Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Reno, NV

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $84,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,190 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Reno earn between $84,890 and $105,460.

*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 Reno vs. Nevada and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Reno earn 9% more than the Nevada average ($89,750) and 13% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +24% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

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 Reno

On the average salary of $97,450, a single filer in Reno takes home about $77,386 a year, or $6,449 a month and $2,976 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $97,450 buys what about $96,472 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 1st of 2 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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