What are the main factors that influence an Adaptive Aquatics 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 Adaptive Aquatics Instructor?

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

How does experience change An Adaptive Aquatics Instructor's salary?

An Adaptive Aquatics Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,318 for beginners, reaching about $57,410 at mid-level, and approach $60,839 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adaptive Aquatics Instructor?

Adaptive Aquatics Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adaptive Aquatics Instructor roles are District of Columbia $69,996, California $69,730, Massachusetts $68,801. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adaptive Aquatics Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Adaptive Aquatics Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Aquatics LifeGuard/Swim Instructor: $83,125; Adaptive Equipment Specialist: $78,572; Adaptive Testing Coordinator: $66,451; Adaptive Designer: $63,943; Adaptive Physical Education Specialist: $56,703.

Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Adaptive Aquatics Instructor make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adaptive Aquatics Instructor in New Mexico is $58,553 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,277
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,224 to $66,784
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,551

10% $44,551

50% (Median) $58,553

90% $74,277

Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,784	$5,565	$1,284	$32
Average	$58,553	$4,879	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$51,224	$4,269	$985	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salaries

An Adaptive Aquatics 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 Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adaptive Aquatics 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): $54,318
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,547
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,410
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $60,611
Expert (over 8 years): $60,839

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adaptive Aquatics Instructor	less than 1 year	$54,318
Early Career Level Adaptive Aquatics Instructor	1-2 years	$54,547
Mid-Level Level Adaptive Aquatics Instructor	2-4 years	$57,410
Senior-Level Level Adaptive Aquatics Instructor	5-8 years	$60,611
Expert Level Adaptive Aquatics Instructor	over 8 years	$60,839

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

District of Columbia: $69,996.
California: $69,730.
Massachusetts: $68,801.

District of Columbia $69,996 California $69,730 Massachusetts $68,801 Washington $68,548 New Jersey $68,523 Alaska $68,434 Connecticut $67,562 New York $67,208

Hawaii $66,076 Rhode Island $65,545 Maryland $65,185 Minnesota $64,692 Colorado $64,502 Illinois $64,439 Oregon $64,199 Delaware $64,022

New Hampshire $63,910 Virginia $63,661 Pennsylvania $62,934 Nevada $62,568 North Dakota $62,447 Michigan $62,258 Wisconsin $62,188 Vermont $62,049

Texas $61,664 Maine $61,638 Arizona $61,600 Ohio $61,556 Georgia $60,974 Indiana $60,684 Wyoming $60,627 Utah $60,538

Iowa $60,500 Kansas $60,197 Louisiana $60,108 North Carolina $60,077 Missouri $60,064 Florida $59,818 Montana $59,685 Nebraska $59,558

Kentucky $59,489 South Carolina $59,236 Tennessee $59,078 Idaho $59,015 New Mexico $58,553 Oklahoma $58,452 Alabama $58,079 South Dakota $57,453

Arkansas $57,112 West Virginia $56,928 Mississippi $56,378

Top Paying Cities for Adaptive Aquatics 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: $59,176
Belen: $58,847
Bernalillo: $59,281

Algodones, NM $59,176

Belen, NM $58,847

Bernalillo, NM $59,281

Bluewater, NM $58,037

Bosque, NM $58,415

Casa Blanca, NM $58,547

Cedar Crest, NM $59,331

Cedarvale, NM $57,004

Cerrillos, NM $59,219

Claunch, NM $56,793

Coyote, NM $58,347

Cuba, NM $58,254

Cubero, NM $58,676

Edgewood, NM $59,066

Estancia, NM $58,362

Gallina, NM $58,042

Counselor, NM $58,078

Grants, NM $57,970

Milan, NM $58,202

Isleta, NM $59,383

Jarales, NM $58,790

Jemez Pueblo, NM $58,892

Jemez Springs, NM $58,711

Laguna, NM $58,963

La Jara, NM $58,188

La Joya, NM $58,054

Lindrith, NM $57,984

Los Lunas, NM $59,159

Mcintosh, NM $58,683

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $58,292

Moriarty, NM $58,486

Mountainair, NM $57,855

Nageezi, NM $58,001

New Laguna, NM $58,648

Paguate, NM $58,688

Pena Blanca, NM $59,343

Peralta, NM $59,252

Placitas, NM $59,283

Ponderosa, NM $58,817

Prewitt, NM $58,019

Regina, NM $58,059

Sandia Park, NM $59,182

Corrales, NM $59,405

San Fidel, NM $58,332

San Rafael, NM $58,083

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $59,182

San Ysidro, NM $59,103

Stanley, NM $58,477

Tijeras, NM $59,189

Tome, NM $59,080

Torreon, NM $58,883

Veguita, NM $58,410

Willard, NM $57,750

Youngsville, NM $58,364

Bosque Farms, NM $59,361

Clines Corners, NM $58,124

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $59,227

Cochiti Lake, NM $59,304

Albuquerque, NM $59,438

Kirtland Afb, NM $59,438

Rio Rancho, NM $59,341

Gallup, NM $58,103

Brimhall, NM $57,939

Church Rock, NM $57,966

Continental Divide, NM $57,925

Crownpoint, NM $57,973

Fence Lake, NM $57,714

Fort Wingate, NM $57,946

Gamerco, NM $58,043

Mentmore, NM $57,953

Mexican Springs, NM $57,946

Ramah, NM $57,840

Rehoboth, NM $57,985

Thoreau, NM $57,988

Tohatchi, NM $57,935

Vanderwagen, NM $57,946

Zuni, NM $57,932

Navajo, NM $58,011

Jamestown, NM $57,867

Pinehill, NM $57,795

Sheep Springs, NM $57,997

Smith Lake, NM $58,214

Yatahey, NM $57,977

Farmington, NM $58,255

Aztec, NM $58,363

Blanco, NM $58,090

Bloomfield, NM $58,021

Flora Vista, NM $58,315

Fruitland, NM $57,951

Kirtland, NM $58,316

La Plata, NM $58,337

Navajo Dam, NM $58,311

Shiprock, NM $58,230

Waterflow, NM $58,200

Newcomb, NM $57,962

Sanostee, NM $57,999

Santa Fe, NM $59,742

Abiquiu, NM $58,107

Alcalde, NM $59,120

Amalia, NM $58,019

Arroyo Hondo, NM $57,937

Arroyo Seco, NM $58,004

Canjilon, NM $57,928

Canones, NM $58,456

Carson, NM $58,159

Cebolla, NM $57,962

Cerro, NM $57,979

Chama, NM $58,216

Chamisal, NM $58,963

Chimayo, NM $59,377

Cordova, NM $59,276

Costilla, NM $58,262

Taos Ski Valley, NM $57,820

Dixon, NM $58,907

Dulce, NM $58,215

El Prado, NM $58,056

El Rito, NM $58,322

Embudo, NM $58,604

Espanola, NM $59,305

Glorieta, NM $59,512

Hernandez, NM $58,754

Ilfeld, NM $58,962

La Madera, NM $58,219

Lamy, NM $59,285

Llano, NM $58,843

Los Alamos, NM $59,425

White Rock, NM $59,537

Medanales, NM $58,819

Ojo Caliente, NM $58,473

Los Ojos, NM $58,073

Pecos, NM $59,326

Penasco, NM $58,625

Petaca, NM $57,874

Questa, NM $58,040

Ranchos De Taos, NM $58,346

Red River, NM $57,875

Ribera, NM $58,247

Rowe, NM $59,018

San Cristobal, NM $57,873

San Jose, NM $58,872

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $59,160

Santa Cruz, NM $59,357

Serafina, NM $58,100

Taos, NM $58,022

Tererro, NM $59,516

Tesuque, NM $59,742

Tierra Amarilla, NM $58,022

Trampas, NM $58,577

Tres Piedras, NM $57,858

Truchas, NM $59,111

Vadito, NM $58,547

Valdez, NM $57,917

Vallecitos, NM $57,871

Velarde, NM $58,817

Villanueva, NM $58,135

Spaceport City, NM $56,949

Las Vegas, NM $57,642

Angel Fire, NM $57,812

Anton Chico, NM $57,542

Buena Vista, NM $58,070

Chacon, NM $58,111

Cimarron, NM $57,721

Cleveland, NM $58,523

Eagle Nest, NM $57,765

Guadalupita, NM $58,022

Holman, NM $58,374

La Loma, NM $57,445

Maxwell, NM $57,741

Miami, NM $57,616

Mills, NM $57,411

Montezuma, NM $58,821

Mora, NM $58,606

Mosquero, NM $57,361

Ocate, NM $57,679

Ojo Feliz, NM $57,831

Rainsville, NM $58,084

Raton, NM $57,886

Rociada, NM $58,850

Roy, NM $57,424

Sapello, NM $58,339

Solano, NM $57,354

Springer, NM $57,591

Ute Park, NM $57,748

Valmora, NM $57,593

Wagon Mound, NM $57,527

Watrous, NM $57,612

Socorro, NM $57,479

Aragon, NM $57,653

Datil, NM $57,415

Lemitar, NM $57,746

Luna, NM $57,755

