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 $57,913 for beginners, reaching about $61,209 at mid-level, and approach $64,865 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Adjunct Composition Instructor make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Composition Instructor in Wisconsin is $62,428 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): $79,187
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,616 to $71,200
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,504

10% $47,504

50% (Median) $62,428

90% $79,187

Adjunct Composition Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,200	$5,933	$1,369	$34
Average	$62,428	$5,202	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$54,616	$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): $57,913
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,158
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,209
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,621
Expert (over 8 years): $64,865

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	less than 1 year	$57,913
Early Career Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	1-2 years	$58,158
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	2-4 years	$61,209
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	5-8 years	$64,621
Expert Level Adjunct Composition Instructor	over 8 years	$64,865

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:

Green Lake: $60,724
Greenville: $61,302
Hancock: $60,187

Green Lake, WI $60,724

Greenville, WI $61,302

Hancock, WI $60,187

Hortonville, WI $61,173

Iola, WI $60,454

King, WI $60,917

Larsen, WI $61,061

Leopolis, WI $60,379

Manawa, WI $60,679

Marion, WI $60,491

Menasha, WI $61,352

Neenah, WI $61,240

Neshkoro, WI $60,506

New London, WI $60,920

Ogdensburg, WI $60,542

Omro, WI $60,841

Pickett, WI $60,891

Pine River, WI $60,656

Plainfield, WI $60,299

Poy Sippi, WI $60,698

Princeton, WI $60,579

Readfield, WI $60,999

Redgranite, WI $60,714

Ripon, WI $60,831

Rosendale, WI $60,861

Saxeville, WI $60,589

Scandinavia, WI $60,502

Tilleda, WI $60,288

Van Dyne, WI $60,938

Waukau, WI $60,832

Waupaca, WI $60,668

Wautoma, WI $60,527

Weyauwega, WI $60,773

Wild Rose, WI $60,545

Winnebago, WI $61,077

Winneconne, WI $60,935

Wilson, WI $61,934

Boyd, WI $60,330

Cadott, WI $60,373

Chetek, WI $60,210

Chippewa Falls, WI $60,503

Colfax, WI $60,430

Conrath, WI $60,088

Cornell, WI $60,244

Dallas, WI $60,556

Downing, WI $61,644

Downsville, WI $61,197

Durand, WI $61,137

Eau Galle, WI $61,002

Eleva, WI $60,568

Elk Mound, WI $60,434

Elmwood, WI $61,589

Fairchild, WI $60,495

Fall Creek, WI $60,530

Gilmanton, WI $60,844

Holcombe, WI $60,140

Humbird, WI $60,427

Independence, WI $60,668

Jim Falls, WI $60,295

Knapp, WI $61,612

Maiden Rock, WI $61,686

Menomonie, WI $61,138

Merrillan, WI $60,344

Mondovi, WI $60,691

Nelson, WI $61,415

New Auburn, WI $60,186

Osseo, WI $60,710

Pepin, WI $61,898

Pigeon Falls, WI $60,845

Plum City, WI $61,603

Prairie Farm, WI $61,078

Ridgeland, WI $60,751

Rock Falls, WI $60,460

Sand Creek, WI $60,219

Sheldon, WI $60,062

Spring Valley, WI $61,976

Stanley, WI $60,346

Stockholm, WI $62,044

Strum, WI $60,670

Thorp, WI $60,318

Wheeler, WI $60,883

Whitehall, WI $60,590

