College Nursing Educators
Median Salary: $61,400
Many college nursing educators across the United States share a few key professional characteristics. For example, achievement/effort, analytical thinking, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 49,140 folks were employed as college nursing educators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these attributes and receive proper training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college nursing educators in the U.S. was $61,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about college nursing educators, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.
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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as college nursing educators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college nursing educators in each city as compared to the national average.
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Birmingham | 170 | $70,800 | $34.10 | $84,900 | $40.80 | -11.2% |
Montgomery | 40 | $56,800 | $27.30 | $65,900 | $31.70 | -35.1% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Phoenix | 70 | $50,100 | $24.10 | $65,800 | $31.60 | -88.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Little Rock | 200 | $54,800 | $26.40 | $65,100 | $31.30 | 62.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Los Angeles (Area) | 1,420 | $86,700 | $41.70 | $108,000 | $51.90 | -30.3% |
Oakland | 350 | $81,600 | $39.30 | $97,000 | $46.60 | -5.9% |
Riverside | 270 | $95,500 | $45.90 | $122,900 | $59.10 | -40.2% |
Sacramento | 300 | $63,200 | $30.40 | $82,100 | $39.50 | -5.6% |
Salinas | 50 | $106,600 | $51.30 | $128,100 | $61.60 | -18.1% |
San Diego | 380 | $77,100 | $37.10 | $97,000 | $46.70 | -21.8% |
San Francisco (Area) | NA | $81,900 | $39.40 | $98,100 | $47.20 | NA |
San Francisco (City) | NA | $82,100 | $39.50 | $99,300 | $47.70 | NA |
San Jose | 70 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -79.3% |
Stockton | 120 | $93,600 | $45.00 | $104,900 | $50.40 | 52.7% |
Vallejo | 50 | $95,500 | $45.90 | $103,000 | $49.50 | 12% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Colorado Springs | 70 | $58,500 | $28.10 | $72,500 | $34.80 | -20.2% |
Denver | NA | $66,600 | $32.00 | $80,800 | $38.90 | NA |
Pueblo | 70 | $48,600 | $23.40 | $60,000 | $28.80 | 248.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Bridgeport | 50 | $83,100 | $39.90 | $99,500 | $47.90 | -69.9% |
Hartford | 250 | $72,700 | $34.90 | $86,900 | $41.80 | 20.2% |
New Haven | 230 | $67,900 | $32.60 | $82,600 | $39.70 | 120.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Washington (Area) | NA | $68,000 | $32.70 | $80,100 | $38.50 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Cape Coral | 60 | $67,500 | $32.40 | $85,500 | $41.10 | -27.1% |
Deltona | NA | $42,200 | $20.30 | $52,700 | $25.40 | NA |
Jacksonville | 130 | $66,800 | $32.10 | $86,900 | $41.80 | -40.2% |
Lakeland | NA | $60,000 | $28.90 | $76,500 | $36.80 | NA |
Miami (Area) | 530 | $78,400 | $37.70 | $90,100 | $43.30 | -39.4% |
Orlando | 90 | $60,000 | $28.80 | $72,700 | $35.00 | -75.3% |
Port St. Lucie | 40 | $60,800 | $29.20 | $76,100 | $36.60 | -22.1% |
Tampa | 340 | $73,700 | $35.40 | $94,100 | $45.30 | -19.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Atlanta | 470 | $62,500 | $30.10 | $76,600 | $36.80 | -45.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Bloomington | 60 | $56,000 | $26.90 | $65,900 | $31.70 | 98.4% |
Chicago (Area) | 1,190 | $57,100 | $27.40 | $70,000 | $33.60 | -31.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Evansville | 110 | $60,700 | $29.20 | $76,100 | $36.60 | 76.6% |
