What are the main factors that influence an Activity 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 Activity Instructor?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Activity Instructor roles, with salaries approximately 8% above the market median.

How does experience change An Activity Instructor's salary?

An Activity Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,939 for beginners, reaching about $62,295 at mid-level, and approach $66,016 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Activity Instructor?

Activity Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activity Instructor roles are District of Columbia $71,672, California $71,400, Massachusetts $70,448. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activity Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Activity Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Activity Manager: $138,959; Activity Leader: $80,813; Activity Director: $69,763; Outdoor Activity Instructor: $62,466; Activity Instructor Apprenticeship: $62,131.

Activity Instructor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Activity Instructor make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Instructor in Vermont is $63,535 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,597
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,582 to $72,466
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,341

10% $48,341

50% (Median) $63,535

90% $80,597

Activity Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,466	$6,039	$1,394	$35
Average	$63,535	$5,295	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$55,582	$4,632	$1,069	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Activity Instructor Salaries

An Activity 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 Activity Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activity 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): $58,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,188
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,295
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,768
Expert (over 8 years): $66,016

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Activity Instructor	less than 1 year	$58,939
Early Career Level Activity Instructor	1-2 years	$59,188
Mid-Level Level Activity Instructor	2-4 years	$62,295
Senior-Level Level Activity Instructor	5-8 years	$65,768
Expert Level Activity Instructor	over 8 years	$66,016

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

District of Columbia: $71,672.
California: $71,400.
Massachusetts: $70,448.

District of Columbia $71,672 California $71,400 Massachusetts $70,448 Washington $70,189 New Jersey $70,164 Alaska $70,073 Connecticut $69,180 New York $68,817

Hawaii $67,658 Rhode Island $67,115 Maryland $66,746 Minnesota $66,241 Colorado $66,047 Illinois $65,982 Oregon $65,736 Delaware $65,555

New Hampshire $65,441 Virginia $65,186 Pennsylvania $64,441 Nevada $64,066 North Dakota $63,943 Michigan $63,749 Wisconsin $63,677 Vermont $63,535

Texas $63,140 Maine $63,114 Arizona $63,075 Ohio $63,030 Georgia $62,434 Indiana $62,137 Wyoming $62,078 Utah $61,988

Iowa $61,949 Kansas $61,638 Louisiana $61,548 North Carolina $61,515 Missouri $61,502 Florida $61,250 Montana $61,114 Nebraska $60,984

Kentucky $60,913 South Carolina $60,654 Tennessee $60,493 Idaho $60,428 New Mexico $59,955 Oklahoma $59,852 Alabama $59,470 South Dakota $58,829

Arkansas $58,479 West Virginia $58,292 Mississippi $57,728

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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: $65,034
Barre: $65,131
Cabot: $64,988

Adamant, VT $65,034

Barre, VT $65,131

Cabot, VT $64,988

Calais, VT $65,045

East Barre, VT $65,032

East Calais, VT $65,034

East Montpelier, VT $65,077

Eden, VT $64,991

Eden Mills, VT $64,932

Graniteville, VT $65,127

Hyde Park, VT $65,087

Johnson, VT $65,169

Lake Elmore, VT $65,014

Marshfield, VT $64,999

Moretown, VT $65,173

Morrisville, VT $65,166

Moscow, VT $65,199

Northfield, VT $65,094

Northfield Falls, VT $65,398

North Hyde Park, VT $65,082

North Montpelier, VT $65,017

Plainfield, VT $65,008

Roxbury, VT $64,898

South Barre, VT $65,207

Waterbury, VT $65,192

Stowe, VT $65,201

Waitsfield, VT $65,165

Warren, VT $65,043

Washington, VT $64,916

Waterbury Center, VT $65,190

Websterville, VT $65,117

Williamstown, VT $65,041

Wolcott, VT $65,006

Woodbury, VT $64,942

Worcester, VT $65,006

Rutland, VT $65,004

Belmont, VT $64,804

Benson, VT $64,803

Bomoseen, VT $64,905

Brandon, VT $64,953

Bridport, VT $64,960

Castleton, VT $64,918

Center Rutland, VT $64,962

Chittenden, VT $64,813

Cuttingsville, VT $64,790

Danby, VT $64,901

East Middlebury, VT $64,996

East Poultney, VT $64,908

East Wallingford, VT $64,837

Fair Haven, VT $64,861

Florence, VT $64,838

Forest Dale, VT $64,956

Gaysville, VT $64,543

Granville, VT $64,848

Hancock, VT $64,838

Hydeville, VT $64,913

Killington, VT $64,831

Middlebury, VT $65,096

Middletown Springs, VT $64,873

Mount Holly, VT $64,813

North Clarendon, VT $64,908

Orwell, VT $64,901

Pawlet, VT $64,924

Pittsfield, VT $64,868

Pittsford, VT $64,931

Poultney, VT $64,918

Proctor, VT $64,990

Ripton, VT $64,915

Rochester, VT $64,881

Rupert, VT $64,875

Salisbury, VT $64,978

Shoreham, VT $64,923

Stockbridge, VT $64,808

Wallingford, VT $64,843

Wells, VT $64,927

West Pawlet, VT $64,949

West Rupert, VT $64,933

West Rutland, VT $64,894

Whiting, VT $64,926

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,996

Albany, VT $64,958

Barnet, VT $64,927

Barton, VT $64,951

Beebe Plain, VT $64,971

Concord, VT $64,865

Coventry, VT $65,046

Craftsbury, VT $64,977

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,980

Danville, VT $64,941

Derby, VT $64,971

Derby Line, VT $64,922

East Burke, VT $64,920

East Charleston, VT $64,927

East Hardwick, VT $64,962

East Haven, VT $64,778

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,995

Glover, VT $64,932

Granby, VT $64,699

Greensboro, VT $64,910

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,951

Hardwick, VT $65,023

Irasburg, VT $64,935

Island Pond, VT $64,829

Lowell, VT $64,913

Lower Waterford, VT $64,988

Lyndon, VT $64,976

Lyndon Center, VT $65,049

Lyndonville, VT $64,978

Morgan, VT $64,861

Newport, VT $65,010

Newport Center, VT $64,927

North Concord, VT $64,757

North Troy, VT $64,936

Orleans, VT $64,911

Passumpsic, VT $65,000

Peacham, VT $64,869

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $65,002

Sheffield, VT $64,887

Sutton, VT $64,881

Troy, VT $64,942

West Burke, VT $64,925

West Charleston, VT $64,894

West Danville, VT $64,945

Westfield, VT $64,893

West Glover, VT $64,938

Averill, VT $64,560

Beecher Falls, VT $64,978

Canaan, VT $64,817

Gilman, VT $65,102

Guildhall, VT $64,731

Lunenburg, VT $64,872

Norton, VT $64,689

North Bennington, VT $65,412

North Pownal, VT $65,544

Pownal, VT $65,580

White River Junction, VT $64,988

Ascutney, VT $65,018

Barnard, VT $64,840

Bethel, VT $64,880

Bradford, VT $64,948

Bridgewater, VT $64,907

Bridgewater Corners, VT $64,778

Brookfield, VT $64,944

Brownsville, VT $64,908

Chelsea, VT $64,906

Corinth, VT $64,889

East Corinth, VT $64,916

East Randolph, VT $64,928

East Ryegate, VT $64,872

East Thetford, VT $64,952

Fairlee, VT $64,882

Groton, VT $64,900

Hartford, VT $65,156

Hartland, VT $64,929

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,926

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $65,093

Newbury, VT $64,892

North Hartland, VT $64,975

North Pomfret, VT $64,863

North Thetford, VT $64,951

Norwich, VT $64,938

Plymouth, VT $64,731

