What are the main factors that influence an Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary?

An Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,661 for beginners, reaching about $63,057 at mid-level, and approach $66,823 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic/Simulator Instructor?

Academic/Simulator Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic/Simulator Instructor roles are District of Columbia $73,032, California $72,755, Massachusetts $71,786. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic/Simulator Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Academic/Simulator Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Flight Instructor: $119,112; Instructor - Law: $77,401; Instructor: $64,531; Instructor - Architecture: $64,384; Instructor - Biology: $63,988.

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salary in Maine

How much does an Academic/Simulator Instructor make in Maine? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic/Simulator Instructor in Maine is $64,312 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,580
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,264 to $73,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,937

10% $48,937

50% (Median) $64,312

90% $81,580

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,351	$6,113	$1,411	$35
Average	$64,312	$5,359	$1,237	$31
25th Percentile	$56,264	$4,689	$1,082	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries

An Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic/Simulator Instructor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,661
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,913
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,057
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,572
Expert (over 8 years): $66,823

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	less than 1 year	$59,661
Early Career Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	1-2 years	$59,913
Mid-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	2-4 years	$63,057
Senior-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	5-8 years	$66,572
Expert Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	over 8 years	$66,823

How Do Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Academic/Simulator Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,032.
California: $72,755.
Massachusetts: $71,786.

District of Columbia $73,032 California $72,755 Massachusetts $71,786 Washington $71,522 New Jersey $71,496 Alaska $71,403 Connecticut $70,493 New York $70,124

Hawaii $68,943 Rhode Island $68,389 Maryland $68,013 Minnesota $67,498 Colorado $67,300 Illinois $67,234 Oregon $66,984 Delaware $66,799

New Hampshire $66,683 Virginia $66,423 Pennsylvania $65,665 Nevada $65,282 North Dakota $65,157 Michigan $64,959 Wisconsin $64,886 Vermont $64,741

Texas $64,339 Maine $64,312 Arizona $64,273 Ohio $64,227 Georgia $63,620 Indiana $63,316 Wyoming $63,257 Utah $63,165

Iowa $63,125 Kansas $62,808 Louisiana $62,716 North Carolina $62,683 Missouri $62,670 Florida $62,413 Montana $62,274 Nebraska $62,142

Kentucky $62,070 South Carolina $61,806 Tennessee $61,641 Idaho $61,575 New Mexico $61,093 Oklahoma $60,988 Alabama $60,599 South Dakota $59,946

Arkansas $59,590 West Virginia $59,398 Mississippi $58,824

Top Paying Cities for Academic/Simulator Instructor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Freedom: $63,294
Harmony: $63,266
Hartland: $63,349

