Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary
The median pay for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in the United States is $61,540 a year. About 37,310 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $41,810
- 25th percentile
- $49,100
- Median percentile
- $61,540
- 75th percentile
- $77,690
- 90th percentile
- $98,030
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $102,030
- New Jersey $81,100
- Delaware $78,600
- New York $78,010
- Minnesota $76,800
- Connecticut $72,180
- Washington $69,990
- Louisiana $66,870
- Oregon $65,700
- West Virginia $65,050
- Wisconsin $64,980
- Virginia $64,540
- New Hampshire $64,440
- North Dakota $63,820
- District of Columbia $62,940
- South Carolina $62,940
- Vermont $62,500
- Illinois $62,370
- Massachusetts $62,290
- Arizona $61,750
- Tennessee $60,340
- Maryland $59,950
- Michigan $59,900
- Florida $58,920
- Maine $58,880
- Indiana $58,660
- Pennsylvania $57,230
- Montana $56,500
- Wyoming $52,060
- Kansas $52,030
- Oklahoma $51,840
- North Carolina $51,810
- Missouri $51,770
- Colorado $51,170
- Idaho $50,040
- Mississippi $49,900
- Utah $49,680
- Texas $49,490
- New Mexico $49,170
- Nebraska $49,040
- Nevada $48,930
- Alabama $48,870
- Iowa $48,010
- Georgia $47,540
- Ohio $47,190
- Kentucky $44,990
- Hawaii $44,600
- Arkansas $43,240
- South Dakota $35,760
By metro area
- Modesto, CA $129,080
- Riverside, CA $119,590
- San Diego, CA $107,420
- San Francisco, CA $105,820
- Bakersfield, CA $102,920
- Los Angeles, CA $98,860
- San Jose, CA $96,280
- Worcester, MA $90,550
- Vineland, NJ $87,810
- Bremerton, WA $84,870
- New York, NY $83,980
- Virginia Beach, VA $83,500
- Norwich, CT $83,090
- Hartford, CT $81,110
- Oxnard, CA $79,810
- Minneapolis, MN $79,210
- Bellingham, WA $78,250
- Bismarck, ND $78,140
- Trenton, NJ $78,120
- La Crosse, WI $78,110
- Albany, NY $78,010
- Spartanburg, SC $76,430
- St. Cloud, MN $76,400
- Kiryas Joel, NY $74,460
- Duluth, MN $74,320
- Tucson, AZ $73,480
- Atlantic City, NJ $73,430
- Greeley, CO $72,530
- St. Louis, MO $71,810
- Seattle, WA $71,630
- Rochester, MN $71,620
- Springfield, IL $71,180
- New Haven, CT $70,780
- Kennewick, WA $70,520
- Denver, CO $70,130
- New Orleans, LA $66,870
- Springfield, MA $66,870
- Augusta, GA $66,420
- Racine, WI $64,980
- Colorado Springs, CO $64,890
- Toledo, OH $64,560
- Davenport, IA $64,490
- Kingston, NY $64,460
- Baltimore, MD $63,780
- Syracuse, NY $63,740
- Detroit, MI $63,650
- Portland, OR $63,530
- Philadelphia, PA $63,520
- Raleigh, NC $63,240
- Roanoke, VA $63,080
- Columbia, SC $63,020
- Miami, FL $63,010
- Eau Claire, WI $62,960
- Washington, DC $62,940
- Allentown, PA $62,830
- Phoenix, AZ $62,600
- Chicago, IL $62,370
- Houston, TX $62,340
- Cheyenne, WY $62,050
- Boston, MA $62,020
- Lewiston, ME $61,830
- Austin, TX $61,760
- Madison, WI $61,550
- Tallahassee, FL $61,480
- Rochester, NY $60,920
- Boise City, ID $60,820
- Mankato, MN $60,820
- Dayton, OH $60,420
- Fargo, ND $60,130
- Portland, ME $60,100
- Indianapolis, IN $60,070
- Jacksonville, FL $58,920
- Bridgeport, CT $58,860
- Durham, NC $58,540
- South Bend, IN $57,890
- Charlotte, NC $57,510
- Milwaukee, WI $57,300
- Olympia, WA $56,680
- Spokane, WA $56,020
- Reading, PA $55,340
- Orlando, FL $55,120
- Winston, NC $55,020
- Cincinnati, OH $54,860
- Greensboro, NC $53,930
- Memphis, TN $52,850
- Buffalo, NY $52,680
- Nashville, TN $52,610
- Pittsburgh, PA $52,470
- Lakeland, FL $52,290
- Lubbock, TX $52,000
- Yakima, WA $51,950
- Oklahoma City, OK $51,840
- Corpus Christi, TX $51,790
- Kansas City, MO $51,770
- Asheville, NC $51,330
- Hickory, NC $51,290
- Grand Rapids, MI $50,590
- Lafayette, IN $50,590
- Omaha, NE $50,580
- Greenville, NC $50,000
- Little Rock, AR $49,980
- Killeen, TX $49,700
- Laredo, TX $49,550
- Richmond, VA $49,440
- Gulfport, MS $49,330
- Tampa, FL $49,250
- Albuquerque, NM $49,160
- Rocky Mount, NC $49,140
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,080
- San Antonio, TX $49,010
- Burlington, NC $48,750
- Cleveland, OH $48,530
- Jackson, MS $48,390
- Joplin, MO $48,050
- Atlanta, GA $47,920
- Peoria, IL $47,900
- Jacksonville, NC $47,690
- Lancaster, PA $47,430
- Columbus, OH $47,190
- El Paso, TX $46,850