25 Series · SOC 25-1072
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $80,250
- Median / year
- $129,500
- Top 10% earn
- +16.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 77,960
- US workers
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $80,250 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $80,250, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $48,800 (10th percentile) to $129,500 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 77,960 US workers. Hawaii pays the most ($129,530), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $80,250, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 73% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #24 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 16.8% by 2033.
- $80,250
- Median annual wage
- Top 27%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #24 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 2.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $129,530. Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1072) pays a national median of $80,250 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $48,800 at the 10th percentile to $129,500 at the 90th, with a mean of $86,410 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 77,960 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 256 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +16.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 8,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Doctoral or professional degree, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $129,530, which is +61% above the national figure. The top metro is Waco, TX at $206,810 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$80,250
per year
Median Hourly
N/A
per hour
Mean Salary
$86,410
average
Employment
77,960
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$80,250 Top 27% higher than 73% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary sits on the faster-growing side at +16.8% growth and $80,250 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+16.8%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
8,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
- ▸ Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
- ▸ Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- ▸ Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
- ▸ Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- ▸ Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
- ▸ Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- ▸ Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
- ▸ Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- ▸ Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$48,800
25th Percentile
$63,510
Median
$80,250
75th Percentile
$101,090
90th Percentile
$129,500
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $129,530 | +61% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $107,770 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $98,170 | +22% above national |
| 4 | Nevada | $96,500 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $95,500 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Idaho | $90,890 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Alaska | $85,650 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $85,130 | +6% above national |
| 9 | Texas | $84,930 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $84,700 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $84,050 | +5% above national |
| 12 | New York | $82,950 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Nebraska | $82,720 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Virginia | $82,550 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $82,530 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Florida | $82,410 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Utah | $82,320 | +3% above national |
| 18 | California | $81,960 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Washington | $81,630 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Minnesota | $81,280 | +1% above national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $80,710 | +1% above national |
| 22 | North Carolina | $80,400 | same as national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $80,050 | same as national |
| 24 | Louisiana | $79,960 | same as national |
| 25 | Alabama | $79,690 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Maine | $79,600 | 1% below national |
| 27 | South Carolina | $79,540 | 1% below national |
| 28 | New Mexico | $79,380 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Illinois | $79,150 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Arizona | $78,980 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Michigan | $78,870 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $78,460 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Rhode Island | $78,340 | 2% below national |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $78,310 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Oregon | $78,050 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Montana | $77,980 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $77,720 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Iowa | $77,360 | 4% below national |
| 39 | New Jersey | $76,980 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $76,700 | 4% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $76,340 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Indiana | $76,080 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $75,060 | 6% below national |
| 44 | Wyoming | $72,590 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Kentucky | $71,920 | 10% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $67,840 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Vermont | $66,660 | 17% below national |
| 48 | South Dakota | $66,630 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $63,090 | 21% below national |
| 50 | Kansas | $62,870 | 22% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $62,210 | 22% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $58,210 | 27% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waco, TX | $206,810 | +158% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $150,400 | +87% above national |
| 3 | Fresno, CA | $135,080 | +68% above national |
| 4 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $111,820 | +39% above national |
| 5 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $111,440 | +39% above national |
| 6 | Wilmington, NC | $110,620 | +38% above national |
| 7 | Ann Arbor, MI | $109,080 | +36% above national |
| 8 | Fargo, ND-MN | $106,380 | +33% above national |
| 9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $103,900 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $103,010 | +28% above national |
| 11 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $101,640 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Columbia, SC | $101,340 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Springfield, IL | $101,250 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Flagstaff, AZ | $101,160 | +26% above national |
| 15 | New Haven, CT | $100,170 | +25% above national |
| 16 | Reno, NV | $99,120 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $98,970 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $98,470 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Greenville, NC | $98,380 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $98,360 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $98,170 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Bellingham, WA | $97,870 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Eau Claire, WI | $97,630 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Omaha, NE-IA | $97,390 | +21% above national |
| 25 | Visalia, CA | $97,360 | +21% above national |
| 26 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,190 | +21% above national |
| 27 | Binghamton, NY | $97,130 | +21% above national |
| 28 | Odessa, TX | $96,960 | +21% above national |
| 29 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $96,020 | +20% above national |
| 30 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $95,680 | +19% above national |
| 31 | Winston-Salem, NC | $95,020 | +18% above national |
| 32 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $94,900 | +18% above national |
| 33 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $94,860 | +18% above national |
