SOC 25-1072 · Waco, TX metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Waco, Texas is $163,530 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $206,810: half of the 60 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 87% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

$163,530average per year

Median $206,810Take-home ≈ $123,039

  • $81K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $207KMedian
  • $207K75th
  • $207K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
+87%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 16Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $206,810 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Waco earn between $99,460 and $206,810.

  • $81K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $207KMedian
  • $207K75th
  • $207K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$163,530$13,628—
Median$206,810$17,234—
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,460$8,288—
Experienced (75th percentile)$206,810$17,234—

*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 Waco

On the average salary of $163,530, a single filer in Waco takes home about $123,039 a year, or $10,253 a month and $4,732 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 Waco a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $163,530 buys what about $176,694 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 4.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 1st of 16 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Texas

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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 Waco: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $123,039 a year ($10,253 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $163,530. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 87% more 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 Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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