SOC 25-1072 · Richmond, VA metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Richmond, VA

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Richmond, Virginia is $85,040 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,620: half of the 330 people in this job in the Richmond, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($87,370).

$85,040average per year

Median $82,620Take-home ≈ $64,580

  • $53K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

330people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $111,880 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Richmond earn between $66,780 and $101,270.

  • $53K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$85,040$7,087—
Median$82,620$6,885—
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,780$5,565—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,270$8,439—

*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 Richmond

On the average salary of $85,040, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $64,580 a year, or $5,382 a month and $2,484 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $85,040 buys what about $86,901 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 1st of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

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 Richmond: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $64,580 a year ($5,382 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $85,040.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Richmond, VA (40060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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