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

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

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

An Adjunct Composition Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,068 for beginners, reaching about $63,487 at mid-level, and approach $67,278 for experts.

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

Adjunct Composition Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Composition Instructor roles are District of Columbia $70,265, California $69,999, Massachusetts $69,066. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Adjunct Composition Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,882; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,325; Online Adjunct Instructor: $71,822; Adjunct Chemistry Instructor: $65,705; Adjunct Assistant Instructor: $65,613.

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Composition Instructor make in Colorado? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Composition Instructor in Colorado is $64,750 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,648 to $73,849
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,272

10% $49,272

50% (Median) $64,750

90% $82,134

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,849	$6,154	$1,420	$36
Average	$64,750	$5,396	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,648	$4,721	$1,089	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Composition Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct Composition 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 Composition Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Composition 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): $60,068
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,321
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,487
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,025
Expert (over 8 years): $67,278

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	less than 1 year	$60,068
Early Career Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	1-2 years	$60,321
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	2-4 years	$63,487
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	5-8 years	$67,025
Expert Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	over 8 years	$67,278

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

District of Columbia: $70,265.
California: $69,999.
Massachusetts: $69,066.

District of Columbia $70,265 California $69,999 Massachusetts $69,066 Washington $68,812 New Jersey $68,787 Alaska $68,698 Connecticut $67,822 New York $67,467

Hawaii $66,331 Rhode Island $65,798 Maryland $65,436 Minnesota $64,941 Colorado $64,750 Illinois $64,687 Oregon $64,446 Delaware $64,268

New Hampshire $64,156 Virginia $63,906 Pennsylvania $63,177 Nevada $62,808 North Dakota $62,688 Michigan $62,497 Wisconsin $62,428 Vermont $62,288

Texas $61,901 Maine $61,876 Arizona $61,837 Ohio $61,793 Georgia $61,209 Indiana $60,917 Wyoming $60,860 Utah $60,771

Iowa $60,733 Kansas $60,429 Louisiana $60,340 North Carolina $60,308 Missouri $60,295 Florida $60,048 Montana $59,915 Nebraska $59,788

Kentucky $59,718 South Carolina $59,464 Tennessee $59,305 Idaho $59,242 New Mexico $58,779 Oklahoma $58,677 Alabama $58,303 South Dakota $57,674

Arkansas $57,332 West Virginia $57,148 Mississippi $56,596

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Composition 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: $63,482
Hygiene: $65,689
Johnstown: $63,624

