What are the main factors that influence an Academics Instructor's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Academics Instructor?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Academics Instructor roles, with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.

How does experience change An Academics Instructor's salary?

An Academics Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,617 for beginners, reaching about $60,896 at mid-level, and approach $64,533 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academics Instructor?

Academics Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academics Instructor roles are District of Columbia $70,063, California $69,797, Massachusetts $68,867. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academics Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Academics Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Academics: $213,432; Dean Of Academics: $152,420; Assistant Director of Academics: $144,633; Flight Instructor: $119,112; Instructor - Law: $77,401.

Academics Instructor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Academics Instructor make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academics Instructor in Vermont is $62,108 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,785
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,336 to $70,837
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,259

10% $47,259

50% (Median) $62,108

90% $78,785

Academics Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,837	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$62,108	$5,176	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$54,336	$4,528	$1,045	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Academics Instructor Salaries

An Academics 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 Academics Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academics 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): $57,617
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,860
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,896
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,291
Expert (over 8 years): $64,533

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academics Instructor	less than 1 year	$57,617
Early Career Level Academics Instructor	1-2 years	$57,860
Mid-Level Level Academics Instructor	2-4 years	$60,896
Senior-Level Level Academics Instructor	5-8 years	$64,291
Expert Level Academics Instructor	over 8 years	$64,533

How Do Academics 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 Academics Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,063.
California: $69,797.
Massachusetts: $68,867.

District of Columbia $70,063 California $69,797 Massachusetts $68,867 Washington $68,613 New Jersey $68,588 Alaska $68,500 Connecticut $67,626 New York $67,272

Hawaii $66,139 Rhode Island $65,608 Maryland $65,247 Minnesota $64,753 Colorado $64,564 Illinois $64,500 Oregon $64,260 Delaware $64,083

New Hampshire $63,971 Virginia $63,722 Pennsylvania $62,994 Nevada $62,627 North Dakota $62,507 Michigan $62,317 Wisconsin $62,248 Vermont $62,108

Texas $61,722 Maine $61,697 Arizona $61,659 Ohio $61,615 Georgia $61,033 Indiana $60,742 Wyoming $60,685 Utah $60,596

Iowa $60,558 Kansas $60,254 Louisiana $60,166 North Carolina $60,134 Missouri $60,121 Florida $59,875 Montana $59,742 Nebraska $59,615

Kentucky $59,546 South Carolina $59,292 Tennessee $59,134 Idaho $59,071 New Mexico $58,609 Oklahoma $58,508 Alabama $58,134 South Dakota $57,508

Arkansas $57,166 West Virginia $56,983 Mississippi $56,432

Top Paying Cities for Academics 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: $63,573
Barre: $63,669
Cabot: $63,529

