How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $63,430 and the 90th percentile is $124,280. The difference is $60,850, which is 72.5% 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 $78,840 to the 75th at $102,670, covers $23,830.

The mean annual wage is $90,510, which sits above the median of $83,950. 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $80,250 for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,088, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% higher than the Minnesota median of $81,280.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary at $80,088 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 7 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).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 68 miles away, with a median of $81,630 and employment of 80. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,151, against $80,088 here.
• Mankato, MN is 78 miles away, with a median of $79,050 and employment of 90. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,911, against $80,088 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $97,630 and employment of 80. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,209, against $80,088 here.

Employment share

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (790 of 1,951,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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.