SOC 25-1072 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas City, MO-KS is $76,340. The 10th percentile is $46,900 and the 90th percentile is $121,040. Employment is 420.

Median annual wage

$76,340

10th percentile
$46,900
25th percentile
$61,160
Median
$76,340
75th percentile
$98,410
90th percentile
$121,040
Mean
$81,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $46,900 and the 90th percentile is $121,040. The difference is $74,140, which is 97.1% 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 $61,160 to the 75th at $98,410, covers $37,250.

The mean annual wage is $81,230, which sits above the median of $76,340. 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 Kansas City, MO-KS median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $80,250 for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,491, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Missouri median of $76,340.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary at $82,491 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 4th of 8 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).).

  • Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $80,590 and employment of 100. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,107, against $82,491 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $67,270 and employment of 140. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,938, against $82,491 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $56,250 and employment of 110. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,241, against $82,491 here.

Employment share

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (420 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas City, MO-KS is $76,340. The 10th percentile is $46,900 and the 90th percentile is $121,040. Employment is 420.

How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $80,250.

What is Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,340 is $82,491. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 100 miles away, at $80,590. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.