Adamant, VT $63,573

Barre, VT $63,669

Cabot, VT $63,529

Calais, VT $63,585

East Barre, VT $63,572

East Calais, VT $63,573

East Montpelier, VT $63,616

Eden, VT $63,531

Eden Mills, VT $63,474

Graniteville, VT $63,665

Hyde Park, VT $63,625

Johnson, VT $63,706

Lake Elmore, VT $63,554

Marshfield, VT $63,540

Moretown, VT $63,710

Morrisville, VT $63,702

Moscow, VT $63,735

Northfield, VT $63,632

Northfield Falls, VT $63,930

North Hyde Park, VT $63,621

North Montpelier, VT $63,557

Plainfield, VT $63,548

Roxbury, VT $63,440

South Barre, VT $63,743

Waterbury, VT $63,728

Stowe, VT $63,737

Waitsfield, VT $63,702

Warren, VT $63,583

Washington, VT $63,459

Waterbury Center, VT $63,726

Websterville, VT $63,655

Williamstown, VT $63,581

Wolcott, VT $63,546

Woodbury, VT $63,483

Worcester, VT $63,547

Rutland, VT $63,545

Belmont, VT $63,349

Benson, VT $63,348

Bomoseen, VT $63,448

Brandon, VT $63,495

Bridport, VT $63,502

Castleton, VT $63,460

Center Rutland, VT $63,504

Chittenden, VT $63,357

Cuttingsville, VT $63,335

Danby, VT $63,444

East Middlebury, VT $63,537

East Poultney, VT $63,450

East Wallingford, VT $63,382

Fair Haven, VT $63,404

Florence, VT $63,382

Forest Dale, VT $63,497

Gaysville, VT $63,094

Granville, VT $63,392

Hancock, VT $63,382

Hydeville, VT $63,456

Killington, VT $63,375

Middlebury, VT $63,635

Middletown Springs, VT $63,416

Mount Holly, VT $63,357

North Clarendon, VT $63,450

Orwell, VT $63,444

Pawlet, VT $63,466

Pittsfield, VT $63,412

Pittsford, VT $63,473

Poultney, VT $63,461

Proctor, VT $63,531

Ripton, VT $63,457

Rochester, VT $63,425

Rupert, VT $63,418

Salisbury, VT $63,519

Shoreham, VT $63,466

Stockbridge, VT $63,353

Wallingford, VT $63,387

Wells, VT $63,469

West Pawlet, VT $63,490

West Rupert, VT $63,475

West Rutland, VT $63,437

Whiting, VT $63,468

Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,537

Albany, VT $63,500

Barnet, VT $63,469

Barton, VT $63,493

Beebe Plain, VT $63,512

Concord, VT $63,409

Coventry, VT $63,586

Craftsbury, VT $63,518

Craftsbury Common, VT $63,521

Danville, VT $63,483

Derby, VT $63,512

Derby Line, VT $63,464

East Burke, VT $63,463

East Charleston, VT $63,469

East Hardwick, VT $63,503

East Haven, VT $63,324

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,535

Glover, VT $63,474

Granby, VT $63,246

Greensboro, VT $63,452

Greensboro Bend, VT $63,493

Hardwick, VT $63,563

Irasburg, VT $63,477

Island Pond, VT $63,373

Lowell, VT $63,456

Lower Waterford, VT $63,528

Lyndon, VT $63,517

Lyndon Center, VT $63,588

Lyndonville, VT $63,519

Morgan, VT $63,405

Newport, VT $63,550

Newport Center, VT $63,469

North Concord, VT $63,303

North Troy, VT $63,478

Orleans, VT $63,454

Passumpsic, VT $63,540

Peacham, VT $63,413

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $63,542

Sheffield, VT $63,430

Sutton, VT $63,425

Troy, VT $63,484

West Burke, VT $63,467

West Charleston, VT $63,437

West Danville, VT $63,487

Westfield, VT $63,436

West Glover, VT $63,480

Averill, VT $63,110

Beecher Falls, VT $63,519

Canaan, VT $63,361

Gilman, VT $63,640

Guildhall, VT $63,278

Lunenburg, VT $63,416

Norton, VT $63,237

North Bennington, VT $63,943

North Pownal, VT $64,072

Pownal, VT $64,108

White River Junction, VT $63,528

Ascutney, VT $63,558

Barnard, VT $63,384

Bethel, VT $63,423

Bradford, VT $63,490

Bridgewater, VT $63,449

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,323

Brookfield, VT $63,485

Brownsville, VT $63,450

Chelsea, VT $63,449

Corinth, VT $63,432

East Corinth, VT $63,458

East Randolph, VT $63,470

East Ryegate, VT $63,415

East Thetford, VT $63,494

Fairlee, VT $63,425

Groton, VT $63,442

Hartford, VT $63,693

Hartland, VT $63,471

Hartland Four Corners, VT $63,468

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $63,631

Newbury, VT $63,435

North Hartland, VT $63,516

North Pomfret, VT $63,407

North Thetford, VT $63,492

Norwich, VT $63,480

Plymouth, VT $63,278

Post Mills, VT $63,478

