SOC 25-3099 · St. Cloud, MN metro

Teachers and Instructors, All Other Salary in St. Cloud, MN

The average salary for other teachers and instructors in St. Cloud, Minnesota is $61,360 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,470: half of the 40 people in this job in the St. Cloud, MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($75,162).

$61,360average per year

Median $62,470Take-home ≈ $48,834

  • $43K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Minnesota metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay range in St. Cloud

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,090 or more. The middle half of other teachers and instructors in St. Cloud earn between $49,130 and $82,090.

  • $43K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,360$5,113—
Median$62,470$5,206—
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,130$4,094—
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,090$6,841—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary after taxes in St. Cloud

On the average salary of $61,360, a single filer in St. Cloud takes home about $48,834 a year, or $4,069 a month and $1,878 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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Is St. Cloud a good place for other teachers and instructors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the St. Cloud area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.6), so the average $61,360 buys what about $70,020 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Cloud ($50,840). A typical home costs $318,864, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in other Minnesota cities

St. Cloud ranks 4th of 4 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Rochester pays the most ($69,920).

All Teachers and Instructors, All Other salaries in Minnesota

Highest-paying cities for other teachers and instructors

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($125,450).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary by city

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in St. Cloud: questions

What is the entry-level other teachers and instructors salary in St. Cloud?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other teachers and instructors take-home pay in St. Cloud?

About $48,834 a year ($4,069 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,360. Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

Do other teachers and instructors earn more in St. Cloud than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($75,162).

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 25-3099; area St. Cloud, MN (41060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.4%.
  • 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). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.52, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.52).

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