SOC 25-1072 · Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Waterbury, CT

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Waterbury, Connecticut is $95,310 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $94,900: half of the 90 people in this job in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$95,310average per year

Median $94,900Take-home ≈ $71,189

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $134K90th

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

90people in this job
+10%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5Connecticut metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Waterbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,560 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Waterbury earn between $79,970 and $98,640.

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $95KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $134K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$95,310$7,942—
Median$94,900$7,908—
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,970$6,664—
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,640$8,220—

*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 Waterbury vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Waterbury earn about the same as the Connecticut average ($94,470) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waterbury$95,310$94,900$61,320$133,56090
Connecticut$94,470$95,500$60,790$130,3801,380
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 Waterbury

On the average salary of $95,310, a single filer in Waterbury takes home about $71,189 a year, or $5,932 a month and $2,738 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the Waterbury area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $95,310 buys what about $95,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterbury ($51,440). A typical home costs $290,800, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Waterbury ranks 3rd of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; New Haven pays the most ($106,480).

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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 Waterbury: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $71,189 a year ($5,932 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $95,310. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn more in Waterbury 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT (47930). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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