Glen Haven, CO $63,482

Hygiene, CO $65,689

Johnstown, CO $63,624

Laporte, CO $62,919

Livermore, CO $62,715

Loveland, CO $63,425

Lyons, CO $65,573

Masonville, CO $62,959

Mead, CO $64,347

Milliken, CO $63,536

Niwot, CO $66,204

Red Feather Lakes, CO $62,887

Severance, CO $63,009

Timnath, CO $62,928

Wellington, CO $62,576

Windsor, CO $63,018

Brighton, CO $64,580

Ault, CO $62,899

Briggsdale, CO $62,916

Carr, CO $61,834

Eastlake, CO $64,748

Eaton, CO $63,097

Evans, CO $63,418

Fort Lupton, CO $64,396

Galeton, CO $63,104

Gilcrest, CO $63,765

Gill, CO $63,207

Greeley, CO $63,262

Henderson, CO $64,681

Hudson, CO $64,184

Keenesburg, CO $63,875

Kersey, CO $63,215

La Salle, CO $63,655

Lucerne, CO $63,194

Nunn, CO $62,699

Orchard, CO $62,908

Pierce, CO $62,939

Ohio City, CO $63,586

Parlin, CO $63,287

Penrose, CO $62,734

Pitkin, CO $63,507

Poncha Springs, CO $63,077

Powderhorn, CO $63,155

Rockvale, CO $62,449

Sargents, CO $62,970

Twin Lakes, CO $65,050

Westcliffe, CO $62,484

Wetmore, CO $62,082

Durango, CO $63,332

Cahone, CO $63,176

Cortez, CO $63,128

Dolores, CO $63,279

Dove Creek, CO $63,113

Egnar, CO $63,148

Hesperus, CO $62,779

Lewis, CO $63,288

Mancos, CO $63,127

Marvel, CO $62,777

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $62,800

Pleasant View, CO $62,994

Rico, CO $63,294

Towaoc, CO $62,865

Yellow Jacket, CO $63,212

Montrose, CO $63,531

Austin, CO $63,613

Bedrock, CO $63,132

Cedaredge, CO $63,678

Cory, CO $63,598

Crawford, CO $63,418

Delta, CO $63,529

Eckert, CO $63,629

Hotchkiss, CO $63,590

Lazear, CO $63,542

Naturita, CO $63,260

Norwood, CO $63,285

Nucla, CO $63,357

Olathe, CO $63,460

Ophir, CO $63,354

Ouray, CO $63,343

Paonia, CO $63,882

Paradox, CO $63,167

Placerville, CO $63,295

Redvale, CO $63,315

Ridgway, CO $63,335

Silverton, CO $63,228

Somerset, CO $64,075

Telluride, CO $63,366

Grand Junction, CO $63,922

Platteville, CO $63,906

Roggen, CO $63,247

Weldona, CO $62,759

Wiggins, CO $63,095

Fort Morgan, CO $62,784

Log Lane Village, CO $62,990

Akron, CO $62,329

Amherst, CO $62,129

Atwood, CO $62,548

Brush, CO $62,543

Crook, CO $62,370

Eckley, CO $62,173

Fleming, CO $62,489

Grover, CO $62,440

Haxtun, CO $62,477

Hereford, CO $62,041

Hillrose, CO $62,605

Holyoke, CO $62,287

Idalia, CO $61,975

Iliff, CO $62,534

Julesburg, CO $62,282

Lindon, CO $62,062

Merino, CO $62,602

New Raymer, CO $62,588

Otis, CO $62,385

Ovid, CO $62,303

Padroni, CO $62,375

Paoli, CO $62,477

Peetz, CO $62,358

Sedgwick, CO $62,326

Snyder, CO $62,555

Sterling, CO $62,655

Stoneham, CO $62,591

Vernon, CO $62,034

Woodrow, CO $62,192

Wray, CO $62,158

Yuma, CO $62,366

Anton, CO $62,078

Arapahoe, CO $61,589

Arriba, CO $61,812

Bethune, CO $61,903

Burlington, CO $61,846

Calhan, CO $62,824

Cascade, CO $63,341

Cheyenne Wells, CO $61,678

Cope, CO $62,049

Cripple Creek, CO $63,222

Divide, CO $63,255

Flagler, CO $61,876

Florissant, CO $63,204

Fountain, CO $62,819

Genoa, CO $61,854

Green Mountain Falls, CO $63,325

Guffey, CO $63,136

Hugo, CO $61,475

Joes, CO $62,110

Karval, CO $61,118

Kirk, CO $62,059

Kit Carson, CO $61,601

Limon, CO $62,227

Lake George, CO $63,299

Manitou Springs, CO $63,341

Matheson, CO $62,181

Peyton, CO $63,121

Ramah, CO $61,780

Rush, CO $61,927

Seibert, CO $61,850

Simla, CO $62,464

Stratton, CO $61,911

U S A F Academy, CO $63,337

Victor, CO $63,193

Vona, CO $61,886

Wild Horse, CO $61,483

Woodland Park, CO $63,289

Yoder, CO $62,166

Colorado Springs, CO $63,342

Clifton, CO $63,882

Fruita, CO $63,723

Gateway, CO $63,274

Glade Park, CO $63,493

Loma, CO $63,746

Mack, CO $63,576

Palisade, CO $63,766

Whitewater, CO $63,489

Glenwood Springs, CO $64,538

Dinosaur, CO $63,472

Aspen, CO $65,747

Snowmass Village, CO $65,744

Avon, CO $65,154

Basalt, CO $65,537

Carbondale, CO $65,294

Collbran, CO $63,703

Craig, CO $64,171

De Beque, CO $63,696

Eagle, CO $64,887

Edwards, CO $65,026

Parachute, CO $64,028

Battlement Mesa, CO $63,969

Gypsum, CO $64,564

Hamilton, CO $64,444

Hayden, CO $64,262

Maybell, CO $63,551

Meeker, CO $64,450

Meredith, CO $65,322

Mesa, CO $63,672

Minturn, CO $64,955

Molina, CO $63,634

New Castle, CO $64,315

Rangely, CO $63,730

Red Cliff, CO $64,947

Rifle, CO $64,156

Silt, CO $64,130

Slater, CO $63,866

Snowmass, CO $65,612

Wolcott, CO $64,926

Woody Creek, CO $65,742

Vail, CO $65,234

Pueblo, CO $61,419

Colorado City, CO $61,839

Aguilar, CO $62,108

Arlington, CO $61,015

Avondale, CO $61,583

Beulah, CO $61,843

Boncarbo, CO $62,139

Boone, CO $61,782

Branson, CO $61,631

Campo, CO $61,402

Cheraw, CO $61,520

Crowley, CO $61,652

Eads, CO $61,564