Fort Wayne | 150 | $55,700 | $26.80 | $64,600 | $31.10 | 94.1% |
Indianapolis | 300 | $69,100 | $33.20 | $83,900 | $40.30 | -8.8% |
South Bend | 170 | $51,200 | $24.60 | $62,300 | $29.90 | 241.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Cedar Rapids | 80 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 61.2% |
Des Moines | 60 | $48,400 | $23.30 | $59,800 | $28.70 | -46.8% |
Sioux City | 30 | $45,400 | $21.80 | $48,900 | $23.50 | 16.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Wichita | 110 | $43,800 | $21.00 | $54,400 | $26.20 | -1.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Louisville | 250 | $50,200 | $24.10 | $62,700 | $30.20 | 10.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Baton Rouge | 80 | $58,800 | $28.30 | $68,000 | $32.70 | -42.8% |
New Orleans | 210 | $59,600 | $28.70 | $71,700 | $34.50 | 8.8% |
Shreveport | 220 | $52,400 | $25.20 | $62,300 | $29.90 | 241.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Portland | 110 | $61,800 | $29.70 | $86,200 | $41.40 | 44.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Baltimore | 240 | $65,300 | $31.40 | $90,000 | $43.30 | -48.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Boston (Area) | 770 | $62,400 | $30.00 | $81,000 | $38.90 | -2.4% |
Springfield | 80 | $60,600 | $29.10 | $80,000 | $38.40 | -23.7% |
Worcester | 150 | $87,800 | $42.20 | $102,900 | $49.50 | 70.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Ann Arbor | 170 | $56,300 | $27.10 | $79,400 | $38.20 | 132.7% |
Detroit (Area) | 400 | $72,900 | $35.10 | $90,000 | $43.30 | -32.2% |
Grand Rapids | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -76.3% |
Kalamazoo | 90 | $66,600 | $32.00 | $82,200 | $39.50 | 77.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Duluth | 80 | $58,000 | $27.90 | $69,000 | $33.20 | 64.1% |
Minneapolis | 900 | $66,100 | $31.80 | $78,300 | $37.70 | 39.1% |
Rochester | NA | $90,400 | $43.50 | $101,400 | $48.70 | NA |
St. Cloud | 50 | $75,300 | $36.20 | $91,100 | $43.80 | 48.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Hattiesburg | 80 | $57,500 | $27.60 | $65,400 | $31.40 | 258.8% |
Jackson | NA | $60,800 | $29.20 | $70,300 | $33.80 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Columbia | 100 | $59,700 | $28.70 | $74,100 | $35.60 | 205.3% |
Kansas City | 420 | $57,000 | $27.40 | $70,300 | $33.80 | 13% |
Springfield | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -45.2% |
St. Louis | 500 | $55,400 | $26.70 | $70,300 | $33.80 | 1.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Lincoln | 110 | $53,900 | $25.90 | $66,500 | $32.00 | 77.9% |
Omaha | 310 | $57,300 | $27.60 | $72,000 | $34.60 | 81.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Manchester | 60 | $62,500 | $30.10 | $73,300 | $35.30 | 65.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Trenton | NA | $74,500 | $35.80 | $88,400 | $42.50 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Albuquerque | 300 | $56,900 | $27.30 | $70,800 | $34.10 | 108% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Albany | 140 | $63,800 | $30.70 | $76,400 | $36.70 | -14.1% |
Buffalo | 140 | $58,700 | $28.20 | $71,600 | $34.40 | -29.3% |
New York (Area) | 2,290 | $77,300 | $37.20 | $97,400 | $46.80 | -11.7% |
Poughkeepsie | NA | $56,200 | $27.00 | $66,000 | $31.70 | NA |
Rochester | 200 | $74,400 | $35.80 | $99,300 | $47.70 | 6.6% |
Syracuse | NA | $77,700 | $37.40 | $103,300 | $49.60 | NA |
Utica | 70 | $68,200 | $32.80 | $77,900 | $37.40 | 55.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
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Asheville | 70 | $57,000 | $27.40 | $63,600 | $30.60 | 6.4% |
Charlotte | 220 | $54,000 | $26.00 | $64,200 | $30.90 | -30.6% |