Magdalena, NM $57,420

Pie Town, NM $57,611

Polvadera, NM $57,886

Quemado, NM $57,731

Reserve, NM $57,627

San Acacia, NM $57,981

San Antonio, NM $57,161

Truth Or Consequences, NM $57,149

Arrey, NM $57,140

Caballo, NM $57,179

Derry, NM $56,888

Elephant Butte, NM $57,298

Garfield, NM $56,723

Hatch, NM $55,814

Monticello, NM $57,146

Rincon, NM $55,493

Salem, NM $56,546

Williamsburg, NM $57,221

Winston, NM $57,188

Las Cruces, NM $54,766

White Sands Missile Range, NM $54,946

Santa Teresa, NM $55,345

Playas, NM $57,413

Animas, NM $57,554

Anthony, NM $55,332

Arenas Valley, NM $57,453

Bayard, NM $57,399

Berino, NM $55,081

Buckhorn, NM $57,459

Santa Clara, NM $57,500

Chamberino, NM $55,139

Cliff, NM $57,392

Columbus, NM $57,238

Deming, NM $57,251

Dona Ana, NM $54,768

Fairacres, NM $54,932

Faywood, NM $57,225

Fort Bayard, NM $57,445

Gila, NM $57,308

Glenwood, NM $57,353

Hachita, NM $57,238

Hanover, NM $57,250

Hillsboro, NM $57,133

Hurley, NM $57,361

La Mesa, NM $55,814

Lordsburg, NM $57,371

Mesilla, NM $54,768

Mesilla Park, NM $54,773

Mesquite, NM $54,820

Mimbres, NM $57,296

Mule Creek, NM $57,451

Organ, NM $54,802

Pinos Altos, NM $57,391

Radium Springs, NM $54,790

Redrock, NM $57,245

Rodeo, NM $57,627

San Miguel, NM $54,799

Silver City, NM $57,392

Sunland Park, NM $55,051

Tyrone, NM $57,562

Vado, NM $54,842

Chaparral, NM $55,534

Clovis, NM $57,282

Cannon Afb, NM $57,155

Broadview, NM $57,115

Causey, NM $57,017

Crossroads, NM $56,882

Dora, NM $57,152

Elida, NM $56,915

Floyd, NM $57,054

Fort Sumner, NM $57,007

Grady, NM $57,169

House, NM $57,124

Kenna, NM $56,916

Lingo, NM $57,013

Melrose, NM $57,133

Milnesand, NM $56,893

Pep, NM $56,971

Portales, NM $57,179

Rogers, NM $56,987

Saint Vrain, NM $57,170

Taiban, NM $56,988

Texico, NM $57,192

Yeso, NM $56,781

Roswell, NM $56,847

Artesia, NM $56,959

Caprock, NM $56,844

Carlsbad, NM $56,997

Dexter, NM $56,887

Eunice, NM $57,047

Hagerman, NM $56,916

Hobbs, NM $57,131

Hope, NM $56,707

Jal, NM $56,980

Lake Arthur, NM $56,822

Lakewood, NM $56,906

Loco Hills, NM $57,011

Loving, NM $56,982

Lovington, NM $57,076

Mcdonald, NM $56,920

Malaga, NM $56,927

Maljamar, NM $56,871

Monument, NM $57,005

Tatum, NM $56,957

Whites City, NM $57,052

Carrizozo, NM $56,578

Alamogordo, NM $56,397

Alto, NM $56,586

Bent, NM $56,408

Capitan, NM $56,454

Cloudcroft, NM $56,402

Corona, NM $56,823

Encino, NM $57,280

Fort Stanton, NM $56,478

Glencoe, NM $56,438

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $56,391

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $56,391

Hondo, NM $56,490

La Luz, NM $56,391

Lincoln, NM $56,325

Mayhill, NM $56,519

Mescalero, NM $56,416

Nogal, NM $56,658

Orogrande, NM $56,420

Picacho, NM $56,478

Pinon, NM $56,690

Ruidoso, NM $56,693

Ruidoso Downs, NM $56,616

Sacramento, NM $56,442

San Patricio, NM $56,509

Sunspot, NM $56,391

Timberon, NM $56,513

Tinnie, NM $56,445

Tularosa, NM $56,428

Vaughn, NM $57,049

Weed, NM $56,512

Tucumcari, NM $57,332

Amistad, NM $57,258

Bard, NM $57,167

Capulin, NM $57,814

Clayton, NM $57,370

Conchas Dam, NM $57,422

Cuervo, NM $57,145

Des Moines, NM $57,586

Folsom, NM $57,675

Garita, NM $57,312

Gladstone, NM $57,427

Grenville, NM $57,416

Logan, NM $57,331

Mcalister, NM $57,153

Nara Visa, NM $57,195

Newkirk, NM $57,258

Quay, NM $57,291

San Jon, NM $57,229

Santa Rosa, NM $57,291

Sedan, NM $57,311

Trementina, NM $57,308

Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adaptive Aquatics 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, Adaptive Aquatics Instructor positions in Education typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Adaptive Aquatics Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Adaptive Aquatics Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$63,237	$30.0	8%

Adaptive Aquatics Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adaptive Aquatics 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.

$51,224

Average $58,553/year

$66,784

$4,269

Average $4,879/month

$5,565

$985

Average $1,126/week

$1,284

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,784	$5,565	$1,284	$32
Average	$58,553	$4,879	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$51,224	$4,269	$985	$25

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