How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

Percentile spread

For Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $37,390 and the 90th percentile is $103,600. The difference is $66,210, which is 148.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,390 to the 75th at $56,490, covers $19,100.

The mean annual wage is $57,270, which sits above the median of $44,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 44.3% lower than the national median of $80,250 for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,811, which is 36.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 43.9% lower than the Alabama median of $79,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary at $50,811 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 6th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $74,710 and employment of 60. That median is 67.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,305, against $50,811 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 108 miles away, with a median of $79,490 and employment of 660. That median is 77.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,444, against $50,811 here.
• Valdosta, GA is 177 miles away, with a median of $60,330 and employment of 40. That median is 35% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,346, against $50,811 here.

Employment share

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (220 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.