Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$79,940

Highest

$103,780

District of Columbia

Lowest

$63,940

South Dakota

Total Employment

74,140

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	District of Columbia	$103,780	130	+29.8%
2	Hawaii	$102,180	370	+27.8%
3	New Jersey	$102,090	1,540	+27.7%
4	Oregon	$101,640	580	+27.1%
5	California	$99,010	6,120	+23.9%
6	Texas	$97,610	5,940	+22.1%
7	New York	$93,640	5,380	+17.1%
8	Alaska	$92,050	190	+15.1%
9	Nevada	$84,660	920	+5.9%
10	Montana	$84,550	230	+5.8%
11	Florida	$83,940	4,990	+5.0%
12	Delaware	$83,420	250	+4.4%
13	North Dakota	$83,130	120	+4.0%
14	Connecticut	$81,490	1,160	+1.9%
15	New Hampshire	$81,260	530	+1.7%
16	Maryland	$80,990	860	+1.3%
17	Michigan	$80,740	1,680	+1.0%
18	Colorado	$80,440	1,160	+0.6%
19	Massachusetts	$80,140	2,860	+0.3%
20	Pennsylvania	$79,920	4,860	-0.0%
21	South Carolina	$79,900	1,150	-0.1%
22	Wisconsin	$79,810	1,620	-0.2%
23	Nebraska	$79,120	360	-1.0%
24	Illinois	$78,870	2,450	-1.3%
25	Virginia	$78,850	1,950	-1.4%
26	Vermont	$78,800	0	-1.4%
27	Maine	$78,770	410	-1.5%
28	North Carolina	$78,740	2,360	-1.5%
29	Minnesota	$78,110	1,470	-2.3%
30	Washington	$78,000	1,340	-2.4%
31	New Mexico	$77,850	360	-2.6%
32	Alabama	$77,270	1,370	-3.3%
33	Indiana	$77,270	1,460	-3.3%
34	Tennessee	$76,620	1,310	-4.2%
35	Georgia	$75,950	1,610	-5.0%
36	West Virginia	$75,550	360	-5.5%
37	Idaho	$75,420	370	-5.7%
38	Utah	$75,380	740	-5.7%
39	Wyoming	$75,280	130	-5.8%
40	Kentucky	$74,850	1,260	-6.4%
41	Rhode Island	$74,720	280	-6.5%
42	Ohio	$74,570	4,260	-6.7%
43	Missouri	$74,000	1,330	-7.4%
44	Mississippi	$73,160	1,000	-8.5%
45	Louisiana	$72,990	490	-8.7%
46	Iowa	$71,910	800	-10.0%
47	Kansas	$70,960	470	-11.2%
48	Arizona	$68,360	1,920	-14.5%
49	Oklahoma	$65,100	600	-18.6%
50	Arkansas	$64,330	800	-19.5%
51	South Dakota	$63,940	240	-20.0%