| 34 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $94,740 | +18% above national |
| 35 | Madison, WI | $94,420 | +18% above national |
| 36 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $94,230 | +17% above national |
| 37 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $93,970 | +17% above national |
| 38 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $93,540 | +17% above national |
| 39 | Lafayette, LA | $93,360 | +16% above national |
| 40 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $92,050 | +15% above national |
| 41 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $90,340 | +13% above national |
| 42 | Worcester, MA | $90,090 | +12% above national |
| 43 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $88,000 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $87,920 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $87,380 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $87,010 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Kenosha, WI | $86,920 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $86,030 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Anchorage, AK | $85,530 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $85,200 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $84,930 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Colorado Springs, CO | $84,910 | +6% above national |
| 53 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $84,730 | +6% above national |
| 54 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $84,700 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $84,700 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $84,590 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $84,050 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $83,950 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $83,550 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $83,330 | +4% above national |
| 61 | Jackson, MS | $83,120 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $83,000 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Mobile, AL | $82,960 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $82,950 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Ogden, UT | $82,870 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $82,800 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $82,800 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $82,630 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Richmond, VA | $82,620 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,390 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Asheville, NC | $82,280 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $82,220 | +2% above national |
| 73 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $82,030 | +2% above national |
| 74 | Bangor, ME | $81,860 | +2% above national |
| 75 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $81,810 | +2% above national |
| 76 | St. Cloud, MN | $81,630 | +2% above national |
| 77 | Knoxville, TN | $81,600 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $81,600 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $81,450 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Modesto, CA | $81,260 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $81,170 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $81,040 | +1% above national |
| 83 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $81,040 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Boise City, ID | $80,720 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $80,670 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Columbia, MO | $80,590 | same as national |
| 87 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,590 | same as national |
| 88 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $80,520 | same as national |
| 89 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,440 | same as national |
| 90 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $80,400 | same as national |
| 91 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $80,380 | same as national |
| 92 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $80,310 | same as national |
| 93 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $80,180 | same as national |
| 94 | Jacksonville, FL | $79,710 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,680 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $79,640 | 1% below national |
| 97 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $79,630 | 1% below national |
| 98 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $79,540 | 1% below national |
| 99 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $79,530 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,490 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,450 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $79,370 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Arecibo, PR | $79,210 | 1% below national |
| 104 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $79,100 | 1% below national |
| 105 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $79,080 | 1% below national |
| 106 | Mankato, MN | $79,050 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $79,050 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Columbus, OH | $79,040 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Lubbock, TX | $78,990 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,990 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,850 | 2% below national |
| 112 | Winchester, VA-WV | $78,830 | 2% below national |
| 113 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $78,730 | 2% below national |
| 114 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $78,670 | 2% below national |
| 115 | Mayaguez, PR | $78,580 | 2% below national |
| 116 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $78,540 | 2% below national |
| 117 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $78,530 | 2% below national |
| 118 | Rockford, IL | $78,330 | 2% below national |
| 119 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $78,250 | 2% below national |
| 120 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $78,250 | 2% below national |
| 121 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $78,220 | 3% below national |
| 122 | Terre Haute, IN | $78,160 | 3% below national |
| 123 | Duluth, MN-WI | $77,960 | 3% below national |
| 124 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,880 | 3% below national |
| 125 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $77,820 | 3% below national |
| 126 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $77,700 | 3% below national |
| 127 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $77,700 | 3% below national |
| 128 | Syracuse, NY | $77,620 | 3% below national |
| 129 | Jonesboro, AR | $77,590 | 3% below national |
| 130 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $77,360 | 4% below national |
| 131 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $77,220 | 4% below national |
| 132 | Rochester, NY | $77,200 | 4% below national |
| 133 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $77,140 | 4% below national |
| 134 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $77,110 | 4% below national |
| 135 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $77,000 | 4% below national |
| 136 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,980 | 4% below national |
| 137 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $76,900 | 4% below national |
| 138 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $76,870 | 4% below national |
| 139 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $76,840 | 4% below national |
| 140 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $76,710 | 4% below national |
| 141 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $76,500 | 5% below national |
| 142 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $76,500 | 5% below national |
| 143 | Cheyenne, WY | $76,470 | 5% below national |
| 144 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $76,470 | 5% below national |
| 145 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $76,470 | 5% below national |
| 146 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $76,410 | 5% below national |
| 147 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $76,370 | 5% below national |
| 148 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $76,340 | 5% below national |
