Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Albany, NY

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,230 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Albany earn between $52,000 and $96,770.

*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 Albany vs. New York and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Albany earn 18% less than the New York average ($91,290) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

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 Albany

On the average salary of $74,940, a single filer in Albany takes home about $58,034 a year, or $4,836 a month and $2,232 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $74,940 buys what about $75,267 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 6th of 7 New York metro areas for this job; Binghamton pays the most ($103,690).

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

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