Freedom, ME $63,294

Harmony, ME $63,266

Hartland, ME $63,349

Hinckley, ME $63,409

Jackman, ME $63,102

Kingfield, ME $63,461

Liberty, ME $63,410

Madison, ME $63,546

Monroe, ME $63,202

Morrill, ME $63,312

Newport, ME $63,211

New Portland, ME $63,560

New Sharon, ME $63,483

New Vineyard, ME $63,521

Norridgewock, ME $63,523

North Anson, ME $63,560

North Vassalboro, ME $63,675

Oakland, ME $63,544

Oquossoc, ME $63,332

Palmyra, ME $63,251

Phillips, ME $63,357

Pittsfield, ME $63,354

Plymouth, ME $63,219

Rangeley, ME $63,372

Portland, ME $66,397

Falmouth, ME $66,246

South Portland, ME $66,397

Cape Elizabeth, ME $66,265

Peaks Island, ME $66,329

Cumberland Foreside, ME $66,181

Auburn, ME $64,992

Andover, ME $63,355

Bethel, ME $63,461

Bryant Pond, ME $63,698

Buckfield, ME $63,982

Canton, ME $63,581

Durham, ME $65,403

Danville, ME $65,188

Dixfield, ME $63,449

Dryden, ME $63,522

East Andover, ME $63,374

East Dixfield, ME $63,552

East Livermore, ME $63,927

East Poland, ME $65,069

Stoneham, ME $63,727

East Wilton, ME $63,671

Greene, ME $64,494

Hanover, ME $63,407

Hebron, ME $64,435

Jay, ME $63,565

Lewiston, ME $64,957

Lisbon, ME $65,163

Lisbon Falls, ME $65,062

Livermore, ME $63,822

Livermore Falls, ME $63,781

Greenwood, ME $63,782

Mechanic Falls, ME $64,875

Mexico, ME $63,511

Minot, ME $64,634

Monmouth, ME $64,289

New Gloucester, ME $65,446

Newry, ME $63,289

North Jay, ME $63,534

Leeds, ME $64,133

North Monmouth, ME $64,194

North Turner, ME $64,088

North Waterford, ME $64,022

Norway, ME $64,227

Oxford, ME $64,572

Paris, ME $64,355

Poland, ME $65,079

Roxbury, ME $63,311

Rumford, ME $63,474

Sabattus, ME $64,673

South Paris, ME $64,266

Turner, ME $64,268

Wayne, ME $63,976

Weld, ME $63,358

West Bethel, ME $63,411

Bowdoin, ME $64,664

West Minot, ME $64,541

West Paris, ME $64,010

Peru, ME $63,606

West Poland, ME $65,030

Sumner, ME $63,806

Wilton, ME $63,525

Augusta, ME $63,702

Coopers Mills, ME $63,789

Dresden, ME $64,313

East Winthrop, ME $63,900

Farmingdale, ME $64,076

Gardiner, ME $64,192

Randolph, ME $64,076

Hallowell, ME $63,996

Jefferson, ME $63,570

Kents Hill, ME $63,700

Litchfield, ME $64,382

Manchester, ME $63,826

Mount Vernon, ME $63,547

Whitefield, ME $63,825

Palermo, ME $63,464

Sebasco Estates, ME $65,340

Readfield, ME $63,808

Saint Albans, ME $63,300

South Bristol, ME $64,360

Squirrel Island, ME $64,574

Trevett, ME $64,619

Waldoboro, ME $63,557

Walpole, ME $64,257

Washington, ME $63,398

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $64,688

Southport, ME $64,832

Wiscasset, ME $64,505

Woolwich, ME $64,658

Ellsworth, ME $63,140

Addison, ME $63,063

Gouldsboro, ME $63,119

Bar Harbor, ME $63,239

Beals, ME $63,134

Bernard, ME $63,260

Birch Harbor, ME $63,180

Blue Hill, ME $63,208

Brooklin, ME $63,209

Brooksville, ME $63,208

Calais, ME $63,040

Cherryfield, ME $62,968

Columbia Falls, ME $62,965

Corea, ME $63,122

Cranberry Isles, ME $63,136

Cutler, ME $62,969

Deer Isle, ME $63,267

Dennysville, ME $62,910

East Blue Hill, ME $63,210

East Machias, ME $62,969

Eastport, ME $63,156

Franklin, ME $63,126

Frenchboro, ME $63,101

Grand Lake Stream, ME $62,872

Hancock, ME $63,220

Harborside, ME $63,196

Harrington, ME $63,105

Hulls Cove, ME $63,240

Isle Au Haut, ME $63,101

Islesford, ME $63,233

Jonesboro, ME $63,021

Jonesport, ME $63,078

Little Deer Isle, ME $63,259

Lubec, ME $63,000

Bass Harbor, ME $63,262

Machias, ME $63,033

Machiasport, ME $63,063

Meddybemps, ME $62,871

Milbridge, ME $63,130

Mount Desert, ME $63,191

Northeast Harbor, ME $63,233

Sullivan, ME $63,135

Pembroke, ME $62,969

Perry, ME $63,026

Princeton, ME $62,868

