SOC 25-1072 · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Hagerstown, MD

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Hagerstown, Maryland is $74,810 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,360: half of the 50 people in this job in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$74,810average per year

Median $75,360Take-home ≈ $58,117

  • $47K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $107K90th

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

50people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Maryland metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Hagerstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,720 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Hagerstown earn between $60,440 and $78,290.

  • $47K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $107K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,810$6,234—
Median$75,360$6,280—
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,440$5,037—
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,290$6,524—

*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 Hagerstown vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Hagerstown earn 15% less than the Maryland average ($88,480) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hagerstown$74,810$75,360$47,310$106,72050
Maryland$88,480$84,050$33,830$126,460840
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 Hagerstown

On the average salary of $74,810, a single filer in Hagerstown takes home about $58,117 a year, or $4,843 a month and $2,235 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WV$58,922$4,910
Working in MD$58,117$4,843

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Hagerstown area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.2), so the average $74,810 buys what about $79,441 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Hagerstown ($47,440). A typical home costs $324,997, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Maryland cities

Hagerstown ranks 2nd of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job; Baltimore pays the most ($90,630).

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Maryland

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

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Hagerstown: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,117 a year ($4,843 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,810. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (25180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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