Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,644
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$17,336
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,200
Montana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Montana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$77,980
Kept after tax
$60,644
Worth in national money
$67,200
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Montana. The middle earner gets $77,980. That is 36 of 51 states, and about 2.83% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 475 occupations Montana reports, this job comes in at 113 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Montana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $77,980 the take-home is $60,644; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $67,200 would nationally. The average lands at $76,960, below the middle of the range.
- For nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary, Montana sits in the lower band at $77,980, ranking 36 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 2.83%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary ranks 113 of 475 occupations by median in Montana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Montana, on $77,980, is $60,644 — equivalent to $67,200 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $76,960 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,800 |
| This salary | $77,980 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Montana | $60,644 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,689 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,660 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $73,652 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,292 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Montana earn less than $77,980. The published range is $48,560 up to $99,800, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $60,644 take-home in Montana comes from $77,980. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 113 of 475.
- One number stands for prices across all of Montana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,200, the adjusted value of that $77,980 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 113 of 475 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Montana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,560 to $99,800. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $60,644, from $77,980, assumes a single Montana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 113 of 475 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Montana, so $67,200 — the adjusted value of that $77,980 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 113 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,560 and the top tenth $99,800, so most people doing this work in Montana sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Montana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $67,200 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Montana's own levy, $60,644 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,560 to $99,800) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Montana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Montana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,200 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,644 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Montana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.