SOC 25-1072 · Tyler, TX metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Tyler, Texas is $74,190 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,320: half of the 190 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

$74,190average per year

Median $67,320Take-home ≈ $61,023

  • $45K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 16Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,440 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Tyler earn between $61,560 and $79,750.

  • $45K10th
  • $62K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $97K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,190$6,182—
Median$67,320$5,610—
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,560$5,130—
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,750$6,646—

*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 Tyler

On the average salary of $74,190, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $61,023 a year, or $5,085 a month and $2,347 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Tyler a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $74,190 buys what about $80,505 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 14th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($163,530).

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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 Tyler: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $61,023 a year ($5,085 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,190. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Tyler, TX (46340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 3.29, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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