SOC 25-1072 · Flagstaff, AZ metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Flagstaff, AZ

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Flagstaff, Arizona is $95,380 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $101,160: half of the 50 people in this job in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$95,380average per year

Median $101,160Take-home ≈ $73,939

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  • $101KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $121K90th

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

50people in this job
+10%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Arizona metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Flagstaff

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,330 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Flagstaff earn between $80,460 and $101,160.

  • $80K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $121K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$95,380$7,948—
Median$101,160$8,430—
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,460$6,705—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,160$8,430—

*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 Flagstaff vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Flagstaff earn 13% more than the Arizona average ($84,560) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +26% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flagstaff$95,380$101,160$80,460$121,33050
Arizona$84,560$78,980$50,400$119,8801,930
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 Flagstaff

On the average salary of $95,380, a single filer in Flagstaff takes home about $73,939 a year, or $6,162 a month and $2,844 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Flagstaff a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Flagstaff area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $95,380 buys what about $95,071 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Flagstaff ($47,500). A typical home costs $628,981, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Arizona cities

Flagstaff ranks 1st of 2 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Waco, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($163,530).

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Flagstaff: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $73,939 a year ($6,162 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $95,380.

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

The average here is 10% more than 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 Flagstaff, AZ (22380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 1.58, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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