Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in California
Local pay for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 25-1072
$81,960
median pay, California
5,610
employed in California
+2.1%
vs U.S. median
+16.8%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in California earn between $62,530 and $116,460 a year; the U.S. median is $80,250.
$47,840
P10
$62,530
P25
$81,960
MEDIAN
$116,460
P75
$164,450
P90
Pay by metro in California
$150,400
$135,080
$103,900
$98,360
$97,360
$87,010
$84,730
$81,260
$40k $130k $220k