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 $57,916 for beginners, reaching about $61,213 at mid-level, and approach $64,870 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 $70,270, California $70,004, Massachusetts $69,071. 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: $106,848; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,292; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,348; Adjunct Chemistry Instructor: $64,243; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,571.

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Adjunct Composition Instructor make in Wisconsin? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Composition Instructor in Wisconsin is $62,432 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,198
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,617 to $71,208
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,502

10% $47,502

50% (Median) $62,432

90% $79,198

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,208	$5,934	$1,369	$34
Average	$62,432	$5,203	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$54,617	$4,551	$1,050	$26

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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): $57,916
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,160
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,213
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,626
Expert (over 8 years): $64,870

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	less than 1 year	$57,916
Early Career Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	1-2 years	$58,160
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	2-4 years	$61,213
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	5-8 years	$64,626
Expert Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	over 8 years	$64,870

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: $70,270.
California: $70,004.
Massachusetts: $69,071.

District of Columbia $70,270 California $70,004 Massachusetts $69,071 Washington $68,817 New Jersey $68,792 Alaska $68,703 Connecticut $67,827 New York $67,472

Hawaii $66,335 Rhode Island $65,802 Maryland $65,441 Minnesota $64,946 Colorado $64,755 Illinois $64,692 Oregon $64,451 Delaware $64,273

New Hampshire $64,161 Virginia $63,911 Pennsylvania $63,181 Nevada $62,813 North Dakota $62,693 Michigan $62,502 Wisconsin $62,432 Vermont $62,293

Texas $61,906 Maine $61,880 Arizona $61,842 Ohio $61,798 Georgia $61,214 Indiana $60,922 Wyoming $60,865 Utah $60,776

Iowa $60,738 Kansas $60,433 Louisiana $60,344 North Carolina $60,313 Missouri $60,300 Florida $60,052 Montana $59,919 Nebraska $59,792

Kentucky $59,722 South Carolina $59,468 Tennessee $59,310 Idaho $59,246 New Mexico $58,783 Oklahoma $58,681 Alabama $58,307 South Dakota $57,679

Arkansas $57,336 West Virginia $57,152 Mississippi $56,600

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:

Green Lake: $60,729
Greenville: $61,306
Hancock: $60,191

Green Lake, WI $60,729

Greenville, WI $61,306

Hancock, WI $60,191

Hortonville, WI $61,178

Iola, WI $60,458

King, WI $60,921

Larsen, WI $61,065

Leopolis, WI $60,384

Manawa, WI $60,683

Marion, WI $60,496

Menasha, WI $61,357

Neenah, WI $61,245

Neshkoro, WI $60,511

New London, WI $60,925

Ogdensburg, WI $60,547

Omro, WI $60,846

Pickett, WI $60,896

Pine River, WI $60,660

Plainfield, WI $60,303

Poy Sippi, WI $60,702

Princeton, WI $60,584

Readfield, WI $61,004

Redgranite, WI $60,719

Ripon, WI $60,835

Rosendale, WI $60,866

Saxeville, WI $60,594

Scandinavia, WI $60,507

Tilleda, WI $60,292

Van Dyne, WI $60,942

Waukau, WI $60,836

Waupaca, WI $60,673

Wautoma, WI $60,531

Weyauwega, WI $60,777

Wild Rose, WI $60,550

Winnebago, WI $61,082

Winneconne, WI $60,940

Wilson, WI $61,939

Boyd, WI $60,335

Cadott, WI $60,378

Chetek, WI $60,215

Chippewa Falls, WI $60,507

Colfax, WI $60,434

Conrath, WI $60,093

Cornell, WI $60,248

Dallas, WI $60,561

Downing, WI $61,648

Downsville, WI $61,201

Durand, WI $61,142

Eau Galle, WI $61,007

Eleva, WI $60,573

Elk Mound, WI $60,439

Elmwood, WI $61,593

Fairchild, WI $60,499

Fall Creek, WI $60,535

Gilmanton, WI $60,849

Holcombe, WI $60,145

Humbird, WI $60,432

Independence, WI $60,673

Jim Falls, WI $60,299

Knapp, WI $61,616

Maiden Rock, WI $61,691

Menomonie, WI $61,143

Merrillan, WI $60,348

Mondovi, WI $60,695

Nelson, WI $61,419

New Auburn, WI $60,191

Osseo, WI $60,714

Pepin, WI $61,903

Pigeon Falls, WI $60,849

Plum City, WI $61,608

Prairie Farm, WI $61,083

Ridgeland, WI $60,755

Rock Falls, WI $60,465

Sand Creek, WI $60,224

Sheldon, WI $60,067

Spring Valley, WI $61,980

Stanley, WI $60,351

Stockholm, WI $62,048

Strum, WI $60,674

Thorp, WI $60,322

Wheeler, WI $60,888

Whitehall, WI $60,595

Spooner, WI $60,048

Almena, WI $60,889

Ashland, WI $59,988

Balsam Lake, WI $61,882

Barron, WI $60,507

Barronett, WI $60,074

Bayfield, WI $59,989

Benoit, WI $59,902

Birchwood, WI $59,967

Brill, WI $60,218

Bruce, WI $60,035

Brule, WI $60,549

Cable, WI $59,779

Cameron, WI $60,233

Centuria, WI $62,222

Comstock, WI $61,054

Cornucopia, WI $60,069

Couderay, WI $59,810

Cumberland, WI $60,606

Danbury, WI $60,407

Drummond, WI $59,957

Edgewater, WI $59,932

Exeland, WI $59,854

Foxboro, WI $60,764

Frederic, WI $60,941

Gordon, WI $60,260

Grand View, WI $59,835

Grantsburg, WI $61,312

Haugen, WI $60,283

Hawthorne, WI $60,748

Hayward, WI $59,854

Herbster, WI $60,152

Hertel, WI $60,065

High Bridge, WI $59,899

Iron River, WI $60,329

Ladysmith, WI $60,040

Lake Nebagamon, WI $60,613

La Pointe, WI $59,887

Luck, WI $61,648

Maple, WI $60,756

Marengo, WI $59,874

Mason, WI $59,882

Mikana, WI $60,211

Milltown, WI $61,905

Minong, WI $60,233

Odanah, WI $60,125

Ojibwa, WI $59,751

Glidden, WI $59,773

Harshaw, WI $60,050

Hawkins, WI $59,936

Hazelhurst, WI $60,060

Heafford Junction, WI $60,111

Hurley, WI $59,939

Iron Belt, WI $59,828

Kennan, WI $59,946

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $60,044

Lake Tomahawk, WI $60,078

Land O Lakes, WI $59,997

Laona, WI $60,030

Long Lake, WI $59,866

Mc Naughton, WI $60,085

Manitowish Waters, WI $59,993

Mellen, WI $59,798

Mercer, WI $59,887

Minocqua, WI $60,107

Montreal, WI $59,955

Park Falls, WI $59,932

Phelps, WI $59,996

Phillips, WI $59,958

Prentice, WI $60,005

Presque Isle, WI $59,968

Saint Germain, WI $60,119

Saxon, WI $59,850

Sayner, WI $60,037

Star Lake, WI $59,881

Three Lakes, WI $60,048

Tony, WI $60,032

Tripoli, WI $59,903

Upson, WI $59,649

Wabeno, WI $60,035

Woodruff, WI $60,132

La Crosse, WI $59,710

Alma, WI $61,231

Alma Center, WI $60,424

Arcadia, WI $60,644

Arkdale, WI $60,195

Bangor, WI $59,840

Black River Falls, WI $60,227

Blair, WI $60,410

Camp Douglas, WI $60,283

Cashton, WI $59,905

Cataract, WI $60,001

Chaseburg, WI $59,808

Cochrane, WI $61,125

Coon Valley, WI $59,784

De Soto, WI $59,911

Dodge, WI $60,474

Eastman, WI $60,081

Ettrick, WI $60,026

Ferryville, WI $60,009

Fountain City, WI $60,861

Galesville, WI $60,209

Gays Mills, WI $60,197

Genoa, WI $59,852

Hillsboro, WI $60,412

Hixton, WI $60,423

Holmen, WI $59,849

Hustler, WI $60,504

Kendall, WI $60,337

La Farge, WI $60,245

Lynxville, WI $60,087

Mather, WI $60,211

Melrose, WI $60,015

Millston, WI $60,082

Mindoro, WI $59,891

Mount Sterling, WI $60,296

Necedah, WI $60,218

Norwalk, WI $59,976

Oakdale, WI $60,286

Onalaska, WI $59,755

Ontario, WI $60,239

Readstown, WI $60,176

Rockland, WI $59,829

Seneca, WI $60,355

Soldiers Grove, WI $60,242

Sparta, WI $59,953

Steuben, WI $60,190

Stoddard, WI $59,758

Taylor, WI $60,292

Tomah, WI $60,317

Trempealeau, WI $60,201

Palmyra, WI $61,562

Tunnel City, WI $60,288

Viola, WI $60,283

Viroqua, WI $59,906

Warrens, WI $60,193

Westby, WI $59,876

West Salem, WI $59,786

Wilton, WI $60,283

Eau Claire, WI $60,673

Altoona, WI $60,755

Arkansaw, WI $61,393

Augusta, WI $60,521

Bay City, WI $61,951

Bloomer, WI $60,313

Boyceville, WI $61,265

Glen Flora, WI $59,934

Wales, WI $62,404

Bagley, WI $60,092

Beetown, WI $60,152

Benton, WI $60,389

Bloomington, WI $60,163

Boscobel, WI $60,292

Cassville, WI $60,091

Cuba City, WI $60,282

Dickeyville, WI $60,333

Fennimore, WI $60,365

Glen Haven, WI $60,058

Hazel Green, WI $60,184

Kieler, WI $60,350

Lancaster, WI $60,227

Mount Hope, WI $60,153

Patch Grove, WI $60,370

Platteville, WI $60,483

Potosi, WI $60,108

Prairie Du Chien, WI $60,238

Sinsinawa, WI $60,160

Stitzer, WI $60,346

Wauzeka, WI $60,183

Woodman, WI $60,117

Portage, WI $61,441

Adams, WI $60,472

Arlington, WI $62,062

Baraboo, WI $61,446

Beaver Dam, WI $61,391

Brandon, WI $60,737

Briggsville, WI $61,059

Burnett, WI $60,976

Cambria, WI $61,355

Cazenovia, WI $60,521

Columbus, WI $61,874

Dalton, WI $61,006

Dellwood, WI $60,268

Doylestown, WI $61,778

Elroy, WI $60,354

Endeavor, WI $60,982

Fairwater, WI $60,856

Fall River, WI $61,699

Fox Lake, WI $61,088

Friendship, WI $60,290

Friesland, WI $61,277

Grand Marsh, WI $60,498

Hillpoint, WI $60,875

Kingston, WI $61,063

Lake Delton, WI $61,220

La Valle, WI $60,605

Lime Ridge, WI $60,832

Loganville, WI $61,015

Lyndon Station, WI $60,686

Markesan, WI $60,768

Marquette, WI $60,978

Mauston, WI $60,457

Montello, WI $60,767

New Lisbon, WI $60,290

North Freedom, WI $61,476

Oxford, WI $60,777

Packwaukee, WI $61,019

Pardeeville, WI $61,478

Poynette, WI $61,867

Randolph, WI $61,353

Reedsburg, WI $60,997

Rio, WI $61,801

Rock Springs, WI $61,078

Union Center, WI $60,627

Waupun, WI $60,864

Westfield, WI $60,485

Wisconsin Dells, WI $60,969

Wonewoc, WI $60,398

Wyocena, WI $61,616

Amery, WI $62,237

Baldwin, WI $62,611

Beldenville, WI $62,496

Clayton, WI $61,423

Clear Lake, WI $61,918

Cushing, WI $62,027

Deer Park, WI $62,362

Dresser, WI $62,783

East Ellsworth, WI $62,337

Ellsworth, WI $62,439

Glenwood City, WI $62,055

Hager City, WI $62,599

Hammond, WI $63,349

Hudson, WI $64,352

New Richmond, WI $63,502

Osceola, WI $63,665

Prescott, WI $63,841

River Falls, WI $63,761

Roberts, WI $63,743

Saint Croix Falls, WI $62,411

Somerset, WI $64,100

Star Prairie, WI $63,334

Pell Lake, WI $61,395

Pleasant Prairie, WI $61,452

Powers Lake, WI $61,500

Rochester, WI $61,747

Salem, WI $61,549

Silver Lake, WI $61,564

Somers, WI $61,377

South Milwaukee, WI $63,193

Springfield, WI $61,422

Sturtevant, WI $61,389

Sullivan, WI $61,706

Trevor, WI $61,578

Twin Lakes, WI $61,551

Union Grove, WI $61,522

Walworth, WI $61,292

Radisson, WI $59,827

Waterford, WI $62,073

Waukesha, WI $63,016

Whitewater, WI $61,211

Williams Bay, WI $61,233

Wilmot, WI $61,575

Woodworth, WI $61,500

Zenda, WI $61,230

Milwaukee, WI $63,537

Saint Francis, WI $63,509

Racine, WI $61,347

Afton, WI $61,169

Albany, WI $61,586

Arena, WI $61,607

Argyle, WI $61,242

Avalon, WI $61,178

Avoca, WI $60,826

Barneveld, WI $61,612

Belleville, WI $61,992

Belmont, WI $60,652

Beloit, WI $61,112

Black Earth, WI $61,995

Blanchardville, WI $61,403

Blue Mounds, WI $61,812

Blue River, WI $60,270

Brodhead, WI $61,165

Brooklyn, WI $62,022

Browntown, WI $60,761

Cambridge, WI $61,992

Gile, WI $60,140

Clinton, WI $61,213

Wausau, WI $60,339

Marshfield, WI $60,365

Abbotsford, WI $60,306

Amherst, WI $60,466

Amherst Junction, WI $60,398

Aniwa, WI $60,102

Antigo, WI $60,162

Arpin, WI $60,246

Athens, WI $60,167

Auburndale, WI $60,216

Babcock, WI $60,122

Birnamwood, WI $60,139

Blenker, WI $60,208

Bowler, WI $60,255

Brokaw, WI $60,259

Bryant, WI $60,032

Chili, WI $60,292

Colby, WI $60,273

Curtiss, WI $60,246

Custer, WI $60,313

Deerbrook, WI $60,028

Dorchester, WI $60,250

Edgar, WI $60,215

Eland, WI $60,207

Elcho, WI $60,057

Elderon, WI $60,243

Elton, WI $60,109

Galloway, WI $60,300

Gilman, WI $60,114

Jump River, WI $60,061

Gleason, WI $60,041

Granton, WI $60,289

Greenwood, WI $60,320

Hannibal, WI $60,104

Hatley, WI $60,184

Hewitt, WI $60,473

Irma, WI $60,068

Junction City, WI $60,184

Loyal, WI $60,314

Lublin, WI $60,165

Marathon, WI $60,204

Mattoon, WI $60,324

Medford, WI $60,185

Merrill, WI $60,165

Milladore, WI $60,206

Mosinee, WI $60,245

Neillsville, WI $60,372

Nekoosa, WI $60,266

Nelsonville, WI $60,530

Ogema, WI $60,022

Owen, WI $60,259

Pearson, WI $60,008

Pelican Lake, WI $60,012

Phlox, WI $60,279

Woodville, WI $62,266

Houlton, WI $64,510

Abrams, WI $60,341

Amberg, WI $59,976

Armstrong Creek, WI $59,991

Athelstane, WI $60,015

Black Creek, WI $60,995

Bonduel, WI $60,509

Brillion, WI $60,940

Cecil, WI $60,415

Coleman, WI $60,289

Combined Locks, WI $61,400

Crivitz, WI $60,180

De Pere, WI $60,471

Dunbar, WI $59,951

Fence, WI $59,889

Florence, WI $59,977

Forest Junction, WI $61,114

Gillett, WI $60,372

Goodman, WI $59,989

Greenleaf, WI $60,702

Green Valley, WI $60,388

Gresham, WI $60,350

Hilbert, WI $61,091

Kaukauna, WI $61,324

Freedom, WI $61,248

Keshena, WI $60,415

Kimberly, WI $61,403

Krakow, WI $60,389

Lakewood, WI $60,088

Lena, WI $60,330

Little Chute, WI $61,401

Little Suamico, WI $60,326

Marinette, WI $60,365

Mountain, WI $60,123

Neopit, WI $60,267

Niagara, WI $60,042

Nichols, WI $60,725

Oconto, WI $60,325

Oconto Falls, WI $60,358

Oneida, WI $60,394

Pembine, WI $60,003

Peshtigo, WI $60,314

Porterfield, WI $60,156

Potter, WI $60,973

Pound, WI $60,224

Pulaski, WI $60,411

Pickerel, WI $60,064

Pittsville, WI $60,201

Plover, WI $60,404

Port Edwards, WI $60,436

Rib Lake, WI $60,105

Ringle, WI $60,165

Rosholt, WI $60,288

Rothschild, WI $60,395

Rudolph, WI $60,226

Schofield, WI $60,346

Spencer, WI $60,303

Stetsonville, WI $60,212

Stevens Point, WI $60,377

Stratford, WI $60,252

Summit Lake, WI $60,075

Tigerton, WI $60,349

Tomahawk, WI $60,113

Unity, WI $60,255

Vesper, WI $60,234

Westboro, WI $60,027

White Lake, WI $60,057

Willard, WI $60,307

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $60,342

Withee, WI $60,222

Wittenberg, WI $60,276

Rhinelander, WI $60,146

Argonne, WI $59,953

Boulder Junction, WI $59,991

Brantwood, WI $59,935

Butternut, WI $59,837

Catawba, WI $59,954

Clam Lake, WI $59,630

Conover, WI $60,022

Crandon, WI $60,115

Eagle River, WI $60,111

Fifield, WI $59,916

Poplar, WI $60,844

Port Wing, WI $60,344

Seymour, WI $60,652

Oak Creek, WI $62,766

Adell, WI $61,540

Allenton, WI $61,765

Ashippun, WI $61,963

Belgium, WI $62,144

Brookfield, WI $63,396

Brownsville, WI $60,926

Butler, WI $63,433

Campbellsport, WI $61,227

Cascade, WI $61,176

Cedarburg, WI $62,856

Cedar Grove, WI $61,858

Chilton, WI $60,975

Cleveland, WI $60,731

Clyman, WI $61,478

Colgate, WI $62,756

Delafield, WI $62,380

Eden, WI $60,907

Elkhart Lake, WI $60,903

Fredonia, WI $62,128

Germantown, WI $63,017

Glenbeulah, WI $60,873

Grafton, WI $62,868

Greenbush, WI $60,871

Hartford, WI $62,203

Hartland, WI $62,569

Hingham, WI $61,442

Horicon, WI $61,299

Hubertus, WI $62,672

Hustisford, WI $61,545

Iron Ridge, WI $61,636

Ixonia, WI $61,828

Jackson, WI $62,677

Johnson Creek, WI $61,638

Juneau, WI $61,299

Kewaskum, WI $61,791

Kiel, WI $60,796

Kohler, WI $61,058

Lannon, WI $63,104

Lebanon, WI $61,605

Lomira, WI $61,212

Malone, WI $60,923

Mayville, WI $61,232

Menomonee Falls, WI $63,199

Merton, WI $62,672

Mount Calvary, WI $60,974

Nashotah, WI $62,366

Neosho, WI $61,850

Newburg, WI $62,380

New Holstein, WI $60,889

Newton, WI $60,673

North Lake, WI $62,890

Oakfield, WI $60,813

Oconomowoc, WI $62,121

Okauchee, WI $62,298

Oostburg, WI $61,554

Pewaukee, WI $62,840

Plymouth, WI $60,985

Port Washington, WI $62,487

Random Lake, WI $61,833

Richfield, WI $62,706

Rubicon, WI $61,958

Saint Cloud, WI $60,969

Saukville, WI $62,564

Sheboygan, WI $61,233

Sheboygan Falls, WI $61,027

Slinger, WI $62,398

Stockbridge, WI $61,112

Sussex, WI $62,889

West Bend, WI $62,074

Theresa, WI $61,578

Thiensville, WI $63,320

Waldo, WI $61,387

Watertown, WI $61,560

Mequon, WI $63,158

Woodland, WI $61,692

Bassett, WI $61,552

Benet Lake, WI $61,494

Big Bend, WI $62,512

Bristol, WI $61,502

Burlington, WI $61,617

Caledonia, WI $61,848

Camp Lake, WI $61,570

Cudahy, WI $63,459

Darien, WI $61,280

Delavan, WI $61,254

Dousman, WI $61,952

Eagle, WI $61,839

Cobb, WI $60,860

Cottage Grove, WI $62,347

Cross Plains, WI $62,191

Dane, WI $62,187

Darlington, WI $60,825

Deerfield, WI $62,176

De Forest, WI $62,257

Dodgeville, WI $61,132

Edgerton, WI $61,856

Edmund, WI $60,993

Evansville, WI $61,687

Footville, WI $61,301

Fort Atkinson, WI $61,591

Gotham, WI $61,131

Gratiot, WI $60,553

Hanover, WI $61,288

Highland, WI $60,778

Hollandale, WI $61,501

Janesville, WI $61,336

Shawano, WI $60,450

Sherwood, WI $61,271

Shiocton, WI $60,840

Sobieski, WI $60,336

Suamico, WI $60,319

Suring, WI $60,244

Townsend, WI $60,115

