The annual salary statistics of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,290 | -0.27% | 16.22% |
| 2021 | $85,520 | 6.62% | - |
| 2020 | $79,860 | -8.51% | - |
| 2019 | $86,660 | 2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $84,430 | 3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $81,390 | 11.61% | - |
| 2016 | $71,940 | -0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $72,110 | 3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $69,330 | -4.62% | - |
| 2013 | $72,530 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $71,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,290, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $95,190). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.