SOC 25-1072 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Brownsville, Texas is $96,980 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,750: half of the 50 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$96,980average per year

Median $73,750Take-home ≈ $77,055

  • $55K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $113K75th
  • $168K90th

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

50people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#5 of 16Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $167,660 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Brownsville earn between $64,190 and $112,620.

  • $55K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $113K75th
  • $168K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,980$8,082—
Median$73,750$6,146—
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,190$5,349—
Experienced (75th percentile)$112,620$9,385—

*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 Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Brownsville earn about the same as the Texas average ($96,030) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$96,980$73,750$55,200$167,66050
Texas$96,030$84,930$50,760$137,5306,830
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 Brownsville

On the average salary of $96,980, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $77,055 a year, or $6,421 a month and $2,964 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Brownsville a good place for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $96,980 buys what about $112,800 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 5th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($163,530).

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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 Brownsville: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $77,055 a year ($6,421 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,980. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 12% 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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