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Postsecondary Nursing Instructor and Teacher Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$61,350
25th Percentile Wage	$63,740
50th Percentile Wage	$81,250
75th Percentile Wage	$95,910
90th Percentile Wage	$95,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2021	$81,250	21.19%	23.37%
2019	$64,030	2.76%	-
2018	$62,260	-	-

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Nursing Instructor and Teacher Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,250 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$95,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$83,950
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$81,250
Bellingham	$81,140
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$77,140
Olympia	$72,120
Tacoma	$70,330
Spokane	$64,470