
(4) |
$ 85,540 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Top paying states for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,310 |
0.45 |
0.95 |
(4) |
$ 112,570 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,900 |
0.47 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$ 90,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,200 |
0.49 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$ 82,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,170 |
0.77 |
1.60 |
(4) |
$ 90,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,860 |
0.67 |
1.41 |
(4) |
$ 85,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,690 |
0.53 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$ 105,920 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,600 |
0.40 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 100,940 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,280 |
0.47 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$ 87,740 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,210 |
0.53 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$ 80,810 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
920 |
0.85 |
1.78 |
(4) |
$ 79,390 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
310 |
2.44 |
5.10 |
(4) |
$ 93,030 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
100 |
2.23 |
4.66 |
(4) |
$ 80,270 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
70 |
2.01 |
4.21 |
(4) |
$ 80,560 |
| Waco, TX |
210 |
1.67 |
3.48 |
(4) |
$ 100,610 |
| Peoria, IL |
270 |
1.63 |
3.41 |
(4) |
$ 88,130 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
90 |
1.59 |
3.32 |
(4) |
$ 82,530 |
| Abilene, TX |
110 |
1.55 |
3.24 |
(4) |
$ 85,950 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
100 |
1.52 |
3.18 |
(4) |
$ 78,160 |
| Pueblo, CO |
90 |
1.35 |
2.83 |
(4) |
$ 69,370 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
110 |
1.27 |
2.66 |
(4) |
$ 72,690 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
50 |
0.44 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$ 144,100 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
60 |
0.38 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$ 128,320 |
| New Haven, CT |
210 |
0.74 |
1.55 |
(4) |
$ 122,570 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
30 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
(4) |
$ 118,250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
480 |
0.29 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$ 115,220 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
260 |
0.50 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$ 112,850 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,310 |
0.45 |
0.95 |
(4) |
$ 112,570 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
210 |
0.98 |
2.04 |
(4) |
$ 112,210 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
600 |
0.49 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$ 111,160 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,690 |
0.53 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$ 105,920 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries
depending on how they are typically paid.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
