SOC 25-1072 · Tulsa, OK metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $77,830 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,730: half of the 200 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

$77,830average per year

Median $75,730Take-home ≈ $60,627

  • $61K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Oklahoma metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,830 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Tulsa earn between $67,840 and $82,830.

  • $61K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,830$6,486—
Median$75,730$6,311—
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,840$5,653—
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,830$6,902—

*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 Tulsa

On the average salary of $77,830, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $60,627 a year, or $5,052 a month and $2,332 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Tulsa a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $77,830 buys what about $87,240 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Oklahoma cities

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

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Oklahoma

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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 Tulsa: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,627 a year ($5,052 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,830.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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