SOC 25-1072 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Orlando, Florida is $76,740 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,980: half of the 520 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$76,740average per year

Median $76,980Take-home ≈ $62,817

  • $39K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $102K90th

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

520people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,750 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Orlando earn between $60,270 and $93,110.

  • $39K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $102K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,740$6,395—
Median$76,980$6,415—
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,270$5,022—
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,110$7,759—

*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 Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Orlando earn 8% less than the Florida average ($83,110) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$76,740$76,980$39,350$101,750520
Florida$83,110$82,410$56,830$109,9104,320
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 Orlando

On the average salary of $76,740, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $62,817 a year, or $5,235 a month and $2,416 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $76,740 buys what about $75,667 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 8th of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Deltona pays the most ($86,990).

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Highest-paying cities for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

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 Orlando: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $62,817 a year ($5,235 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,740. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 11% less 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.73, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.73).

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