SOC 25-1072 · Texarkana, TX-AR metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Texarkana, TX

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Texarkana, Texas is $78,630 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,450: half of the 100 people in this job in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$78,630average per year

Median $81,450Take-home ≈ $64,146

  • $60K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $99K90th

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

100people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#12 of 16Texas metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Texarkana

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,320 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Texarkana earn between $65,560 and $81,450.

  • $60K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,630$6,552—
Median$81,450$6,788—
Entry level (25th percentile)$65,560$5,463—
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,450$6,788—

*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 Texarkana vs. Texas and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Texarkana earn 18% less than the Texas average ($96,030) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Texarkana$78,630$81,450$60,110$99,320100
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 Texarkana

On the average salary of $78,630, a single filer in Texarkana takes home about $64,146 a year, or $5,346 a month and $2,467 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Texarkana, TX-AR metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TX$64,146$5,346
Working in AR$61,724$5,144

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

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

Prices in the Texarkana area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.0), so the average $78,630 buys what about $93,594 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Texarkana ($43,200). A typical home costs $185,546, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Texarkana ranks 12th 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 Texarkana: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $65,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $64,146 a year ($5,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,630. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 9% less 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 Texarkana, TX-AR (45500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 3.55, this job is 3.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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