Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Amarillo, TX

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,000 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn between $48,490 and $102,280.

*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 Amarillo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn 19% less than the Texas average ($96,030) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -7% 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 Amarillo

On the average salary of $77,670, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $63,471 a year, or $5,289 a month and $2,441 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 Amarillo a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $77,670 buys what about $84,589 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 13th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($163,530).

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

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