Prospect Harbor, ME $63,186

Robbinston, ME $62,956

Salsbury Cove, ME $63,247

Sargentville, ME $63,226

Seal Cove, ME $63,194

Seal Harbor, ME $63,215

Sedgwick, ME $63,219

Sorrento, ME $63,194

Southwest Harbor, ME $63,249

Steuben, ME $63,095

Stonington, ME $63,273

Sunset, ME $63,054

Surry, ME $63,207

Swans Island, ME $63,150

Wesley, ME $62,789

Whiting, ME $62,952

Winter Harbor, ME $63,132

Baileyville, ME $62,932

Houlton, ME $62,801

Ashland, ME $62,710

Benedicta, ME $62,572

Blaine, ME $62,785

Bridgewater, ME $62,637

Caribou, ME $62,915

Clayton Lake, ME $62,801

Crouseville, ME $62,841

Eagle Lake, ME $62,781

Easton, ME $62,851

Estcourt Station, ME $62,826

Fort Fairfield, ME $62,883

Fort Kent, ME $62,911

Fort Kent Mills, ME $62,857

Frenchville, ME $62,928

Grand Isle, ME $62,842

Island Falls, ME $62,578

Limestone, ME $62,865

Madawaska, ME $63,033

Mapleton, ME $62,766

Richmond, ME $64,418

South China, ME $63,528

South Gardiner, ME $64,270

Vienna, ME $63,432

Windsor, ME $63,492

Winthrop, ME $64,080

Bangor, ME $63,184

Abbot, ME $63,196

Aurora, ME $62,852

Bradford, ME $63,155

Bradley, ME $63,157

Brewer, ME $63,181

Brookton, ME $62,640

Brownville, ME $62,974

Brownville Junction, ME $63,363

Bucksport, ME $63,177

Burlington, ME $62,951

Greenbush, ME $63,096

Carmel, ME $63,186

Castine, ME $63,318

Charleston, ME $63,167

Danforth, ME $62,744

Dover Foxcroft, ME $63,204

Corinth, ME $63,178

Eddington, ME $63,164

Holden, ME $63,169

East Millinocket, ME $62,905

East Orland, ME $63,170

Etna, ME $63,200

Exeter, ME $63,190

Frankfort, ME $63,188

Greenville, ME $62,824

Greenville Junction, ME $63,029

Guilford, ME $63,178

Hampden, ME $63,185

Howland, ME $63,035

Hudson, ME $63,174

Kenduskeag, ME $63,180

Kingman, ME $62,678

Lagrange, ME $63,109

Lambert Lake, ME $62,752

Lee, ME $62,936

Levant, ME $63,184

Lincoln, ME $62,932

Mattawamkeag, ME $62,727

Medway, ME $62,743

Milford, ME $63,147

Millinocket, ME $62,649

Milo, ME $63,093

Monson, ME $63,189

Olamon, ME $63,114

Old Town, ME $63,157

Orono, ME $63,175

Orient, ME $62,683

Orland, ME $63,171

Orrington, ME $63,178

Passadumkeag, ME $63,078

Penobscot, ME $63,172

Rockwood, ME $62,921

Sangerville, ME $63,233

Sebec, ME $63,132

Shirley Mills, ME $63,150

Springfield, ME $62,772

Stetson, ME $63,194

Stillwater, ME $63,177

Topsfield, ME $62,693

Vanceboro, ME $62,747

Waite, ME $62,779

West Enfield, ME $63,062

Winn, ME $62,811

Winterport, ME $63,185

Wytopitlock, ME $62,589

Bath, ME $65,106

Alna, ME $64,069

Boothbay, ME $64,504

Boothbay Harbor, ME $64,650

Bristol, ME $64,114

Chamberlain, ME $64,224

Damariscotta, ME $64,074

East Boothbay, ME $64,551

Friendship, ME $63,703

Georgetown, ME $65,023

Isle Of Springs, ME $64,506

Bremen, ME $63,937

Newcastle, ME $64,101

New Harbor, ME $64,326

Nobleboro, ME $63,846

Edgecomb, ME $64,318

Pemaquid, ME $64,263

Phippsburg, ME $65,285

Cushing, ME $63,494

Round Pond, ME $64,103

Sandy Point, ME $63,183

Searsmont, ME $63,333

Searsport, ME $63,194

Shawmut, ME $63,605

Skowhegan, ME $63,465

Smithfield, ME $63,499

Solon, ME $63,465

Stockton Springs, ME $63,183

Stratton, ME $63,413

Strong, ME $63,467

Temple, ME $63,443

West Forks, ME $63,077

Thorndike, ME $63,248

Troy, ME $63,230

Unity, ME $63,309

Vassalboro, ME $63,504

West Farmington, ME $63,688

Berwick, ME $67,500

Cape Neddick, ME $68,014

Eliot, ME $68,915

Kittery, ME $69,115

Kittery Point, ME $68,595

North Berwick, ME $66,979

Ogunquit, ME $67,587

South Berwick, ME $68,180

York, ME $68,569

York Beach, ME $68,240

York Harbor, ME $68,587

Acton, ME $65,068

Alfred, ME $65,990

Bailey Island, ME $65,720

Bar Mills, ME $65,884

Biddeford, ME $65,906

