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 $56,673 for beginners, reaching about $59,900 at mid-level, and approach $63,478 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 $71,785. 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: $118,895; Instructor - Law: $77,387; Instructor - Rehabilitation: $67,569; Instructor: $64,530; Instructor - History: $64,487.

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Academic/Simulator Instructor make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic/Simulator Instructor in New Mexico is $61,093 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,500
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,445 to $69,681
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,482

10% $46,482

50% (Median) $61,093

90% $77,500

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,681	$5,807	$1,340	$34
Average	$61,093	$5,091	$1,175	$29
25th Percentile	$53,445	$4,454	$1,028	$26

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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): $56,673
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,912
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,900
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,240
Expert (over 8 years): $63,478

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	less than 1 year	$56,673
Early Career Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	1-2 years	$56,912
Mid-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	2-4 years	$59,900
Senior-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	5-8 years	$63,240
Expert Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	over 8 years	$63,478

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: $71,785.

District of Columbia $73,032 California $72,755 Massachusetts $71,785 Washington $71,521 New Jersey $71,495 Alaska $71,403 Connecticut $70,492 New York $70,123

Hawaii $68,942 Rhode Island $68,388 Maryland $68,012 Minnesota $67,498 Colorado $67,300 Illinois $67,234 Oregon $66,983 Delaware $66,799

New Hampshire $66,683 Virginia $66,423 Pennsylvania $65,664 Nevada $65,282 North Dakota $65,156 Michigan $64,958 Wisconsin $64,886 Vermont $64,741

Texas $64,338 Maine $64,312 Arizona $64,272 Ohio $64,226 Georgia $63,619 Indiana $63,316 Wyoming $63,257 Utah $63,164

Iowa $63,125 Kansas $62,808 Louisiana $62,716 North Carolina $62,683 Missouri $62,669 Florida $62,412 Montana $62,274 Nebraska $62,142

Kentucky $62,069 South Carolina $61,805 Tennessee $61,640 Idaho $61,575 New Mexico $61,093 Oklahoma $60,987 Alabama $60,598 South Dakota $59,945

Arkansas $59,589 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:

