SOC 25-1072 · Greenville, NC metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Greenville, North Carolina is $103,440 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $98,380: half of the 100 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$103,440average per year

Median $98,380Take-home ≈ $77,982

  • $74K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $107K75th
  • $134K90th

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

100people in this job
+20%vs U.S. average
#1 of 9North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,650 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Greenville earn between $98,380 and $106,950.

  • $74K10th
  • $98K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $107K75th
  • $134K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$103,440$8,620—
Median$98,380$8,198—
Entry level (25th percentile)$98,380$8,198—
Experienced (75th percentile)$106,950$8,912—

*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 Greenville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Greenville earn 21% more than the North Carolina average ($85,230) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +23% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Greenville$103,440$98,380$74,160$133,650100
North Carolina$85,230$80,400$59,770$110,6202,560
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 Greenville

On the average salary of $103,440, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $77,982 a year, or $6,498 a month and $2,999 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).

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

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $103,440 buys what about $117,011 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 1st of 9 North Carolina 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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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Greenville: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $98,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $77,982 a year ($6,498 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $103,440.

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

The average here is 20% more 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 Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 2.58, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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