Biddeford Pool, ME $65,907

Bowdoinham, ME $64,618

Bridgton, ME $64,508

Brownfield, ME $64,452

Brunswick, ME $65,382

Bustins Island, ME $65,843

Cape Porpoise, ME $66,201

Casco, ME $65,275

Center Lovell, ME $64,032

Chebeague Island, ME $65,988

Cliff Island, ME $66,132

Cornish, ME $65,194

Cumberland Center, ME $66,056

Denmark, ME $64,442

East Baldwin, ME $65,360

Lebanon, ME $66,449

East Parsonsfield, ME $64,851

Sebago, ME $65,194

East Waterboro, ME $65,690

Freeport, ME $65,723

Fryeburg, ME $64,118

Gorham, ME $65,998

Gray, ME $65,597

Harrison, ME $64,155

Hiram, ME $64,992

Hollis Center, ME $65,772

Kennebunk, ME $66,251

Kennebunkport, ME $66,000

Parsonsfield, ME $64,849

Limerick, ME $65,450

Limington, ME $65,432

Long Island, ME $66,244

Lovell, ME $63,940

Moody, ME $67,065

Naples, ME $65,004

Newfield, ME $65,343

North Bridgton, ME $64,541

North Waterboro, ME $65,576

Windham, ME $65,932

Ocean Park, ME $65,957

Old Orchard Beach, ME $66,002

Orrs Island, ME $65,664

Porter, ME $64,630

Pownal, ME $65,621

Scarborough, ME $66,224

Raymond, ME $65,482

Saco, ME $65,961

Sanford, ME $66,297

Sebago Lake, ME $65,432

Shapleigh, ME $65,682

South Casco, ME $65,520

South Freeport, ME $65,690

Harpswell, ME $65,651

South Windham, ME $66,055

Springvale, ME $65,911

Standish, ME $65,705

Steep Falls, ME $65,564

Topsham, ME $65,157

Waterboro, ME $65,812

Waterford, ME $64,085

Wells, ME $66,935

West Baldwin, ME $65,244

Westbrook, ME $66,242

Buxton, ME $65,888

West Kennebunk, ME $66,217

West Newfield, ME $65,022

Yarmouth, ME $65,995

North Yarmouth, ME $65,857

Mars Hill, ME $62,847

Monticello, ME $62,721

New Limerick, ME $62,762

New Sweden, ME $62,846

Oakfield, ME $62,696

Oxbow, ME $62,441

Patten, ME $62,481

Perham, ME $62,803

Portage, ME $62,770

Presque Isle, ME $62,930

Saint Agatha, ME $62,899

Saint David, ME $62,886

Saint Francis, ME $62,801

Sheridan, ME $62,727

Sherman, ME $62,634

Stacyville, ME $62,556

Sinclair, ME $62,781

Smyrna Mills, ME $62,594

Wallagrass, ME $62,851

Stockholm, ME $62,791

Van Buren, ME $62,868

Washburn, ME $62,844

Westfield, ME $62,758

Rockland, ME $63,459

Camden, ME $63,454

Glen Cove, ME $63,432

Hope, ME $63,430

Islesboro, ME $63,267

Lincolnville, ME $63,319

Lincolnville Center, ME $63,321

Matinicus, ME $63,214

Monhegan, ME $63,889

North Haven, ME $63,258

Owls Head, ME $63,343

Port Clyde, ME $63,698

Rockport, ME $63,438

South Thomaston, ME $63,345

Spruce Head, ME $63,382

Tenants Harbor, ME $63,566

Thomaston, ME $63,390

Union, ME $63,427

Vinalhaven, ME $63,258

Warren, ME $63,360

West Rockport, ME $63,446

Waterville, ME $63,585

Albion, ME $63,485

Anson, ME $63,528

Athens, ME $63,351

Belfast, ME $63,320

Belgrade, ME $63,465

Belgrade Lakes, ME $63,399

Bingham, ME $63,345

Brooks, ME $63,215

Burnham, ME $63,278

Cambridge, ME $63,264

Canaan, ME $63,369

Caratunk, ME $63,225

China Village, ME $63,658

Clinton, ME $63,390

Corinna, ME $63,215

Detroit, ME $63,237

Dexter, ME $63,299

Dixmont, ME $63,207

East Newport, ME $63,213

East Vassalboro, ME $63,541

Eustis, ME $63,157

Fairfield, ME $63,498

Farmington, ME $63,549

Garland, ME $63,182

Farmington Falls, ME $63,652

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic/Simulator Instructor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$56,264

Average $64,312/year

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$6,113

$1,082

Average $1,237/week

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Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,351	$6,113	$1,411	$35
Average	$64,312	$5,359	$1,237	$31
25th Percentile	$56,264	$4,689	$1,082	$27

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