Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $132,230, Visalia-Porterville, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $114,320). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Visalia-Porterville, California	$132,230	$99,690	60
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$114,320	$71,330	100
3	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$110,050	$67,570	30
4	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$107,640	$64,300	100
5	Camden, New Jersey	$106,760	$78,100	290
6	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$106,470	$67,310	290
7	Dover, Delaware	$105,950	$61,000	70
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$105,640	$63,780	2,220
9	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$104,870	$80,100	470
10	Charlottesville, Virginia	$104,840	$65,470	80
11	Fresno, California	$104,700	$78,060	90
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$104,150	$48,370	770
13	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$103,960	$61,370	110
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$103,440	$41,960	440
15	Columbia, South Carolina	$103,420	$59,120	130
16	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$103,320	$60,670	50
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$102,370	$72,940	560
18	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$101,960	$60,770	240
19	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,950	$48,910	4,080
20	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$101,840	$47,610	490
21	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$99,900	$57,950	30
22	New Haven, Connecticut	$99,460	$76,010	200
23	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$99,090	$53,430	640
24	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$98,500	$49,130	2,170
25	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$98,350	$57,200	220
26	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$98,210	$77,930	50
27	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$97,340	$77,100	30
28	Springfield, Illinois	$95,420	$53,190	120
29	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$95,190	$49,780	740
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$95,060	$63,130	460
31	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$94,530	$52,710	80
32	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$94,120	$47,920	200
33	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$94,100	$85,270	30
34	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$92,550	$68,990	400
35	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$92,290	$50,180	50
36	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$91,450	$64,060	60
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$91,340	$59,860	1,010
38	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$90,960	$68,200	50
39	Binghamton, New York	$90,610	$56,290	120
40	Stockton, California	$89,700	$69,810	120
41	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$88,930	$67,270	50
42	Sioux City, South Dakota	$88,900	$59,240	100
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$88,340	$54,990	1,850
44	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$88,100	$36,000	310
45	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$87,170	$48,550	570
46	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$86,850	$44,280	2,120
47	Bowling Green, Kentucky	$86,560	$23,470	80
48	Gainesville, Florida	$86,500	$41,970	80
49	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$86,290	$65,830	60
50	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$86,270	$50,030	100
51	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$85,620	$60,300	40
52	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$85,490	$47,060	50
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$85,290	$56,510	2,210
54	Provo-Orem, Utah	$84,660	$62,390	220
55	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$84,600	$56,940	170
56	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$84,310	$52,250	480
57	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$84,310	$64,690	380
58	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$84,030	$51,010	260
59	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$83,950	$56,660	610
60	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$83,820	$80,630	80
61	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$83,430	$58,560	190
62	Mobile, Alabama	$83,100	$61,990	190
63	Worcester, Massachusetts	$82,580	$59,780	140
64	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$82,400	$56,830	240
65	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$82,230	$77,930	90
66	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$82,140	$45,950	1,490
67	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$81,810	$48,900	70
68	Reading, Pennsylvania	$81,670	$59,240	50
69	Fargo, North Dakota	$81,490	$60,100	80
70	Syracuse, New York	$81,430	$57,970	180
71	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$81,400	$49,420	100
72	Columbus, Ohio	$81,310	$50,130	840
73	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$81,250	$52,150	1,470
74	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$81,250	$61,350	40
75	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$81,210	$58,850	680
76	Madison, Wisconsin	$81,160	$50,740	130
77	Bellingham, Washington	$81,140	$64,920	70
78	Springfield, Massachusetts	$81,110	$47,300	160
79	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,090	$50,210	430
80	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,000	$43,870	1,190
81	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$80,910	$38,670	190
82	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,730	$50,560	1,140
83	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$80,670	$48,340	670
84	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$80,550	$48,360	110
85	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$80,500	$33,480	650
86	Salt Lake City, Utah	$80,210	$38,750	450
87	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$80,150	$56,270	70
88	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$80,010	$58,490	30
89	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$79,930	$62,170	40
90	Erie, Pennsylvania	$79,850	$52,030	120
91	Savannah, Georgia	$79,800	$51,760	70
92	Rochester, New York	$79,690	$61,690	430
93	Tucson, Arizona	$79,630	$30,950	270
94	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$79,470	$49,130	480
95	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$79,450	$59,870	270
96	Lubbock, Texas	$79,370	$27,630	90
97	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$79,320	$61,240	130
98	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$79,140	$44,890	90
99	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$79,130	$48,770	2,200
100	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$79,090	$47,380	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers.