What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct Assistant 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 Adjunct Assistant Instructor?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Assistant Instructor roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adjunct Assistant Instructor's salary?

An Adjunct Assistant Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,889 for beginners, reaching about $87,793 at mid-level, and approach $119,005 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adjunct Assistant Instructor?

Adjunct Assistant Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Assistant Instructor roles are District of Columbia $70,022, California $69,756, Massachusetts $68,826. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adjunct Assistant Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Adjunct Assistant Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,848; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,292; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,348; Adjunct Medical Assistant Instructor: $63,906; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,571.

Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Assistant Instructor make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Assistant Instructor in Colorado is $64,526 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,541
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,420 to $72,385
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,950

10% $50,950

50% (Median) $64,526

90% $79,541

Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,385	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$64,526	$5,377	$1,241	$31
25th Percentile	$57,420	$4,785	$1,104	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct Assistant 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 Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Assistant 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): $62,889
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,964
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,793
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,233
Expert (over 8 years): $119,005

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Adjunct Assistant Instructor	less than 1 year	$62,889
Executive Assistant II	1-2 years	$72,964
Executive Assistant III	2-4 years	$87,793
Executive Assistant IV	5-8 years	$99,233
Executive Assistant V	over 8 years	$119,005

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

District of Columbia: $70,022.
California: $69,756.
Massachusetts: $68,826.

District of Columbia $70,022 California $69,756 Massachusetts $68,826 Washington $68,574 New Jersey $68,548 Alaska $68,460 Connecticut $67,587 New York $67,233

Hawaii $66,101 Rhode Island $65,570 Maryland $65,209 Minnesota $64,716 Colorado $64,526 Illinois $64,463 Oregon $64,222 Delaware $64,045

New Hampshire $63,934 Virginia $63,685 Pennsylvania $62,958 Nevada $62,591 North Dakota $62,471 Michigan $62,281 Wisconsin $62,211 Vermont $62,072

Texas $61,686 Maine $61,661 Arizona $61,623 Ohio $61,579 Georgia $60,997 Indiana $60,706 Wyoming $60,649 Utah $60,561

Iowa $60,523 Kansas $60,219 Louisiana $60,131 North Carolina $60,099 Missouri $60,086 Florida $59,840 Montana $59,707 Nebraska $59,580

Kentucky $59,511 South Carolina $59,258 Tennessee $59,100 Idaho $59,037 New Mexico $58,575 Oklahoma $58,474 Alabama $58,101 South Dakota $57,475

Arkansas $57,133 West Virginia $56,950 Mississippi $56,399

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Assistant 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:

Glen Haven: $63,262
Hygiene: $65,461
Johnstown: $63,403

Glen Haven, CO $63,262

Hygiene, CO $65,461

Johnstown, CO $63,403

Laporte, CO $62,701

Livermore, CO $62,497

Loveland, CO $63,206

Lyons, CO $65,346

Masonville, CO $62,741

Mead, CO $64,124

Milliken, CO $63,316

Niwot, CO $65,975

Red Feather Lakes, CO $62,669

Severance, CO $62,791

Timnath, CO $62,710

Wellington, CO $62,359

Windsor, CO $62,800

Brighton, CO $64,357

Ault, CO $62,681

Briggsdale, CO $62,698

Carr, CO $61,619

Eastlake, CO $64,524

Eaton, CO $62,879

Evans, CO $63,199

Fort Lupton, CO $64,173

Galeton, CO $62,885

Gilcrest, CO $63,544

Gill, CO $62,988

Greeley, CO $63,043

Henderson, CO $64,456

Hudson, CO $63,962

Keenesburg, CO $63,653

Kersey, CO $62,996

La Salle, CO $63,434

Lucerne, CO $62,975

Nunn, CO $62,481

Orchard, CO $62,690

Pierce, CO $62,720

Ohio City, CO $63,366

Parlin, CO $63,068

Penrose, CO $62,517

Pitkin, CO $63,287

Poncha Springs, CO $62,858

Powderhorn, CO $62,936

Rockvale, CO $62,233

Sargents, CO $62,752

Twin Lakes, CO $64,825

Westcliffe, CO $62,268

Wetmore, CO $61,867

Durango, CO $63,113

Cahone, CO $62,957

Cortez, CO $62,910

Dolores, CO $63,059

Dove Creek, CO $62,894

Egnar, CO $62,929

Hesperus, CO $62,561

Lewis, CO $63,068

Mancos, CO $62,908

Marvel, CO $62,559

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $62,583

Pleasant View, CO $62,776

Rico, CO $63,075

Towaoc, CO $62,647

Yellow Jacket, CO $62,993

Montrose, CO $63,311

Austin, CO $63,393

Bedrock, CO $62,913

Cedaredge, CO $63,457

Cory, CO $63,378

Crawford, CO $63,198

Delta, CO $63,309

Eckert, CO $63,409

Hotchkiss, CO $63,369

Lazear, CO $63,322

Naturita, CO $63,041

Norwood, CO $63,066

Nucla, CO $63,138

Olathe, CO $63,240

Ophir, CO $63,134

Ouray, CO $63,124

Paonia, CO $63,660

Paradox, CO $62,948

Placerville, CO $63,076

Redvale, CO $63,095

Ridgway, CO $63,115

Silverton, CO $63,009

Somerset, CO $63,853

Telluride, CO $63,146

Grand Junction, CO $63,700

Platteville, CO $63,685

Roggen, CO $63,028

Weldona, CO $62,541

Wiggins, CO $62,876

Fort Morgan, CO $62,567

Log Lane Village, CO $62,772

Akron, CO $62,113

Amherst, CO $61,914

Atwood, CO $62,331

Brush, CO $62,326

Crook, CO $62,154

Eckley, CO $61,958

Fleming, CO $62,273

Grover, CO $62,223

Haxtun, CO $62,260

Hereford, CO $61,826

Hillrose, CO $62,388

Holyoke, CO $62,072

Idalia, CO $61,760

Iliff, CO $62,317

Julesburg, CO $62,066

Lindon, CO $61,847

Merino, CO $62,385

New Raymer, CO $62,371

Otis, CO $62,169

Ovid, CO $62,087

Padroni, CO $62,159

Paoli, CO $62,261

Peetz, CO $62,142

Sedgwick, CO $62,110

Snyder, CO $62,338

Sterling, CO $62,438

Stoneham, CO $62,375

Vernon, CO $61,819

Woodrow, CO $61,976

Wray, CO $61,943

Yuma, CO $62,150

Anton, CO $61,863

Arapahoe, CO $61,375

Arriba, CO $61,598

Bethune, CO $61,689

Burlington, CO $61,631

Calhan, CO $62,607

Cascade, CO $63,121

Cheyenne Wells, CO $61,464

Cope, CO $61,834

Cripple Creek, CO $63,003

Divide, CO $63,036

Flagler, CO $61,661

Florissant, CO $62,985

Fountain, CO $62,601

Genoa, CO $61,640

Green Mountain Falls, CO $63,106

Guffey, CO $62,917

Hugo, CO $61,262

Joes, CO $61,895

Karval, CO $60,907

Kirk, CO $61,844

Kit Carson, CO $61,388

Limon, CO $62,012

Lake George, CO $63,080

Manitou Springs, CO $63,121