Post Mills, VT $64,936

Quechee, VT $65,004

Randolph, VT $64,992

Randolph Center, VT $64,959

Reading, VT $64,785

Sharon, VT $64,879

South Pomfret, VT $64,817

South Royalton, VT $64,898

South Ryegate, VT $64,911

South Strafford, VT $64,894

South Woodstock, VT $64,801

Strafford, VT $64,838

Taftsville, VT $65,009

Thetford, VT $64,952

Thetford Center, VT $64,884

Topsham, VT $64,865

Tunbridge, VT $64,877

Vershire, VT $64,846

Wells River, VT $64,915

West Fairlee, VT $65,034

West Hartford, VT $64,865

West Newbury, VT $64,890

West Topsham, VT $64,916

Wilder, VT $65,160

Windsor, VT $64,955

Woodstock, VT $64,876

Bellows Falls, VT $65,112

Cambridgeport, VT $65,038

Cavendish, VT $64,822

Chester, VT $64,887

Chester Depot, VT $64,863

Grafton, VT $64,837

Londonderry, VT $64,954

Ludlow, VT $64,855

North Springfield, VT $65,082

Perkinsville, VT $64,905

Peru, VT $64,886

Proctorsville, VT $64,833

Saxtons River, VT $65,099

South Londonderry, VT $64,994

Springfield, VT $65,050

Westminster, VT $65,112

Westminster Station, VT $65,116

Weston, VT $64,819

Shaftsbury, VT $65,334

Brattleboro, VT $65,245

Bondville, VT $64,975

East Dover, VT $65,107

Jacksonville, VT $65,271

Jamaica, VT $64,977

Marlboro, VT $65,568

Newfane, VT $65,065

Putney, VT $65,051

Readsboro, VT $65,576

South Newfane, VT $65,087

Stamford, VT $65,529

Townshend, VT $65,006

Vernon, VT $65,445

Wardsboro, VT $65,053

West Dover, VT $65,160

West Dummerston, VT $65,081

West Halifax, VT $65,181

West Townshend, VT $64,918

West Wardsboro, VT $64,920

Whitingham, VT $65,248

Williamsville, VT $65,081

Wilmington, VT $65,208

Burlington, VT $65,386

South Burlington, VT $65,382

Winooski, VT $65,386

Colchester, VT $65,386

Alburgh, VT $65,060

Bakersfield, VT $65,156

Belvidere Center, VT $64,920

Bristol, VT $65,170

Cambridge, VT $65,248

Charlotte, VT $65,298

East Berkshire, VT $65,094

East Fairfield, VT $65,191

Enosburg Falls, VT $65,011

Essex, VT $65,336

Essex Junction, VT $65,341

Fairfax, VT $65,252

Fairfield, VT $65,190

Ferrisburgh, VT $65,225

Franklin, VT $65,015

Grand Isle, VT $65,259

Highgate Center, VT $65,070

Highgate Springs, VT $65,103

Hinesburg, VT $65,296

Huntington, VT $65,247

Isle La Motte, VT $65,141

Jeffersonville, VT $65,204

Jericho, VT $65,282

Jonesville, VT $65,296

Milton, VT $65,313

Monkton, VT $65,244

Montgomery, VT $65,011

Montgomery Center, VT $64,932

New Haven, VT $65,162

North Ferrisburgh, VT $65,254

North Hero, VT $65,190

Richford, VT $65,000

Richmond, VT $65,289

Saint Albans, VT $65,219

Saint Albans Bay, VT $65,210

Shelburne, VT $65,357

Sheldon, VT $65,141

Sheldon Springs, VT $65,301

South Hero, VT $65,318

Starksboro, VT $65,208

Swanton, VT $65,129

Underhill, VT $65,267

Underhill Center, VT $65,269

Vergennes, VT $65,142

Waterville, VT $65,164

Westford, VT $65,300

Williston, VT $65,349

Montpelier, VT $65,121

Bennington, VT $65,459

Arlington, VT $65,229

Dorset, VT $64,975

East Arlington, VT $64,951

East Dorset, VT $64,977

Manchester, VT $65,152

Manchester Center, VT $65,109

Activity Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Activity Instructor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 16% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 8% above the average. Conversely, Activity Instructor positions in Education typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Activity Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Activity Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$68,618	$33.0	8%

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

Understanding how an Activity 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.

$55,582

Average $63,535/year

$72,466

$4,632

Average $5,295/month

$6,039

$1,069

Average $1,222/week

$1,394

$27

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,466	$6,039	$1,394	$35
Average	$63,535	$5,295	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$55,582	$4,632	$1,069	$27

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