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 $60,057 for beginners, reaching about $63,477 at mid-level, and approach $67,269 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 Vermont

How much does an Academic/Simulator Instructor make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic/Simulator Instructor in Vermont is $64,741 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): $82,127
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,636 to $73,841
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,257

10% $49,257

50% (Median) $64,741

90% $82,127

Academic/Simulator Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,841	$6,153	$1,420	$36
Average	$64,741	$5,395	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,636	$4,720	$1,089	$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): $60,057
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,311
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,477
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,016
Expert (over 8 years): $67,269

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	less than 1 year	$60,057
Early Career Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	1-2 years	$60,311
Mid-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	2-4 years	$63,477
Senior-Level Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	5-8 years	$67,016
Expert Level Academic/Simulator Instructor	over 8 years	$67,269

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:

Adamant: $66,268
Barre: $66,367
Cabot: $66,221

Adamant, VT $66,268

Barre, VT $66,367

Cabot, VT $66,221

Calais, VT $66,279

East Barre, VT $66,266

East Calais, VT $66,268

East Montpelier, VT $66,312

Eden, VT $66,224

Eden Mills, VT $66,164

Graniteville, VT $66,363

Hyde Park, VT $66,322

Johnson, VT $66,405

Lake Elmore, VT $66,248

Marshfield, VT $66,233

Moretown, VT $66,410

Morrisville, VT $66,402

Moscow, VT $66,436

Northfield, VT $66,329

Northfield Falls, VT $66,639

North Hyde Park, VT $66,317

North Montpelier, VT $66,250

Plainfield, VT $66,241

Roxbury, VT $66,129

South Barre, VT $66,444

Waterbury, VT $66,429

Stowe, VT $66,438

Waitsfield, VT $66,402

Warren, VT $66,278

Washington, VT $66,148

Waterbury Center, VT $66,427

Websterville, VT $66,353

Williamstown, VT $66,276

Wolcott, VT $66,239

Woodbury, VT $66,174

Worcester, VT $66,240

Rutland, VT $66,238

Belmont, VT $66,033

Benson, VT $66,033

Bomoseen, VT $66,137

Brandon, VT $66,186

Bridport, VT $66,193

Castleton, VT $66,150

Center Rutland, VT $66,195

Chittenden, VT $66,043

Cuttingsville, VT $66,020

Danby, VT $66,132

East Middlebury, VT $66,229

East Poultney, VT $66,140

East Wallingford, VT $66,068

Fair Haven, VT $66,092

Florence, VT $66,068

Forest Dale, VT $66,188

Gaysville, VT $65,768

Granville, VT $66,079

Hancock, VT $66,068

Hydeville, VT $66,145

Killington, VT $66,061

Middlebury, VT $66,332

Middletown Springs, VT $66,104

Mount Holly, VT $66,043

North Clarendon, VT $66,140

Orwell, VT $66,132

Pawlet, VT $66,156

Pittsfield, VT $66,099

Pittsford, VT $66,163

Poultney, VT $66,150

Proctor, VT $66,223

Ripton, VT $66,147

Rochester, VT $66,113

Rupert, VT $66,106

Salisbury, VT $66,212

Shoreham, VT $66,155

Stockbridge, VT $66,038

Wallingford, VT $66,074

Wells, VT $66,159

West Pawlet, VT $66,181

West Rupert, VT $66,165

West Rutland, VT $66,125

Whiting, VT $66,158

Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,229

Albany, VT $66,191

Barnet, VT $66,159

Barton, VT $66,184

Beebe Plain, VT $66,204

Concord, VT $66,096

Coventry, VT $66,281

Craftsbury, VT $66,210

Craftsbury Common, VT $66,214

Danville, VT $66,173

Derby, VT $66,204

Derby Line, VT $66,154

East Burke, VT $66,152

East Charleston, VT $66,159

East Hardwick, VT $66,194

East Haven, VT $66,008

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,228

Glover, VT $66,164

Granby, VT $65,927

Greensboro, VT $66,142

Greensboro Bend, VT $66,184

Hardwick, VT $66,257

Irasburg, VT $66,167

Island Pond, VT $66,059

Lowell, VT $66,145

Lower Waterford, VT $66,221

Lyndon, VT $66,209

Lyndon Center, VT $66,283

Lyndonville, VT $66,212

Morgan, VT $66,092

Newport, VT $66,243

Newport Center, VT $66,159

North Concord, VT $65,986

North Troy, VT $66,168

Orleans, VT $66,143

Passumpsic, VT $66,233

Peacham, VT $66,100

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $66,235

Sheffield, VT $66,118

Sutton, VT $66,113

Troy, VT $66,175

West Burke, VT $66,157

West Charleston, VT $66,126

