Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,578
after federal, FICA and Texas tax
Tax takes
$16,352
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,572
Texas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Texas — 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
$84,930
Kept after tax
$68,578
Worth in national money
$70,572
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Texas is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $84,930, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.83% above the national middle.
- Within Texas this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 95 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Texas costs about what the country costs, so from $84,930, take-home of $68,578 is worth roughly $70,572 in national money. The average comes to $96,030, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Texas ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary, at $84,930 — about 5.83% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Texas publishes a median for, nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary sits 95 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Texas is near the national base, so for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary, whose median is $84,930, the adjusted figure of $70,572 differs little from $68,578 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $96,030 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $137,530 |
| This salary | $84,930 |
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 Texas | $68,578 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Florida | $68,578 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,282 |
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 | $84,930 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,297 |
| Prices in Florida | 103 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $84,930 as a midpoint for Texas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $50,760 and the ninetieth is $137,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Texas the take-home figure of $68,578, from $84,930, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 95 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Texas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,572, the adjusted value of that $84,930 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 95 of 493 in the state.
- The Texas median of $84,930 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $50,760 to $137,530. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Texas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $68,578 from $84,930. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 95 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Texas, so $70,572 — the adjusted value of that $84,930 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 95 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $96,030 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $50,760 and the top tenth $137,530 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Texas is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $70,572 in national terms.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $68,578 of this wage reaches your account, because Texas takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Texas is $96,030. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($50,760) and the ninetieth ($137,530) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Texas'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 $70,572 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Texas levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $68,578 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.