The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,320, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $102,690). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $105,320 |
$63,610 | 4,790 |
| 2 | Nevada | $102,690 |
$67,310 | 390 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $100,300 |
$61,560 | 180 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $96,210 |
$46,020 | 2,390 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $95,250 |
$49,960 | 2,520 |
| 6 | New York | $92,320 |
$47,060 | 4,410 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $90,990 |
$58,460 | 990 |
| 8 | Oregon | $90,690 |
$61,820 | 560 |
| 9 | Alaska | $85,270 |
$50,260 | 120 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $81,760 |
$54,780 | 4,010 |
| 11 | Montana | $79,650 |
$61,690 | 220 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $79,570 |
$58,450 | 1,000 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $79,450 |
$59,870 | 240 |
| 14 | Utah | $79,390 |
$49,350 | 860 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $79,320 |
$45,600 | 490 |
| 16 | Ohio | $79,050 |
$39,910 | 3,670 |
| 17 | Colorado | $78,900 |
$36,120 | 1,120 |
| 18 | Delaware | $78,650 |
$46,970 | 280 |
| 19 | Illinois | $78,390 |
$46,140 | 2,900 |
| 20 | Indiana | $78,290 |
$49,950 | 1,380 |
| 21 | Maryland | $77,850 |
$49,170 | 1,330 |
| 22 | Texas | $77,550 |
$46,560 | 5,890 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $77,280 |
$48,980 | 840 |
| 24 | Florida | $77,130 |
$48,250 | 4,540 |
| 25 | Virginia | $76,900 |
$51,410 | 1,500 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $76,810 |
$21,380 | 160 |
| 27 | Washington | $76,770 |
$53,650 | 1,170 |
| 28 | Michigan | $76,740 |
$31,590 | 2,230 |
| 29 | Minnesota | $76,460 |
$39,780 | 1,410 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $76,410 |
$47,610 | 170 |
| 31 | West Virginia | $76,080 |
$41,530 | 310 |
| 32 | Alabama | $76,040 |
$52,490 | 1,220 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $75,610 |
$49,890 | 540 |
| 34 | Maine | $74,410 |
$49,670 | 320 |
| 35 | Iowa | $73,340 |
$41,020 | 720 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $71,980 |
$59,340 | 170 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $71,600 |
$47,300 | 1,510 |
| 38 | Kansas | $68,160 |
$21,460 | 950 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $66,920 |
$44,850 | 740 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $66,200 |
$47,400 | 2,360 |
| 41 | Arizona | $65,460 |
$59,450 | 1,540 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $64,490 |
$47,180 | 590 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $64,490 |
$50,540 | 270 |
| 44 | Idaho | $64,380 |
$56,530 | 340 |
| 45 | Missouri | $64,310 |
$46,630 | 1,350 |
| 46 | Vermont | $63,740 |
$24,440 | 90 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $63,620 |
$38,260 | 650 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $63,550 |
$38,690 | 560 |
| 49 | Georgia | $63,190 |
$44,600 | 1,510 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $61,100 |
$31,430 | 140 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $60,280 |
$39,130 | 660 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $37,020 |
$20,140 | 460 |