SOC 25-1072 · Valdosta, GA metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Valdosta, GA

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Valdosta, Georgia is $63,900 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,330: half of the 40 people in this job in the Valdosta, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$63,900average per year

Median $60,330Take-home ≈ $51,084

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  • $32K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-26%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Georgia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Valdosta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,910 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Valdosta earn between $31,950 and $87,910.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $88K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,900$5,325—
Median$60,330$5,028—
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,950$2,662—
Experienced (75th percentile)$87,910$7,326—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Valdosta vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Valdosta earn 18% less than the Georgia average ($78,320) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Valdosta$63,900$60,330$31,950$87,91040
Georgia$78,320$77,720$44,480$111,8201,590
United States$86,410$80,250$48,800$129,50077,960

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Valdosta

On the average salary of $63,900, a single filer in Valdosta takes home about $51,084 a year, or $4,257 a month and $1,965 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Valdosta a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Valdosta area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.3), so the average $63,900 buys what about $72,391 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Valdosta ($39,110). A typical home costs $226,628, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Georgia cities

Valdosta ranks 3rd of 3 Georgia metro areas for this job; Augusta pays the most ($105,490).

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Waco, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($163,530).

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Valdosta: questions

What is the entry-level nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salary in Valdosta?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Valdosta?

About $51,084 a year ($4,257 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,900.

Do nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn more in Valdosta than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1072; area Valdosta, GA (46660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.44, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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