SOC 25-1072 · Bellingham, WA metro

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Bellingham, WA

The average salary for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Bellingham, Washington is $95,640 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $97,870: half of the 60 people in this job in the Bellingham, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($86,410).

$95,640average per year

Median $97,870Take-home ≈ $76,113

  • $66K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $125K90th

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

60people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Washington metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,920 or more. The middle half of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Bellingham earn between $76,230 and $123,420.

  • $66K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $98KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $125K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$95,640$7,970—
Median$97,870$8,156—
Entry level (25th percentile)$76,230$6,352—
Experienced (75th percentile)$123,420$10,285—

*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 Bellingham vs. Washington and the U.S.

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Bellingham earn 3% more than the Washington average ($92,500) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($86,410). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $80,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bellingham$95,640$97,870$66,050$124,92060
Washington$92,500$81,630$58,320$133,8401,300
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 Bellingham

On the average salary of $95,640, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $76,113 a year, or $6,343 a month and $2,927 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $95,640 buys what about $92,554 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 2nd of 3 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($99,370).

All Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Washington

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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 Bellingham: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $76,113 a year ($6,343 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $95,640. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Bellingham, WA (13380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.40, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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