SOC 25-1072 · St. Cloud, MN metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in St. Cloud, MN

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in St. Cloud, Minnesota is $87,100 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,630: half of the 80 people in this job in the St. Cloud, MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$87,100average per year

Median $81,630Take-home ≈ $65,705

  • $62K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $122K90th

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

80people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4Minnesota metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in St. Cloud

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,130 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in St. Cloud earn between $74,240 and $107,660.

  • $62K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $108K75th
  • $122K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$87,100$7,258—
Median$81,630$6,802—
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,240$6,187—
Experienced (75th percentile)$107,660$8,972—

*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 St. Cloud vs. Minnesota and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in St. Cloud earn about the same as the Minnesota average ($87,310) and about the same as the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
St. Cloud$87,100$81,630$61,760$122,13080
Minnesota$87,310$81,280$61,760$123,8101,340
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 St. Cloud

On the average salary of $87,100, a single filer in St. Cloud takes home about $65,705 a year, or $5,475 a month and $2,527 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross 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.

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

Prices in the St. Cloud area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.6), so the average $87,100 buys what about $99,393 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Cloud ($50,840). A typical home costs $318,864, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Minnesota cities

St. Cloud ranks 2nd of 4 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($90,510).

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Highest-paying cities for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

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 St. Cloud: questions

What is the entry-level nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salary in St. Cloud?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in St. Cloud?

About $65,705 a year ($5,475 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $87,100. Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

Do nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn more in St. Cloud than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 St. Cloud, MN (41060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.57, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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