Spooner, WI $60,044

Almena, WI $60,884

Ashland, WI $59,984

Balsam Lake, WI $61,877

Barron, WI $60,502

Barronett, WI $60,069

Bayfield, WI $59,985

Benoit, WI $59,897

Birchwood, WI $59,962

Brill, WI $60,213

Bruce, WI $60,031

Brule, WI $60,545

Cable, WI $59,775

Cameron, WI $60,228

Centuria, WI $62,217

Comstock, WI $61,050

Cornucopia, WI $60,065

Couderay, WI $59,805

Cumberland, WI $60,601

Danbury, WI $60,403

Drummond, WI $59,953

Edgewater, WI $59,927

Exeland, WI $59,850

Foxboro, WI $60,760

Frederic, WI $60,937

Gordon, WI $60,255

Grand View, WI $59,831

Grantsburg, WI $61,308

Haugen, WI $60,278

Hawthorne, WI $60,743

Hayward, WI $59,850

Herbster, WI $60,147

Hertel, WI $60,061

High Bridge, WI $59,894

Iron River, WI $60,325

Ladysmith, WI $60,036

Lake Nebagamon, WI $60,609

La Pointe, WI $59,883

Luck, WI $61,643

Maple, WI $60,752

Marengo, WI $59,870

Mason, WI $59,878

Mikana, WI $60,206

Milltown, WI $61,900

Minong, WI $60,229

Odanah, WI $60,120

Ojibwa, WI $59,746

Glidden, WI $59,769

Harshaw, WI $60,046

Hawkins, WI $59,932

Hazelhurst, WI $60,055

Heafford Junction, WI $60,106

Hurley, WI $59,935

Iron Belt, WI $59,823

Kennan, WI $59,941

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $60,040

Lake Tomahawk, WI $60,073

Land O Lakes, WI $59,993

Laona, WI $60,026

Long Lake, WI $59,861

Mc Naughton, WI $60,080

Manitowish Waters, WI $59,988

Mellen, WI $59,793

Mercer, WI $59,882

Minocqua, WI $60,102

Montreal, WI $59,951

Park Falls, WI $59,927

Phelps, WI $59,992

Phillips, WI $59,954

Prentice, WI $60,000

Presque Isle, WI $59,963

Saint Germain, WI $60,114

Saxon, WI $59,846

Sayner, WI $60,033

Star Lake, WI $59,876

Three Lakes, WI $60,044

Tony, WI $60,028

Tripoli, WI $59,899

Upson, WI $59,645

Wabeno, WI $60,031

Woodruff, WI $60,128

La Crosse, WI $59,705

Alma, WI $61,226

Alma Center, WI $60,419

Arcadia, WI $60,640

Arkdale, WI $60,191

Bangor, WI $59,836

Black River Falls, WI $60,223

Blair, WI $60,406

Camp Douglas, WI $60,279

Cashton, WI $59,901

Cataract, WI $59,996

Chaseburg, WI $59,804

Cochrane, WI $61,120

Coon Valley, WI $59,779

De Soto, WI $59,907

Dodge, WI $60,470

Eastman, WI $60,077

Ettrick, WI $60,022

Ferryville, WI $60,005

Fountain City, WI $60,856

Galesville, WI $60,205

Gays Mills, WI $60,193

Genoa, WI $59,848

Hillsboro, WI $60,407

Hixton, WI $60,418

Holmen, WI $59,844

Hustler, WI $60,499

Kendall, WI $60,333

La Farge, WI $60,240

Lynxville, WI $60,082

Mather, WI $60,206

Melrose, WI $60,010

Millston, WI $60,078

Mindoro, WI $59,887

Mount Sterling, WI $60,292

Necedah, WI $60,213

Norwalk, WI $59,972

Oakdale, WI $60,282

Onalaska, WI $59,751

Ontario, WI $60,234

Readstown, WI $60,172

Rockland, WI $59,824

Seneca, WI $60,351

Soldiers Grove, WI $60,238

Sparta, WI $59,949

Steuben, WI $60,186

Stoddard, WI $59,754

Taylor, WI $60,287

Tomah, WI $60,312

Trempealeau, WI $60,197

Palmyra, WI $61,558

Tunnel City, WI $60,283

Viola, WI $60,278

Viroqua, WI $59,902

Warrens, WI $60,189

Westby, WI $59,871

West Salem, WI $59,782

Wilton, WI $60,279

Eau Claire, WI $60,668

Altoona, WI $60,751

Arkansaw, WI $61,388

Augusta, WI $60,517

Bay City, WI $61,946

Bloomer, WI $60,309

Boyceville, WI $61,260

Glen Flora, WI $59,930

Wales, WI $62,400

Bagley, WI $60,087

