SOC 25-1072 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Milwaukee, WI

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is $85,440 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,700: half of the 830 people in this job in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$85,440average per year

Median $84,700Take-home ≈ $65,374

  • $49K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $119K90th

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

830people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5Wisconsin metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $119,360 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Milwaukee earn between $62,690 and $101,620.

  • $49K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $119K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$85,440$7,120—
Median$84,700$7,058—
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,690$5,224—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,620$8,468—

*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 Milwaukee vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Milwaukee earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($87,000) and about the same as the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Milwaukee$85,440$84,700$49,200$119,360830
Wisconsin$87,000$84,700$53,760$114,4401,760
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 Milwaukee

On the average salary of $85,440, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $65,374 a year, or $5,448 a month and $2,514 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Milwaukee area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $85,440 buys what about $88,140 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 3rd of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Eau Claire pays the most ($95,700).

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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 Milwaukee: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $65,374 a year ($5,448 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $85,440.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (33340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.02, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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