Algodones: $61,743
Belen: $61,400
Bernalillo: $61,853

Algodones, NM $61,743

Belen, NM $61,400

Bernalillo, NM $61,853

Bluewater, NM $60,554

Bosque, NM $60,949

Casa Blanca, NM $61,086

Cedar Crest, NM $61,904

Cedarvale, NM $59,477

Cerrillos, NM $61,788

Claunch, NM $59,257

Coyote, NM $60,878

Cuba, NM $60,780

Cubero, NM $61,222

Edgewood, NM $61,628

Estancia, NM $60,893

Gallina, NM $60,559

Counselor, NM $60,597

Grants, NM $60,485

Milan, NM $60,727

Isleta, NM $61,959

Jarales, NM $61,340

Jemez Pueblo, NM $61,447

Jemez Springs, NM $61,257

Laguna, NM $61,521

La Jara, NM $60,712

La Joya, NM $60,572

Lindrith, NM $60,499

Los Lunas, NM $61,725

Mcintosh, NM $61,228

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $60,821

Moriarty, NM $61,022

Mountainair, NM $60,364

Nageezi, NM $60,516

New Laguna, NM $61,192

Paguate, NM $61,233

Pena Blanca, NM $61,917

Peralta, NM $61,823

Placitas, NM $61,854

Ponderosa, NM $61,369

Prewitt, NM $60,536

Regina, NM $60,578

Sandia Park, NM $61,749

Corrales, NM $61,981

San Fidel, NM $60,862

San Rafael, NM $60,603

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $61,749

San Ysidro, NM $61,666

Stanley, NM $61,014

Tijeras, NM $61,757

Tome, NM $61,642

Torreon, NM $61,437

Veguita, NM $60,944

Willard, NM $60,255

Youngsville, NM $60,895

Bosque Farms, NM $61,936

Clines Corners, NM $60,645

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $61,796

Cochiti Lake, NM $61,877

Albuquerque, NM $62,016

Kirtland Afb, NM $62,016

Rio Rancho, NM $61,915

Gallup, NM $60,623

Brimhall, NM $60,452

Church Rock, NM $60,480

Continental Divide, NM $60,437

Crownpoint, NM $60,487

Fence Lake, NM $60,218

Fort Wingate, NM $60,459

Gamerco, NM $60,561

Mentmore, NM $60,467

Mexican Springs, NM $60,460

Ramah, NM $60,349

Rehoboth, NM $60,500

Thoreau, NM $60,503

Tohatchi, NM $60,448

Vanderwagen, NM $60,460

Zuni, NM $60,445

Navajo, NM $60,528

Jamestown, NM $60,377

Pinehill, NM $60,302

Sheep Springs, NM $60,513

Smith Lake, NM $60,739

Yatahey, NM $60,491

Farmington, NM $60,782

Aztec, NM $60,894

Blanco, NM $60,610

Bloomfield, NM $60,538

Flora Vista, NM $60,845

Fruitland, NM $60,464

Kirtland, NM $60,846

La Plata, NM $60,867

Navajo Dam, NM $60,840

Shiprock, NM $60,756

Waterflow, NM $60,725

Newcomb, NM $60,476

Sanostee, NM $60,515

Santa Fe, NM $62,333

Abiquiu, NM $60,628

Alcalde, NM $61,684

Amalia, NM $60,536

Arroyo Hondo, NM $60,451

Arroyo Seco, NM $60,520

Canjilon, NM $60,441

Canones, NM $60,991

Carson, NM $60,682

Cebolla, NM $60,476

Cerro, NM $60,494

Chama, NM $60,741

Chamisal, NM $61,520

Chimayo, NM $61,952

Cordova, NM $61,848

Costilla, NM $60,790

Taos Ski Valley, NM $60,328

Dixon, NM $61,462

Dulce, NM $60,740

El Prado, NM $60,574

El Rito, NM $60,852

Embudo, NM $61,146

Espanola, NM $61,877

Glorieta, NM $62,093

Hernandez, NM $61,302

Ilfeld, NM $61,520

La Madera, NM $60,745

Lamy, NM $61,856

Llano, NM $61,396

Los Alamos, NM $62,003

White Rock, NM $62,119

Medanales, NM $61,370

Ojo Caliente, NM $61,009

Los Ojos, NM $60,592

Pecos, NM $61,900

Penasco, NM $61,168

Petaca, NM $60,385

Questa, NM $60,558

Ranchos De Taos, NM $60,877

Red River, NM $60,385

Ribera, NM $60,774

Rowe, NM $61,578

San Cristobal, NM $60,383

San Jose, NM $61,426

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $61,726

Santa Cruz, NM $61,931

Serafina, NM $60,620

Taos, NM $60,539

Tererro, NM $62,098

Tesuque, NM $62,333

Tierra Amarilla, NM $60,539

Trampas, NM $61,117

Tres Piedras, NM $60,368

Truchas, NM $61,675

Vadito, NM $61,087

Valdez, NM $60,429

Vallecitos, NM $60,381

Velarde, NM $61,369

Villanueva, NM $60,656

Spaceport City, NM $59,420

Las Vegas, NM $60,142

Angel Fire, NM $60,319

Anton Chico, NM $60,038

Buena Vista, NM $60,589

Chacon, NM $60,632

Cimarron, NM $60,225

Cleveland, NM $61,062

Eagle Nest, NM $60,270

Guadalupita, NM $60,539

Holman, NM $60,906

La Loma, NM $59,937

Maxwell, NM $60,245

Miami, NM $60,115

Mills, NM $59,902

Montezuma, NM $61,372

Mora, NM $61,148

Mosquero, NM $59,850

Ocate, NM $60,181

Ojo Feliz, NM $60,339

Rainsville, NM $60,604

Raton, NM $60,397