Beetown, WI $60,147

Benton, WI $60,385

Bloomington, WI $60,158

Boscobel, WI $60,288

Cassville, WI $60,087

Cuba City, WI $60,278

Dickeyville, WI $60,328

Fennimore, WI $60,360

Glen Haven, WI $60,054

Hazel Green, WI $60,180

Kieler, WI $60,345

Lancaster, WI $60,222

Mount Hope, WI $60,149

Patch Grove, WI $60,366

Platteville, WI $60,479

Potosi, WI $60,103

Prairie Du Chien, WI $60,234

Sinsinawa, WI $60,156

Stitzer, WI $60,341

Wauzeka, WI $60,179

Woodman, WI $60,113

Portage, WI $61,436

Adams, WI $60,467

Arlington, WI $62,058

Baraboo, WI $61,441

Beaver Dam, WI $61,386

Brandon, WI $60,733

Briggsville, WI $61,054

Burnett, WI $60,972

Cambria, WI $61,351

Cazenovia, WI $60,517

Columbus, WI $61,870

Dalton, WI $61,001

Dellwood, WI $60,264

Doylestown, WI $61,773

Elroy, WI $60,350

Endeavor, WI $60,978

Fairwater, WI $60,851

Fall River, WI $61,695

Fox Lake, WI $61,084

Friendship, WI $60,285

Friesland, WI $61,272

Grand Marsh, WI $60,494

Hillpoint, WI $60,870

Kingston, WI $61,059

Lake Delton, WI $61,216

La Valle, WI $60,601

Lime Ridge, WI $60,827

Loganville, WI $61,011

Lyndon Station, WI $60,682

Markesan, WI $60,764

Marquette, WI $60,974

Mauston, WI $60,453

Montello, WI $60,762

New Lisbon, WI $60,286

North Freedom, WI $61,471

Oxford, WI $60,773

Packwaukee, WI $61,014

Pardeeville, WI $61,473

Poynette, WI $61,863

Randolph, WI $61,349

Reedsburg, WI $60,993

Rio, WI $61,797

Rock Springs, WI $61,073

Union Center, WI $60,623

Waupun, WI $60,860

Westfield, WI $60,481

Wisconsin Dells, WI $60,964

Wonewoc, WI $60,394

Wyocena, WI $61,612

Amery, WI $62,233

Baldwin, WI $62,607

Beldenville, WI $62,491

Clayton, WI $61,419

Clear Lake, WI $61,913

Cushing, WI $62,023

Deer Park, WI $62,358

Dresser, WI $62,778

East Ellsworth, WI $62,332

Ellsworth, WI $62,435

Glenwood City, WI $62,051

Hager City, WI $62,595

Hammond, WI $63,344

Hudson, WI $64,347

New Richmond, WI $63,497

Osceola, WI $63,661

Prescott, WI $63,836

River Falls, WI $63,756

Roberts, WI $63,738

Saint Croix Falls, WI $62,406

Somerset, WI $64,095

Star Prairie, WI $63,329

Pell Lake, WI $61,391

Pleasant Prairie, WI $61,448

Powers Lake, WI $61,495

Rochester, WI $61,743

Salem, WI $61,544

Silver Lake, WI $61,560

Somers, WI $61,372

South Milwaukee, WI $63,189

Springfield, WI $61,417

Sturtevant, WI $61,384

Sullivan, WI $61,702

Trevor, WI $61,573

Twin Lakes, WI $61,547

Union Grove, WI $61,518

Walworth, WI $61,288

Radisson, WI $59,823

Waterford, WI $62,068

Waukesha, WI $63,011

Whitewater, WI $61,207

Williams Bay, WI $61,229

Wilmot, WI $61,570

Woodworth, WI $61,495

Zenda, WI $61,226

Milwaukee, WI $63,532

Saint Francis, WI $63,504

Racine, WI $61,342

Afton, WI $61,164

Albany, WI $61,581

Arena, WI $61,602

Argyle, WI $61,237

Avalon, WI $61,173

Avoca, WI $60,821

Barneveld, WI $61,607

Belleville, WI $61,987

Belmont, WI $60,648

Beloit, WI $61,108

Black Earth, WI $61,990

Blanchardville, WI $61,398

Blue Mounds, WI $61,807

Blue River, WI $60,266

Brodhead, WI $61,161

Brooklyn, WI $62,017

Browntown, WI $60,757

Cambridge, WI $61,987

Gile, WI $60,135

Clinton, WI $61,209

Wausau, WI $60,335

Marshfield, WI $60,361

Abbotsford, WI $60,301

Amherst, WI $60,462

Amherst Junction, WI $60,394

Aniwa, WI $60,098

Antigo, WI $60,158

Arpin, WI $60,241

Athens, WI $60,163

Auburndale, WI $60,212

Babcock, WI $60,118

Birnamwood, WI $60,134

Blenker, WI $60,203

Bowler, WI $60,251

Brokaw, WI $60,254

Bryant, WI $60,028

Chili, WI $60,288

Colby, WI $60,269

Curtiss, WI $60,241

Custer, WI $60,309

Deerbrook, WI $60,024

Dorchester, WI $60,245

Edgar, WI $60,210

Eland, WI $60,203

Elcho, WI $60,053

Elderon, WI $60,239

Elton, WI $60,105

Galloway, WI $60,296

Gilman, WI $60,109

Jump River, WI $60,057

Gleason, WI $60,036

Granton, WI $60,285

Greenwood, WI $60,316

Hannibal, WI $60,099

Hatley, WI $60,179

Hewitt, WI $60,469

Irma, WI $60,064

Junction City, WI $60,180

Loyal, WI $60,310

Lublin, WI $60,160

Marathon, WI $60,200

Mattoon, WI $60,319

Medford, WI $60,180

Merrill, WI $60,160

Milladore, WI $60,201

Mosinee, WI $60,241

Neillsville, WI $60,368

Nekoosa, WI $60,262

Nelsonville, WI $60,525

Ogema, WI $60,018

Owen, WI $60,254

Pearson, WI $60,003

Pelican Lake, WI $60,007

Phlox, WI $60,275

Woodville, WI $62,261

Houlton, WI $64,505

Abrams, WI $60,337

Amberg, WI $59,972

Armstrong Creek, WI $59,987

Athelstane, WI $60,010

Black Creek, WI $60,990

Bonduel, WI $60,504

Brillion, WI $60,936

Cecil, WI $60,411

Coleman, WI $60,285

Combined Locks, WI $61,395

Crivitz, WI $60,176

De Pere, WI $60,466

Dunbar, WI $59,947

Fence, WI $59,884

Florence, WI $59,972

Forest Junction, WI $61,110

Gillett, WI $60,367

Goodman, WI $59,984

Greenleaf, WI $60,698

Green Valley, WI $60,384

Gresham, WI $60,345

Hilbert, WI $61,087

Kaukauna, WI $61,320

Freedom, WI $61,243

Keshena, WI $60,410

Kimberly, WI $61,399

Krakow, WI $60,384

Lakewood, WI $60,083

Lena, WI $60,326

Little Chute, WI $61,396

Little Suamico, WI $60,321

Marinette, WI $60,360

Mountain, WI $60,118

Neopit, WI $60,262

Niagara, WI $60,038

Nichols, WI $60,721

Oconto, WI $60,320

Oconto Falls, WI $60,353

Oneida, WI $60,390

Pembine, WI $59,999

Peshtigo, WI $60,309

Porterfield, WI $60,152

Potter, WI $60,968

Pound, WI $60,219

Pulaski, WI $60,406

Pickerel, WI $60,060

Pittsville, WI $60,197

Plover, WI $60,399

Port Edwards, WI $60,431

Rib Lake, WI $60,101

Ringle, WI $60,160

Rosholt, WI $60,284

Rothschild, WI $60,391

Rudolph, WI $60,221

Schofield, WI $60,341

Spencer, WI $60,299

Stetsonville, WI $60,208

Stevens Point, WI $60,373

Stratford, WI $60,248

Summit Lake, WI $60,071

Tigerton, WI $60,344

Tomahawk, WI $60,108

Unity, WI $60,251

Vesper, WI $60,230

Westboro, WI $60,022

White Lake, WI $60,053

Willard, WI $60,302

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $60,337

Withee, WI $60,218

Wittenberg, WI $60,271

Rhinelander, WI $60,142

Argonne, WI $59,949

Boulder Junction, WI $59,986

Brantwood, WI $59,930

Butternut, WI $59,833

Catawba, WI $59,949

Clam Lake, WI $59,625

Conover, WI $60,017

Crandon, WI $60,111

Eagle River, WI $60,107

Fifield, WI $59,911

Poplar, WI $60,840

Port Wing, WI $60,340

Seymour, WI $60,648

Oak Creek, WI $62,761

Adell, WI $61,535

Allenton, WI $61,760

Ashippun, WI $61,959

Belgium, WI $62,139

Brookfield, WI $63,392

Brownsville, WI $60,922

Butler, WI $63,428

Campbellsport, WI $61,223

Cascade, WI $61,172

Cedarburg, WI $62,852

Cedar Grove, WI $61,853

Chilton, WI $60,971

Cleveland, WI $60,726

Clyman, WI $61,473

Colgate, WI $62,751

Delafield, WI $62,375

