SOC 25-1072 · Visalia, CA metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Visalia, CA

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Visalia, California is $96,990 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $97,360: half of the 80 people in this job in the Visalia, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$96,990average per year

Median $97,360Take-home ≈ $72,134

  • $60K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $126K90th

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

80people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 11California metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Visalia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,890 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Visalia earn between $81,570 and $125,890.

  • $60K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $126K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,990$8,082—
Median$97,360$8,113—
Entry level (25th percentile)$81,570$6,798—
Experienced (75th percentile)$125,890$10,491—

*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 Visalia vs. California and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Visalia earn about the same as the California average ($96,830) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +21% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Visalia$96,990$97,360$59,790$125,89080
California$96,830$81,960$47,840$164,4505,610
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 Visalia

On the average salary of $96,990, a single filer in Visalia takes home about $72,134 a year, or $6,011 a month and $2,774 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Visalia a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Visalia area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $96,990 buys what about $97,160 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Visalia ($45,130). A typical home costs $363,064, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other California cities

Visalia ranks 6th of 11 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($152,790).

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

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Visalia: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $72,134 a year ($6,011 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,990. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 12% 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 Visalia, CA (47300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.9%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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