Nursing Lecturers and Professors

Median Salary: $61,400 |

Many nursing lecturers and professors have a few professional traits in common. For example, leadership, independence, and cooperation serve as valuable workplace tools, especially when mixed with solid career training. Around 49,140 folks worked as nursing lecturers and professors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is crucial to cultivate these characteristics and pursue excellent training, particularly if you want to advance in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that nursing lecturers and professors earned a median annual pay of $61,400 in 2009, equal to $29.50 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and place.

Below, you will find more data about nursing lecturers and professors, including wages and job density for metro areas across the United States.

Nursing lecturers and professors should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Speech Recognition
Selective Attention
Information Ordering
Category Flexibility

Different folks go into different careers. Nursing Lecturers and Professors are typically:

Social
Investigative
Artistic

Working as a nursing lecturer or professor requires knowledge in subjects like:

Education and Training
Therapy and Counseling
Public Safety and Security
Administration and Management
Computers and Electronics

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as nursing lecturers and professors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of nursing lecturers and professors in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the United States on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for nursing lecturers and professors break down across the U.S..

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	170	$70,800	$34.10	$84,900	$40.80	-11.2%
Montgomery	40	$56,800	$27.30	$65,900	$31.70	-35.1%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Alabama.

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	70	$50,100	$24.10	$65,800	$31.60	-88.8%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Arizona.

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	200	$54,800	$26.40	$65,100	$31.30	62.5%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Arkansas.

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in California.

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Colorado.

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Connecticut.

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	NA	$68,000	$32.70	$80,100	$38.50	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in District of Columbia.

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Florida.

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	470	$62,500	$30.10	$76,600	$36.80	-45.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Georgia.

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Illinois.

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Indiana.

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Iowa.

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	110	$43,800	$21.00	$54,400	$26.20	-1.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Kansas.

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	250	$50,200	$24.10	$62,700	$30.20	10.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Kentucky.

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Louisiana.

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	110	$61,800	$29.70	$86,200	$41.40	44.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Maine.

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	240	$65,300	$31.40	$90,000	$43.30	-48.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Maryland.

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Massachusetts.

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Michigan.

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Minnesota.

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hattiesburg	80	$57,500	$27.60	$65,400	$31.40	258.8%
Jackson	NA	$60,800	$29.20	$70,300	$33.80	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Mississippi.

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Missouri.

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	110	$53,900	$25.90	$66,500	$32.00	77.9%
Omaha	310	$57,300	$27.60	$72,000	$34.60	81.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Nebraska.

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	60	$62,500	$30.10	$73,300	$35.30	65.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in New Hampshire.

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	NA	$74,500	$35.80	$88,400	$42.50	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in New Jersey.

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	300	$56,900	$27.30	$70,800	$34.10	108%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in New Mexico.

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in New York.

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in North Carolina.

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	50	$48,900	$23.50	$55,200	$26.50	105.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in North Dakota.

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Ohio.

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Tulsa	120	$43,500	$20.90	$55,700	$26.80	-22.6%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Oklahoma.

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	400	$68,700	$33.00	$84,000	$40.40	8.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Oregon.

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$69,300	$33.30	$85,200	$40.90	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Rhode Island.

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	70	$51,700	$24.80	$71,900	$34.60	240.2%
Memphis	280	$68,200	$32.80	$81,200	$39.00	21%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Tennessee.

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Texas.

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Utah.

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Virginia.

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	590	$59,000	$28.40	$76,700	$36.90	-3.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Washington.

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	60	$54,500	$26.20	$64,900	$31.20	50.3%
Wheeling	110	$46,400	$22.30	$52,000	$25.00	335.4%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in West Virginia.

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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%

Interested in learning more about becoming a nursing lecturer or professor? Check out Nurse Education schools in Wisconsin.

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