Durham | 40 | $57,000 | $27.40 | $70,500 | $33.90 | -56.6% |
Greensboro | 190 | $63,100 | $30.30 | $74,900 | $36.00 | 41% |
Hickory | 70 | $60,600 | $29.20 | $66,000 | $31.70 | 28.7% |
Raleigh | 140 | $63,100 | $30.40 | $74,200 | $35.70 | -24.2% |
Wilmington | 80 | $63,900 | $30.70 | $77,800 | $37.40 | 59.3% |
Winston-Salem | 90 | $63,500 | $30.50 | $77,100 | $37.10 | 20.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Bismarck | 50 | $48,900 | $23.50 | $55,200 | $26.50 | 105.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
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Akron | 240 | $62,400 | $30.00 | $74,100 | $35.60 | 97.6% |
Canton | 60 | $62,400 | $30.00 | $74,300 | $35.70 | -7.7% |
Cincinnati | 560 | $61,500 | $29.60 | $79,000 | $38.00 | 49.5% |
Cleveland | 510 | $59,000 | $28.40 | $79,500 | $38.20 | 35.4% |
Columbus | 350 | $70,300 | $33.80 | $92,000 | $44.20 | 1.6% |
Dayton | 230 | $60,000 | $28.90 | $70,300 | $33.80 | 61.4% |
Springfield | NA | $63,900 | $30.70 | $79,700 | $38.30 | NA |
Toledo | 370 | $64,000 | $30.80 | $74,500 | $35.80 | 234.6% |
Youngstown | 70 | $60,800 | $29.20 | $68,000 | $32.70 | -13.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Tulsa | 120 | $43,500 | $20.90 | $55,700 | $26.80 | -22.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Portland | 400 | $68,700 | $33.00 | $84,000 | $40.40 | 8.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Allentown | 220 | $65,500 | $31.50 | $86,200 | $41.40 | 73.1% |
Erie | 130 | $62,500 | $30.00 | $86,000 | $41.30 | 171% |
Harrisburg | 200 | $51,800 | $24.90 | $66,400 | $31.90 | 69.7% |
Johnstown | NA | $66,100 | $31.80 | $79,700 | $38.30 | NA |
Philadelphia (Area) | 1,360 | $67,400 | $32.40 | $86,100 | $41.40 | 34.3% |
Pittsburgh | 760 | $61,400 | $29.50 | $71,900 | $34.60 | 82.2% |
Reading | 160 | $71,100 | $34.20 | $82,200 | $39.50 | 166.8% |
Scranton | 110 | $54,500 | $26.20 | $72,000 | $34.60 | 18.9% |
York | 30 | $56,900 | $27.30 | $65,000 | $31.30 | -51.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Providence | NA | $69,300 | $33.30 | $85,200 | $40.90 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Jackson | 70 | $51,700 | $24.80 | $71,900 | $34.60 | 240.2% |
Memphis | 280 | $68,200 | $32.80 | $81,200 | $39.00 | 21% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Dallas (Area) | 850 | $55,800 | $26.80 | $66,000 | $31.70 | 10.9% |
El Paso | 160 | $57,700 | $27.70 | $70,400 | $33.90 | 58% |
Houston | 570 | $81,900 | $39.40 | $103,800 | $49.90 | -41% |
Killeen | NA | $59,200 | $28.40 | $70,300 | $33.80 | NA |
Laredo | 50 | $76,300 | $36.70 | $87,800 | $42.20 | 47.9% |
McAllen | 170 | $60,900 | $29.30 | $72,600 | $34.90 | 109% |
San Antonio | 180 | $54,600 | $26.30 | $64,900 | $31.20 | -41.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Provo | 110 | $69,500 | $33.40 | $78,500 | $37.80 | 73.9% |
Salt Lake City | 320 | $59,800 | $28.80 | $80,400 | $38.70 | 39.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Richmond | 270 | $60,000 | $28.90 | $72,300 | $34.70 | 21.5% |
Virginia Beach | 320 | $59,000 | $28.40 | $70,500 | $33.90 | 16.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Seattle (Area) | 590 | $59,000 | $28.40 | $76,700 | $36.90 | -3.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Huntington | 60 | $54,500 | $26.20 | $64,900 | $31.20 | 50.3% |
Wheeling | 110 | $46,400 | $22.30 | $52,000 | $25.00 | 335.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Green Bay | 30 | $64,000 | $30.80 | $75,500 | $36.30 | -43.9% |
Madison | 160 | $65,000 | $31.30 | $81,000 | $38.90 | 30.3% |
Milwaukee | 470 | $70,200 | $33.70 | $84,200 | $40.50 | 52.9% |
Oshkosh | 70 | $48,700 | $23.40 | $59,900 | $28.80 | 104.5% |