Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Cleveland, OH

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Cleveland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,220 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Cleveland earn between $39,990 and $80,800.

*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 Cleveland vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Cleveland earn 6% less than the Ohio average ($73,110) and 20% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -15% 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 Cleveland

On the average salary of $68,880, a single filer in Cleveland takes home about $54,113 a year, or $4,509 a month and $2,081 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Cleveland's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Cleveland area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $68,880 buys what about $73,337 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Cleveland ($50,140). A typical home costs $252,210, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Ohio cities

Cleveland ranks 6th of 7 Ohio metro areas for this job; Columbus pays the most ($76,690).

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

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