| 149 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $76,320 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $76,270 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $76,140 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Toledo, OH | $76,030 | 5% below national |
| 153 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $76,020 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $75,840 | 5% below national |
| 155 | Lancaster, PA | $75,770 | 6% below national |
| 156 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $75,730 | 6% below national |
| 157 | Tulsa, OK | $75,730 | 6% below national |
| 158 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $75,520 | 6% below national |
| 159 | Lincoln, NE | $75,410 | 6% below national |
| 160 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $75,380 | 6% below national |
| 161 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $75,360 | 6% below national |
| 162 | Muncie, IN | $75,320 | 6% below national |
| 163 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $75,310 | 6% below national |
| 164 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $75,260 | 6% below national |
| 165 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,150 | 6% below national |
| 166 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $75,070 | 6% below national |
| 167 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $75,030 | 7% below national |
| 168 | Bloomington, IL | $75,020 | 7% below national |
| 169 | Springfield, MA | $74,930 | 7% below national |
| 170 | Montgomery, AL | $74,710 | 7% below national |
| 171 | Amarillo, TX | $74,650 | 7% below national |
| 172 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $74,580 | 7% below national |
| 173 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $74,350 | 7% below national |
| 174 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $74,030 | 8% below national |
| 175 | Evansville, IN | $74,010 | 8% below national |
| 176 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $74,000 | 8% below national |
| 177 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $73,860 | 8% below national |
| 178 | Pittsburgh, PA | $73,830 | 8% below national |
| 179 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $73,750 | 8% below national |
| 180 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $73,680 | 8% below national |
| 181 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $73,590 | 8% below national |
| 182 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $73,210 | 9% below national |
| 183 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $73,170 | 9% below national |
| 184 | Greeley, CO | $73,150 | 9% below national |
| 185 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $73,070 | 9% below national |
| 186 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $72,920 | 9% below national |
| 187 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $72,640 | 9% below national |
| 188 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $72,530 | 10% below national |
| 189 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $72,520 | 10% below national |
| 190 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $71,740 | 11% below national |
| 191 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $71,390 | 11% below national |
| 192 | Akron, OH | $71,260 | 11% below national |
| 193 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $71,090 | 11% below national |
| 194 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $70,860 | 12% below national |
| 195 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $69,290 | 14% below national |
| 196 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $68,970 | 14% below national |
| 197 | Oklahoma City, OK | $68,950 | 14% below national |
| 198 | Cleveland, OH | $68,580 | 15% below national |
| 199 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $68,220 | 15% below national |
| 200 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $67,560 | 16% below national |
| 201 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $67,520 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $67,440 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $67,340 | 16% below national |
| 204 | Tyler, TX | $67,320 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Springfield, MO | $67,270 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $66,080 | 18% below national |
| 207 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $66,020 | 18% below national |
| 208 | Erie, PA | $65,880 | 18% below national |
| 209 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $65,790 | 18% below national |
| 210 | El Paso, TX | $65,650 | 18% below national |
| 211 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,590 | 18% below national |
| 212 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $65,320 | 19% below national |
| 213 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,170 | 19% below national |
| 214 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $65,150 | 19% below national |
| 215 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $65,100 | 19% below national |
| 216 | Charleston, WV | $64,840 | 19% below national |
| 217 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $64,710 | 19% below national |
| 218 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $64,580 | 20% below national |
| 219 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $64,470 | 20% below national |
| 220 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $64,290 | 20% below national |
| 221 | Laredo, TX | $64,060 | 20% below national |
| 222 | Johnstown, PA | $64,050 | 20% below national |
| 223 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,900 | 20% below national |
| 224 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,880 | 20% below national |
| 225 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $63,790 | 21% below national |
| 226 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $63,680 | 21% below national |
| 227 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $63,500 | 21% below national |
| 228 | Fort Wayne, IN | $63,490 | 21% below national |
| 229 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $63,310 | 21% below national |
| 230 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $62,920 | 22% below national |
| 231 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $62,670 | 22% below national |
| 232 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 22% below national |
| 233 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $62,440 | 22% below national |
| 234 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $62,210 | 22% below national |
| 235 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,980 | 23% below national |
| 236 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,900 | 23% below national |
| 237 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $61,680 | 23% below national |
| 238 | Florence, SC | $61,420 | 23% below national |
| 239 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,230 | 24% below national |
| 240 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $60,910 | 24% below national |
| 241 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,890 | 24% below national |
| 242 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,820 | 24% below national |
| 243 | Valdosta, GA | $60,330 | 25% below national |
| 244 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $60,270 | 25% below national |
| 245 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $59,270 | 26% below national |
| 246 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,720 | 27% below national |
| 247 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,470 | 27% below national |
| 248 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $58,390 | 27% below national |
| 249 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $57,930 | 28% below national |
| 250 | Wichita, KS | $56,250 | 30% below national |
| 251 | Flint, MI | $52,740 | 34% below national |
| 252 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $51,140 | 36% below national |
| 253 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $50,580 | 37% below national |
| 254 | Ponce, PR | $48,570 | 39% below national |
| 255 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $44,680 | 44% below national |
| 256 | Albuquerque, NM | $42,680 | 47% below national |
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