Matheson, CO $61,966

Peyton, CO $62,902

Ramah, CO $61,566

Rush, CO $61,712

Seibert, CO $61,635

Simla, CO $62,248

Stratton, CO $61,697

U S A F Academy, CO $63,118

Victor, CO $62,974

Vona, CO $61,671

Wild Horse, CO $61,270

Woodland Park, CO $63,070

Yoder, CO $61,950

Colorado Springs, CO $63,122

Clifton, CO $63,660

Fruita, CO $63,502

Gateway, CO $63,055

Glade Park, CO $63,273

Loma, CO $63,525

Mack, CO $63,356

Palisade, CO $63,545

Whitewater, CO $63,269

Glenwood Springs, CO $64,314

Dinosaur, CO $63,252

Aspen, CO $65,519

Snowmass Village, CO $65,516

Avon, CO $64,928

Basalt, CO $65,310

Carbondale, CO $65,067

Collbran, CO $63,483

Craig, CO $63,949

De Beque, CO $63,475

Eagle, CO $64,663

Edwards, CO $64,801

Parachute, CO $63,806

Battlement Mesa, CO $63,747

Gypsum, CO $64,341

Hamilton, CO $64,221

Hayden, CO $64,040

Maybell, CO $63,331

Meeker, CO $64,227

Meredith, CO $65,096

Mesa, CO $63,452

Minturn, CO $64,730

Molina, CO $63,414

New Castle, CO $64,092

Rangely, CO $63,509

Red Cliff, CO $64,722

Rifle, CO $63,933

Silt, CO $63,908

Slater, CO $63,644

Snowmass, CO $65,385

Wolcott, CO $64,701

Woody Creek, CO $65,514

Vail, CO $65,008

Pueblo, CO $61,206

Colorado City, CO $61,624

Aguilar, CO $61,893

Arlington, CO $60,804

Avondale, CO $61,370

Beulah, CO $61,628

Boncarbo, CO $61,924

Boone, CO $61,568

Branson, CO $61,417

Campo, CO $61,189

Cheraw, CO $61,307

Crowley, CO $61,438

Eads, CO $61,351

Fort Lyon, CO $61,283

Fowler, CO $61,459

Gardner, CO $62,060

Granada, CO $61,488

Hartman, CO $61,606

Hasty, CO $61,418

Haswell, CO $61,055

Hoehne, CO $61,824

Holly, CO $61,412

Kim, CO $61,354

La Junta, CO $61,394

Lamar, CO $61,581

Las Animas, CO $61,359

La Veta, CO $62,168

Mc Clave, CO $61,427

Manzanola, CO $61,346

Model, CO $61,440

Olney Springs, CO $61,241

Ordway, CO $60,936

Pritchett, CO $61,357

Rocky Ford, CO $61,258

Rye, CO $61,719

Sheridan Lake, CO $61,375

Springfield, CO $61,483

Sugar City, CO $60,773

Swink, CO $61,332

Trinchera, CO $61,559

Trinidad, CO $61,826

Two Buttes, CO $61,480

Vilas, CO $61,470

Walsenburg, CO $61,841

Walsh, CO $61,406

Weston, CO $62,041

Wiley, CO $61,371

Alamosa, CO $62,641

Antonito, CO $62,601

Arboles, CO $62,727

Arvada, CO $64,527

Aurora, CO $64,482

Bayfield, CO $62,904

Broomfield, CO $64,810

Commerce City, CO $64,375

Dupont, CO $64,498

Eldorado Springs, CO $66,034

Lafayette, CO $65,448

Louisville, CO $65,529

Westminster, CO $64,497

Wheat Ridge, CO $64,494

Agate, CO $62,209

Bennett, CO $63,826

Byers, CO $63,064

Castle Rock, CO $63,343

Deer Trail, CO $62,648

Elbert, CO $62,943

Elizabeth, CO $63,474

Englewood, CO $64,482

Franktown, CO $63,302

Kiowa, CO $63,017

Larkspur, CO $63,138

Littleton, CO $64,419

Lone Tree, CO $64,248

Louviers, CO $64,159

Monument, CO $63,076

Palmer Lake, CO $63,082

Parker, CO $64,013

Sedalia, CO $63,376

Strasburg, CO $63,623

Watkins, CO $64,100

Denver, CO $64,475

Thornton, CO $64,526

Boulder, CO $66,352

Golden, CO $64,489

Alma, CO $64,126

Bailey, CO $63,980

Black Hawk, CO $65,133

Bond, CO $64,695

Breckenridge, CO $64,263

Buffalo Creek, CO $63,759

Burns, CO $64,279

Central City, CO $64,767

Clark, CO $63,670

Climax, CO $64,337

Coalmont, CO $63,560

Como, CO $63,343