West Danville, VT $66,177

Westfield, VT $66,124

West Glover, VT $66,170

Averill, VT $65,785

Beecher Falls, VT $66,212

Canaan, VT $66,047

Gilman, VT $66,338

Guildhall, VT $65,960

Lunenburg, VT $66,103

Norton, VT $65,917

North Bennington, VT $66,653

North Pownal, VT $66,787

Pownal, VT $66,825

White River Junction, VT $66,221

Ascutney, VT $66,252

Barnard, VT $66,070

Bethel, VT $66,111

Bradford, VT $66,181

Bridgewater, VT $66,138

Bridgewater Corners, VT $66,007

Brookfield, VT $66,176

Brownsville, VT $66,140

Chelsea, VT $66,138

Corinth, VT $66,120

East Corinth, VT $66,148

East Randolph, VT $66,160

East Ryegate, VT $66,103

East Thetford, VT $66,185

Fairlee, VT $66,113

Groton, VT $66,131

Hartford, VT $66,393

Hartland, VT $66,161

Hartland Four Corners, VT $66,158

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $66,328

Newbury, VT $66,123

North Hartland, VT $66,208

North Pomfret, VT $66,094

North Thetford, VT $66,183

Norwich, VT $66,170

Plymouth, VT $65,960

Post Mills, VT $66,169

Quechee, VT $66,237

Randolph, VT $66,225

Randolph Center, VT $66,192

Reading, VT $66,014

Sharon, VT $66,110

South Pomfret, VT $66,047

South Royalton, VT $66,129

South Ryegate, VT $66,142

South Strafford, VT $66,126

South Woodstock, VT $66,031

Strafford, VT $66,068

Taftsville, VT $66,243

Thetford, VT $66,185

Thetford Center, VT $66,115

Topsham, VT $66,095

Tunbridge, VT $66,108

Vershire, VT $66,077

Wells River, VT $66,147

West Fairlee, VT $66,268

West Hartford, VT $66,095

West Newbury, VT $66,121

West Topsham, VT $66,148

Wilder, VT $66,396

Windsor, VT $66,188

Woodstock, VT $66,107

Bellows Falls, VT $66,348

Cambridgeport, VT $66,272

Cavendish, VT $66,052

Chester, VT $66,118

Chester Depot, VT $66,094

Grafton, VT $66,068

Londonderry, VT $66,186

Ludlow, VT $66,086

North Springfield, VT $66,317

Perkinsville, VT $66,137

Peru, VT $66,117

Proctorsville, VT $66,063

Saxtons River, VT $66,334

South Londonderry, VT $66,227

Springfield, VT $66,285

Westminster, VT $66,347

Westminster Station, VT $66,352

Weston, VT $66,049

Shaftsbury, VT $66,574

Brattleboro, VT $66,483

Bondville, VT $66,208

East Dover, VT $66,343

Jacksonville, VT $66,510

Jamaica, VT $66,210

Marlboro, VT $66,812

Newfane, VT $66,299

Putney, VT $66,285

Readsboro, VT $66,820

South Newfane, VT $66,322

Stamford, VT $66,772

Townshend, VT $66,239

Vernon, VT $66,686

Wardsboro, VT $66,287

West Dover, VT $66,396

West Dummerston, VT $66,316

West Halifax, VT $66,418

West Townshend, VT $66,150

West Wardsboro, VT $66,152

Whitingham, VT $66,486

Williamsville, VT $66,316

Wilmington, VT $66,446

Burlington, VT $66,627

South Burlington, VT $66,623

Winooski, VT $66,627

Colchester, VT $66,627

Alburgh, VT $66,295

Bakersfield, VT $66,393

Belvidere Center, VT $66,152

Bristol, VT $66,407

Cambridge, VT $66,486

Charlotte, VT $66,537

East Berkshire, VT $66,329

East Fairfield, VT $66,428

Enosburg Falls, VT $66,245

Essex, VT $66,576

Essex Junction, VT $66,581

Fairfax, VT $66,491

Fairfield, VT $66,427

Ferrisburgh, VT $66,463

Franklin, VT $66,248

Grand Isle, VT $66,497

Highgate Center, VT $66,305

Highgate Springs, VT $66,338

Hinesburg, VT $66,535

Huntington, VT $66,485

Isle La Motte, VT $66,377

Jeffersonville, VT $66,441

Jericho, VT $66,521

Jonesville, VT $66,535

Milton, VT $66,553

Monkton, VT $66,482

Montgomery, VT $66,245

Montgomery Center, VT $66,164

New Haven, VT $66,399

North Ferrisburgh, VT $66,493

North Hero, VT $66,427

Richford, VT $66,233

Richmond, VT $66,528

Saint Albans, VT $66,456

Saint Albans Bay, VT $66,448

Shelburne, VT $66,597

Sheldon, VT $66,377

Sheldon Springs, VT $66,540

South Hero, VT $66,557

Starksboro, VT $66,446

Swanton, VT $66,365

Underhill, VT $66,506

Underhill Center, VT $66,508

Vergennes, VT $66,378

Waterville, VT $66,401

Westford, VT $66,539

Williston, VT $66,589

Montpelier, VT $66,357

Bennington, VT $66,702

Arlington, VT $66,467

Dorset, VT $66,208

East Arlington, VT $66,183

East Dorset, VT $66,210

Manchester, VT $66,388

Manchester Center, VT $66,345

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.

$56,636

Average $64,741/year

$73,841

$4,720

Average $5,395/month

$6,153

$1,089

Average $1,245/week

$1,420

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,841	$6,153	$1,420	$36
Average	$64,741	$5,395	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,636	$4,720	$1,089	$27

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