SOC 25-1072 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Killeen, TX

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Killeen, Texas is $125,240 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $94,230: half of the 180 people in this job in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 45% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$125,240average per year

Median $94,230Take-home ≈ $96,868

  • $70K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $209K75th
  • $217K90th

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

180people in this job
+45%vs U.S. average
#2 of 16Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Killeen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $217,030 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Killeen earn between $80,710 and $208,670.

  • $70K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $209K75th
  • $217K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$125,240$10,437—
Median$94,230$7,852—
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,710$6,726—
Experienced (75th percentile)$208,670$17,389—

*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 Killeen vs. Texas and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Killeen earn 30% more than the Texas average ($96,030) and 45% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +17% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Killeen$125,240$94,230$70,420$217,030180
Texas$96,030$84,930$50,760$137,5306,830
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 Killeen

On the average salary of $125,240, a single filer in Killeen takes home about $96,868 a year, or $8,072 a month and $3,726 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Killeen a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Killeen area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $125,240 buys what about $137,427 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Killeen ($46,660). A typical home costs $252,591, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Killeen ranks 2nd of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($163,530).

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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 Killeen: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $96,868 a year ($8,072 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $125,240. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 45% 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 Killeen-Temple, TX (28660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.36, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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