SOC 25-1072 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in St. Cloud, MN?
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 St. Cloud, MN is $81,630. The 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $122,130. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$81,630
- 10th percentile
- $61,760
- 25th percentile
- $74,240
- Median
- $81,630
- 75th percentile
- $107,660
- 90th percentile
- $122,130
- Mean
- $87,100
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $122,130. The difference is $60,370, which is 74.0% 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 $74,240 to the 75th at $107,660, covers $33,420.
The mean annual wage is $87,100, which sits above the median of $81,630. 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 St. Cloud, MN median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $80,250 for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,151, which is 16.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.4% higher than the Minnesota median of $81,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary at $93,151 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. St. Cloud, MN ranks 4th 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).).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $83,950 and employment of 790. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,088, against $93,151 here.
- Mankato, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $79,050 and employment of 90. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,911, against $93,151 here.
- Fargo, ND-MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $106,380 and employment of 70. That median is 30.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,067, against $93,151 here.
Employment share
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (80 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.
Highest-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN · Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary make in St. Cloud, MN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in St. Cloud, MN is $81,630. The 10th percentile is $61,760 and the 90th percentile is $122,130. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $80,250.
What is Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay in St. Cloud, MN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,630 is $93,151. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does St. Cloud, MN compare with nearby metros for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $83,950. St. Cloud, MN ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.