Conifer, CO $64,147

Cowdrey, CO $63,304

Dillon, CO $64,224

Dumont, CO $64,536

Evergreen, CO $64,377

Empire, CO $64,241

Fairplay, CO $63,402

Fraser, CO $64,314

Frisco, CO $64,621

Georgetown, CO $64,193

Granby, CO $64,143

Grand Lake, CO $64,107

Grant, CO $63,651

Hartsel, CO $63,064

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $64,057

Idaho Springs, CO $64,427

Idledale, CO $64,422

Indian Hills, CO $64,389

Jamestown, CO $66,246

Jefferson, CO $63,518

Kittredge, CO $64,396

Kremmling, CO $64,050

Leadville, CO $64,259

Mc Coy, CO $64,269

Morrison, CO $64,376

Nederland, CO $65,643

Oak Creek, CO $64,155

Parshall, CO $64,431

Phippsburg, CO $64,218

Pine, CO $63,836

Pinecliffe, CO $65,951

Rand, CO $63,565

Rollinsville, CO $65,337

Shawnee, CO $63,821

Silver Plume, CO $63,921

Steamboat Springs, CO $64,035

Tabernash, CO $64,464

Toponas, CO $64,194

Walden, CO $63,470

Ward, CO $65,470

Winter Park, CO $64,547

Yampa, CO $64,281

Silverthorne, CO $64,566

Longmont, CO $65,206

Allenspark, CO $64,910

Estes Park, CO $63,935

Bellvue, CO $63,117

Berthoud, CO $63,890

Dacono, CO $64,635

Drake, CO $63,140

Erie, CO $64,925

Firestone, CO $64,475

Fort Collins, CO $62,667

Frederick, CO $64,477

Blanca, CO $62,419

Capulin, CO $62,739

Center, CO $62,688

Chama, CO $62,205

Chimney Rock, CO $62,754

Chromo, CO $62,333

Conejos, CO $62,562

Creede, CO $62,891

Crestone, CO $62,448

Del Norte, CO $62,754

Fort Garland, CO $62,278

San Luis, CO $62,025

Homelake, CO $62,695

Hooper, CO $62,487

Ignacio, CO $62,633

Jaroso, CO $62,162

La Jara, CO $62,663

Manassa, CO $62,600

Moffat, CO $62,530

Monte Vista, CO $62,732

Mosca, CO $62,408

Pagosa Springs, CO $62,749

Romeo, CO $62,784

Saguache, CO $62,746

Sanford, CO $62,432

San Pablo, CO $62,111

South Fork, CO $62,817

Villa Grove, CO $62,614

Salida, CO $62,860

Almont, CO $64,479

Buena Vista, CO $64,380

Canon City, CO $62,580

Cimarron, CO $63,003

Coal Creek, CO $62,209

Coaldale, CO $62,707

Cotopaxi, CO $62,531

Crested Butte, CO $64,818

Florence, CO $62,111

Monarch, CO $62,992

Granite, CO $63,937

Gunnison, CO $63,051

Hillside, CO $62,507

Howard, CO $62,820

Lake City, CO $62,999

Nathrop, CO $63,049

Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Assistant Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 44% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, Adjunct Assistant Instructor positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Adjunct Assistant Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Adjunct Assistant Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$78,722	$38.0	22%
Energy & Utilities	$74,205	$36.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$73,560	$35.0	14%
Healthcare	$72,269	$35.0	12%
Telecom	$70,979	$34.0	10%

Adjunct Assistant Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Assistant 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.

$57,420

Average $64,526/year

$72,385

$4,785

Average $5,377/month

$6,032

$1,104

Average $1,241/week

$1,392

$28

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,385	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$64,526	$5,377	$1,241	$31
25th Percentile	$57,420	$4,785	$1,104	$28

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