Rociada, NM $61,403

Roy, NM $59,915

Sapello, NM $60,870

Solano, NM $59,842

Springer, NM $60,089

Ute Park, NM $60,253

Valmora, NM $60,091

Wagon Mound, NM $60,022

Watrous, NM $60,111

Socorro, NM $59,972

Aragon, NM $60,154

Datil, NM $59,906

Lemitar, NM $60,251

Luna, NM $60,261

Magdalena, NM $59,910

Pie Town, NM $60,110

Polvadera, NM $60,396

Quemado, NM $60,235

Reserve, NM $60,127

San Acacia, NM $60,496

San Antonio, NM $59,641

Truth Or Consequences, NM $59,628

Arrey, NM $59,618

Caballo, NM $59,659

Derry, NM $59,356

Elephant Butte, NM $59,783

Garfield, NM $59,183

Hatch, NM $58,235

Monticello, NM $59,625

Rincon, NM $57,900

Salem, NM $58,999

Williamsburg, NM $59,703

Winston, NM $59,668

Las Cruces, NM $57,142

White Sands Missile Range, NM $57,329

Santa Teresa, NM $57,746

Playas, NM $59,904

Animas, NM $60,051

Anthony, NM $57,732

Arenas Valley, NM $59,945

Bayard, NM $59,889

Berino, NM $57,470

Buckhorn, NM $59,951

Santa Clara, NM $59,994

Chamberino, NM $57,530

Cliff, NM $59,882

Columbus, NM $59,721

Deming, NM $59,735

Dona Ana, NM $57,144

Fairacres, NM $57,315

Faywood, NM $59,707

Fort Bayard, NM $59,937

Gila, NM $59,794

Glenwood, NM $59,840

Hachita, NM $59,721

Hanover, NM $59,734

Hillsboro, NM $59,612

Hurley, NM $59,849

La Mesa, NM $58,235

Lordsburg, NM $59,860

Mesilla, NM $57,143

Mesilla Park, NM $57,149

Mesquite, NM $57,198

Mimbres, NM $59,781

Mule Creek, NM $59,943

Organ, NM $57,179

Pinos Altos, NM $59,881

Radium Springs, NM $57,166

Redrock, NM $59,728

Rodeo, NM $60,127

San Miguel, NM $57,176

Silver City, NM $59,881

Sunland Park, NM $57,439

Tyrone, NM $60,059

Vado, NM $57,221

Chaparral, NM $57,943

Clovis, NM $59,767

Cannon Afb, NM $59,635

Broadview, NM $59,592

Causey, NM $59,490

Crossroads, NM $59,349

Dora, NM $59,631

Elida, NM $59,384

Floyd, NM $59,528

Fort Sumner, NM $59,480

Grady, NM $59,649

House, NM $59,602

Kenna, NM $59,385

Lingo, NM $59,486

Melrose, NM $59,612

Milnesand, NM $59,361

Pep, NM $59,442

Portales, NM $59,660

Rogers, NM $59,458

Saint Vrain, NM $59,650

Taiban, NM $59,460

Texico, NM $59,673

Yeso, NM $59,244

Roswell, NM $59,313

Artesia, NM $59,430

Caprock, NM $59,309

Carlsbad, NM $59,469

Dexter, NM $59,355

Eunice, NM $59,522

Hagerman, NM $59,385

Hobbs, NM $59,609

Hope, NM $59,167

Jal, NM $59,452

Lake Arthur, NM $59,286

Lakewood, NM $59,375

Loco Hills, NM $59,484

Loving, NM $59,454

Lovington, NM $59,551

Mcdonald, NM $59,389

Malaga, NM $59,396

Maljamar, NM $59,338

Monument, NM $59,478

Tatum, NM $59,427

Whites City, NM $59,527

Carrizozo, NM $59,032

Alamogordo, NM $58,844

Alto, NM $59,040

Bent, NM $58,855

Capitan, NM $58,903

Cloudcroft, NM $58,848

Corona, NM $59,288

Encino, NM $59,765

Fort Stanton, NM $58,928

Glencoe, NM $58,886

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $58,837

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $58,837

Hondo, NM $58,940

La Luz, NM $58,837

Lincoln, NM $58,769

Mayhill, NM $58,970

Mescalero, NM $58,864

Nogal, NM $59,116

Orogrande, NM $58,867

Picacho, NM $58,927

Pinon, NM $59,149

Ruidoso, NM $59,152

Ruidoso Downs, NM $59,072

Sacramento, NM $58,890

San Patricio, NM $58,960

Sunspot, NM $58,837

Timberon, NM $58,964

Tinnie, NM $58,893

Tularosa, NM $58,876

Vaughn, NM $59,524

Weed, NM $58,963

Tucumcari, NM $59,819

Amistad, NM $59,742

Bard, NM $59,646

Capulin, NM $60,322

Clayton, NM $59,858

Conchas Dam, NM $59,912

Cuervo, NM $59,624

Des Moines, NM $60,084

Folsom, NM $60,177

Garita, NM $59,798

Gladstone, NM $59,918

Grenville, NM $59,906

Logan, NM $59,817

Mcalister, NM $59,632

Nara Visa, NM $59,675

Newkirk, NM $59,741

Quay, NM $59,776

San Jon, NM $59,712

Santa Rosa, NM $59,776

Sedan, NM $59,797

Trementina, NM $59,794

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.

$53,445

Average $61,093/year

$69,681

$4,454

Average $5,091/month

$5,807

$1,028

Average $1,175/week

$1,340

$26

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,681	$5,807	$1,340	$34
Average	$61,093	$5,091	$1,175	$29
25th Percentile	$53,445	$4,454	$1,028	$26

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