SOC 25-1072 · Duluth, MN-WI metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Duluth, MN

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Duluth, Minnesota is $82,170 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,960: half of the 60 people in this job in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

$82,170average per year

Median $77,960Take-home ≈ $62,572

  • $61K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Minnesota metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Duluth

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,100 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Duluth earn between $64,570 and $92,540.

  • $61K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,170$6,848—
Median$77,960$6,497—
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,570$5,381—
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,540$7,712—

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

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Duluth

On the average salary of $82,170, a single filer in Duluth takes home about $62,572 a year, or $5,214 a month and $2,407 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

The Duluth, MN-WI metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WI$63,267$5,272
Working in MN$62,572$5,214

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Duluth area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $82,170 buys what about $92,567 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Duluth ($50,000). A typical home costs $264,350, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Minnesota cities

Duluth ranks 4th of 4 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($90,510).

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Minnesota

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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 Duluth: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,572 a year ($5,214 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,170. Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

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 Duluth, MN-WI (20260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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