Quechee, VT $63,544

Randolph, VT $63,533

Randolph Center, VT $63,500

Reading, VT $63,330

Sharon, VT $63,422

South Pomfret, VT $63,361

South Royalton, VT $63,440

South Ryegate, VT $63,453

South Strafford, VT $63,437

South Woodstock, VT $63,346

Strafford, VT $63,382

Taftsville, VT $63,549

Thetford, VT $63,494

Thetford Center, VT $63,427

Topsham, VT $63,408

Tunbridge, VT $63,420

Vershire, VT $63,390

Wells River, VT $63,457

West Fairlee, VT $63,574

West Hartford, VT $63,408

West Newbury, VT $63,433

West Topsham, VT $63,459

Wilder, VT $63,697

Windsor, VT $63,497

Woodstock, VT $63,419

Bellows Falls, VT $63,650

Cambridgeport, VT $63,578

Cavendish, VT $63,366

Chester, VT $63,430

Chester Depot, VT $63,407

Grafton, VT $63,382

Londonderry, VT $63,495

Ludlow, VT $63,399

North Springfield, VT $63,621

Perkinsville, VT $63,448

Peru, VT $63,429

Proctorsville, VT $63,377

Saxtons River, VT $63,637

South Londonderry, VT $63,535

Springfield, VT $63,590

Westminster, VT $63,650

Westminster Station, VT $63,654

Weston, VT $63,364

Shaftsbury, VT $63,867

Brattleboro, VT $63,780

Bondville, VT $63,516

East Dover, VT $63,645

Jacksonville, VT $63,805

Jamaica, VT $63,518

Marlboro, VT $64,096

Newfane, VT $63,604

Putney, VT $63,590

Readsboro, VT $64,104

South Newfane, VT $63,626

Stamford, VT $64,057

Townshend, VT $63,546

Vernon, VT $63,975

Wardsboro, VT $63,592

West Dover, VT $63,697

West Dummerston, VT $63,619

West Halifax, VT $63,718

West Townshend, VT $63,461

West Wardsboro, VT $63,462

Whitingham, VT $63,783

Williamsville, VT $63,619

Wilmington, VT $63,744

Burlington, VT $63,918

South Burlington, VT $63,914

Winooski, VT $63,918

Colchester, VT $63,918

Alburgh, VT $63,599

Bakersfield, VT $63,693

Belvidere Center, VT $63,463

Bristol, VT $63,707

Cambridge, VT $63,783

Charlotte, VT $63,831

East Berkshire, VT $63,632

East Fairfield, VT $63,727

Enosburg Falls, VT $63,551

Essex, VT $63,869

Essex Junction, VT $63,874

Fairfax, VT $63,787

Fairfield, VT $63,726

Ferrisburgh, VT $63,761

Franklin, VT $63,555

Grand Isle, VT $63,793

Highgate Center, VT $63,609

Highgate Springs, VT $63,641

Hinesburg, VT $63,830

Huntington, VT $63,782

Isle La Motte, VT $63,678

Jeffersonville, VT $63,740

Jericho, VT $63,816

Jonesville, VT $63,830

Milton, VT $63,847

Monkton, VT $63,779

Montgomery, VT $63,551

Montgomery Center, VT $63,474

New Haven, VT $63,699

North Ferrisburgh, VT $63,789

North Hero, VT $63,726

Richford, VT $63,540

Richmond, VT $63,823

Saint Albans, VT $63,754

Saint Albans Bay, VT $63,746

Shelburne, VT $63,890

Sheldon, VT $63,678

Sheldon Springs, VT $63,835

South Hero, VT $63,851

Starksboro, VT $63,744

Swanton, VT $63,667

Underhill, VT $63,802

Underhill Center, VT $63,804

Vergennes, VT $63,680

Waterville, VT $63,701

Westford, VT $63,833

Williston, VT $63,881

Montpelier, VT $63,659

Bennington, VT $63,990

Arlington, VT $63,764

Dorset, VT $63,516

East Arlington, VT $63,492

East Dorset, VT $63,518

Manchester, VT $63,689

Manchester Center, VT $63,647

Academics Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Academics Instructor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 15% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely, Academics Instructor positions in Education typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Academics Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Academics Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$65,214	$31.0	5%
Nonprofit	$65,214	$31.0	5%

Academics Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academics 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.

$54,336

Average $62,108/year

$70,837

$4,528

Average $5,176/month

$5,903

$1,045

Average $1,194/week

$1,362

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,837	$5,903	$1,362	$34
Average	$62,108	$5,176	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$54,336	$4,528	$1,045	$26

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