Wausaukee, WI $60,080

Wrightstown, WI $61,090

Zachow, WI $60,434

Algoma, WI $60,323

Baileys Harbor, WI $60,158

Brussels, WI $60,317

Casco, WI $60,329

Collins, WI $60,802

Denmark, WI $60,401

Egg Harbor, WI $60,205

Ellison Bay, WI $60,102

Ephraim, WI $60,205

Fish Creek, WI $60,165

Forestville, WI $60,318

Francis Creek, WI $60,471

Kellnersville, WI $60,511

Kewaunee, WI $60,358

Luxemburg, WI $60,330

Manitowoc, WI $60,584

Maplewood, WI $60,307

Maribel, WI $60,472

Mishicot, WI $60,422

New Franken, WI $60,321

Reedsville, WI $60,634

Saint Nazianz, WI $60,753

Sister Bay, WI $60,169

Sturgeon Bay, WI $60,328

Tisch Mills, WI $60,394

Two Rivers, WI $60,417

Valders, WI $60,724

Washington Island, WI $60,068

Whitelaw, WI $60,513

Green Bay, WI $60,313

East Troy, WI $61,839

Elkhorn, WI $61,413

Elm Grove, WI $63,433

Fontana, WI $61,268

Franksville, WI $61,807

Genesee Depot, WI $62,283

Genoa City, WI $61,443

Greendale, WI $63,387

Hales Corners, WI $63,279

Franklin, WI $62,914

Helenville, WI $61,492

Honey Creek, WI $61,645

Kansasville, WI $61,624

Kenosha, WI $61,362

New Berlin, WI $63,081

Lake Geneva, WI $61,235

Lyons, WI $61,564

Mukwonago, WI $62,217

Muskego, WI $62,611

New Munster, WI $61,571

North Prairie, WI $62,183

Fremont, WI $60,891

Rice Lake, WI $60,163

Sarona, WI $60,015

Shell Lake, WI $60,067

Siren, WI $60,674

Solon Springs, WI $60,333

South Range, WI $60,903

Springbrook, WI $59,900

Stone Lake, WI $59,922

Superior, WI $60,967

Trego, WI $59,964

Turtle Lake, WI $61,322

Wascott, WI $60,273

Washburn, WI $60,041

Webster, WI $60,114

Weyerhaeuser, WI $60,017

Winter, WI $59,731

Oshkosh, WI $61,051

Almond, WI $60,391

Appleton, WI $61,404

Bancroft, WI $60,202

Bear Creek, WI $60,742

Berlin, WI $60,784

Big Falls, WI $60,602

Butte Des Morts, WI $61,019

Caroline, WI $60,438

Clintonville, WI $60,594

Coloma, WI $60,232

Dale, WI $61,130

Eldorado, WI $60,906

Embarrass, WI $60,574

Eureka, WI $60,801

Fond Du Lac, WI $61,202

Jefferson, WI $61,539

Juda, WI $61,089

Lake Mills, WI $61,834

Linden, WI $60,929

Livingston, WI $60,617

Lodi, WI $61,989

Lone Rock, WI $60,947

Lowell, WI $61,594

Mc Farland, WI $62,416

Marshall, WI $62,109

Mazomanie, WI $61,963

Merrimac, WI $61,719

Middleton, WI $62,371

Milton, WI $61,363

Mineral Point, WI $60,956

Monroe, WI $61,052

Montfort, WI $60,643

Monticello, WI $61,515

Morrisonville, WI $62,193

Mount Horeb, WI $61,900

Muscoda, WI $60,540

New Glarus, WI $61,767

Oregon, WI $62,312

Orfordville, WI $61,230

Plain, WI $61,132

Prairie Du Sac, WI $61,751

Reeseville, WI $61,719

Rewey, WI $60,685

Richland Center, WI $60,479

Ridgeway, WI $61,571

Sauk City, WI $61,769

Sextonville, WI $61,035

Sharon, WI $61,265

Shullsburg, WI $60,437

South Wayne, WI $60,682

Spring Green, WI $61,367

Stoughton, WI $62,194

Sun Prairie, WI $62,257

Verona, WI $62,240

Waterloo, WI $61,918

Waunakee, WI $62,396

Windsor, WI $62,357

Woodford, WI $61,042

Madison, WI $62,527

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	$67,427	$32.0	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.

$54,617

Average $62,432/year

$71,208

$4,551

Average $5,203/month

$5,934

$1,050

Average $1,201/week

$1,369

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,208	$5,934	$1,369	$34
Average	$62,432	$5,203	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$54,617	$4,551	$1,050	$26

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