Fort Lyon, CO $61,496

Fowler, CO $61,672

Gardner, CO $62,276

Granada, CO $61,702

Hartman, CO $61,820

Hasty, CO $61,631

Haswell, CO $61,267

Hoehne, CO $62,039

Holly, CO $61,626

Kim, CO $61,567

La Junta, CO $61,607

Lamar, CO $61,795

Las Animas, CO $61,573

La Veta, CO $62,385

Mc Clave, CO $61,641

Manzanola, CO $61,560

Model, CO $61,653

Olney Springs, CO $61,454

Ordway, CO $61,148

Pritchett, CO $61,570

Rocky Ford, CO $61,471

Rye, CO $61,933

Sheridan Lake, CO $61,588

Springfield, CO $61,697

Sugar City, CO $60,985

Swink, CO $61,546

Trinchera, CO $61,773

Trinidad, CO $62,041

Two Buttes, CO $61,693

Vilas, CO $61,684

Walsenburg, CO $62,056

Walsh, CO $61,619

Weston, CO $62,256

Wiley, CO $61,584

Alamosa, CO $62,859

Antonito, CO $62,819

Arboles, CO $62,946

Arvada, CO $64,751

Aurora, CO $64,707

Bayfield, CO $63,123

Broomfield, CO $65,035

Commerce City, CO $64,599

Dupont, CO $64,722

Eldorado Springs, CO $66,263

Lafayette, CO $65,676

Louisville, CO $65,757

Westminster, CO $64,721

Wheat Ridge, CO $64,718

Agate, CO $62,425

Bennett, CO $64,048

Byers, CO $63,283

Castle Rock, CO $63,564

Deer Trail, CO $62,866

Elbert, CO $63,162

Elizabeth, CO $63,694

Englewood, CO $64,707

Franktown, CO $63,522

Kiowa, CO $63,236

Larkspur, CO $63,357

Littleton, CO $64,642

Lone Tree, CO $64,472

Louviers, CO $64,382

Monument, CO $63,295

Palmer Lake, CO $63,302

Parker, CO $64,236

Sedalia, CO $63,596

Strasburg, CO $63,844

Watkins, CO $64,323

Denver, CO $64,700

Thornton, CO $64,750

Boulder, CO $66,583

Golden, CO $64,713

Alma, CO $64,349

Bailey, CO $64,203

Black Hawk, CO $65,360

Bond, CO $64,920

Breckenridge, CO $64,486

Buffalo Creek, CO $63,981

Burns, CO $64,503

Central City, CO $64,992

Clark, CO $63,892

Climax, CO $64,561

Coalmont, CO $63,781

Como, CO $63,564

Conifer, CO $64,370

Cowdrey, CO $63,524

Dillon, CO $64,448

Dumont, CO $64,761

Evergreen, CO $64,601

Empire, CO $64,465

Fairplay, CO $63,623

Fraser, CO $64,538

Frisco, CO $64,846

Georgetown, CO $64,417

Granby, CO $64,366

Grand Lake, CO $64,330

Grant, CO $63,873

Hartsel, CO $63,284

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $64,279

Idaho Springs, CO $64,651

Idledale, CO $64,646

Indian Hills, CO $64,613

Jamestown, CO $66,476

Jefferson, CO $63,739

Kittredge, CO $64,620

Kremmling, CO $64,273

Leadville, CO $64,482

Mc Coy, CO $64,493

Morrison, CO $64,599

Nederland, CO $65,871

Oak Creek, CO $64,378

Parshall, CO $64,655

Phippsburg, CO $64,441

Pine, CO $64,058

Pinecliffe, CO $66,181

Rand, CO $63,786

Rollinsville, CO $65,564

Shawnee, CO $64,043

Silver Plume, CO $64,144

Steamboat Springs, CO $64,258

Tabernash, CO $64,688

Toponas, CO $64,417

Walden, CO $63,691

Ward, CO $65,698

Winter Park, CO $64,771

Yampa, CO $64,505

Silverthorne, CO $64,790

Longmont, CO $65,433

Allenspark, CO $65,136

Estes Park, CO $64,158

Bellvue, CO $63,336

Berthoud, CO $64,113

Dacono, CO $64,860

Drake, CO $63,359

Erie, CO $65,151

Firestone, CO $64,699

Fort Collins, CO $62,885

Frederick, CO $64,702

Blanca, CO $62,636

Capulin, CO $62,958

Center, CO $62,906

Chama, CO $62,421

Chimney Rock, CO $62,972

Chromo, CO $62,550

Conejos, CO $62,780

Creede, CO $63,109

Crestone, CO $62,665

Del Norte, CO $62,972

Fort Garland, CO $62,495

San Luis, CO $62,241

Homelake, CO $62,913

Hooper, CO $62,704

Ignacio, CO $62,851

Jaroso, CO $62,378

La Jara, CO $62,881

Manassa, CO $62,817

Moffat, CO $62,748

Monte Vista, CO $62,951

Mosca, CO $62,625

Pagosa Springs, CO $62,967

Romeo, CO $63,002

Saguache, CO $62,964

Sanford, CO $62,649

San Pablo, CO $62,327

South Fork, CO $63,035

Villa Grove, CO $62,832

Salida, CO $63,079

Almont, CO $64,703

Buena Vista, CO $64,604

Canon City, CO $62,798

Cimarron, CO $63,222

Coal Creek, CO $62,425

Coaldale, CO $62,925

Cotopaxi, CO $62,748

Crested Butte, CO $65,043

Florence, CO $62,327

Monarch, CO $63,211

Granite, CO $64,160

Gunnison, CO $63,270

Hillside, CO $62,725

Howard, CO $63,038

Lake City, CO $63,218

Nathrop, CO $63,269

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industry for an Adjunct Composition Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$69,930	$34.0	8%

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

Understanding how an Adjunct Composition 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.

$56,648

Average $64,750/year

$73,849

$4,721

Average $5,396/month

$6,154

$1,089

Average $1,245/week

$1,420

$27

Average $31/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,849	$6,154	$1,420	$36
Average	$64,750	$5,396	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$56,648	$4,721	$1,089	$27

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