SOC 25-1072 · Winchester, VA-WV metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Winchester, VA

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Winchester, Virginia is $78,740 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,830: half of the 50 people in this job in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$78,740average per year

Median $78,830Take-home ≈ $60,510

  • $49K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $102K90th

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

50people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Virginia metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Winchester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,710 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Winchester earn between $64,120 and $98,570.

  • $49K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $102K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,740$6,562—
Median$78,830$6,569—
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,120$5,343—
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,570$8,214—

*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 Winchester vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Winchester earn 8% less than the Virginia average ($85,480) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Winchester$78,740$78,830$48,620$101,71050
Virginia$85,480$82,550$57,380$118,1101,670
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 Winchester

On the average salary of $78,740, a single filer in Winchester takes home about $60,510 a year, or $5,043 a month and $2,327 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

The Winchester, VA-WV metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WV$61,506$5,126
Working in VA$60,510$5,043

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

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

Prices in the Winchester area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $78,740 buys what about $81,638 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Winchester ($47,070). A typical home costs $390,773, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Virginia cities

Winchester ranks 3rd of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job; Richmond pays the most ($85,040).

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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 Winchester: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,510 a year ($5,043 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,740.

Do nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn more in Winchester 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 Winchester, VA-WV (49020). 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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