Eden, WI $60,903

Elkhart Lake, WI $60,898

Fredonia, WI $62,123

Germantown, WI $63,012

Glenbeulah, WI $60,868

Grafton, WI $62,863

Greenbush, WI $60,867

Hartford, WI $62,198

Hartland, WI $62,565

Hingham, WI $61,438

Horicon, WI $61,295

Hubertus, WI $62,668

Hustisford, WI $61,540

Iron Ridge, WI $61,632

Ixonia, WI $61,824

Jackson, WI $62,673

Johnson Creek, WI $61,633

Juneau, WI $61,294

Kewaskum, WI $61,786

Kiel, WI $60,792

Kohler, WI $61,054

Lannon, WI $63,100

Lebanon, WI $61,600

Lomira, WI $61,207

Malone, WI $60,919

Mayville, WI $61,228

Menomonee Falls, WI $63,194

Merton, WI $62,668

Mount Calvary, WI $60,970

Nashotah, WI $62,361

Neosho, WI $61,846

Newburg, WI $62,375

New Holstein, WI $60,884

Newton, WI $60,668

North Lake, WI $62,885

Oakfield, WI $60,809

Oconomowoc, WI $62,116

Okauchee, WI $62,293

Oostburg, WI $61,549

Pewaukee, WI $62,836

Plymouth, WI $60,981

Port Washington, WI $62,482

Random Lake, WI $61,828

Richfield, WI $62,701

Rubicon, WI $61,953

Saint Cloud, WI $60,964

Saukville, WI $62,560

Sheboygan, WI $61,229

Sheboygan Falls, WI $61,023

Slinger, WI $62,393

Stockbridge, WI $61,107

Sussex, WI $62,884

West Bend, WI $62,069

Theresa, WI $61,573

Thiensville, WI $63,316

Waldo, WI $61,382

Watertown, WI $61,556

Mequon, WI $63,153

Woodland, WI $61,687

Bassett, WI $61,547

Benet Lake, WI $61,490

Big Bend, WI $62,507

Bristol, WI $61,497

Burlington, WI $61,613

Caledonia, WI $61,843

Camp Lake, WI $61,566

Cudahy, WI $63,454

Darien, WI $61,275

Delavan, WI $61,249

Dousman, WI $61,948

Eagle, WI $61,834

Cobb, WI $60,855

Cottage Grove, WI $62,343

Cross Plains, WI $62,187

Dane, WI $62,183

Darlington, WI $60,821

Deerfield, WI $62,171

De Forest, WI $62,253

Dodgeville, WI $61,128

Edgerton, WI $61,851

Edmund, WI $60,988

Evansville, WI $61,682

Footville, WI $61,296

Fort Atkinson, WI $61,586

Gotham, WI $61,126

Gratiot, WI $60,549

Hanover, WI $61,283

Highland, WI $60,773

Hollandale, WI $61,496

Janesville, WI $61,332

Shawano, WI $60,445

Sherwood, WI $61,266

Shiocton, WI $60,835

Sobieski, WI $60,332

Suamico, WI $60,315

Suring, WI $60,239

Townsend, WI $60,111

Wausaukee, WI $60,075

Wrightstown, WI $61,085

Zachow, WI $60,430

Algoma, WI $60,319

Baileys Harbor, WI $60,153

Brussels, WI $60,312

Casco, WI $60,325

Collins, WI $60,797

Denmark, WI $60,396

Egg Harbor, WI $60,201

Ellison Bay, WI $60,098

Ephraim, WI $60,200

Fish Creek, WI $60,160

Forestville, WI $60,314

Francis Creek, WI $60,466

Kellnersville, WI $60,506

Kewaunee, WI $60,353

Luxemburg, WI $60,326

Manitowoc, WI $60,580

Maplewood, WI $60,303

Maribel, WI $60,468

Mishicot, WI $60,417

New Franken, WI $60,317

Reedsville, WI $60,629

Saint Nazianz, WI $60,748

Sister Bay, WI $60,165

Sturgeon Bay, WI $60,324

Tisch Mills, WI $60,390

Two Rivers, WI $60,412

Valders, WI $60,720

Washington Island, WI $60,063

Whitelaw, WI $60,509

Green Bay, WI $60,308

East Troy, WI $61,834

Elkhorn, WI $61,408

Elm Grove, WI $63,428

Fontana, WI $61,264

Franksville, WI $61,803

Genesee Depot, WI $62,279

Genoa City, WI $61,438

Greendale, WI $63,383

Hales Corners, WI $63,274

Franklin, WI $62,909

Helenville, WI $61,487

Honey Creek, WI $61,641

Kansasville, WI $61,619

Kenosha, WI $61,358

New Berlin, WI $63,076

Lake Geneva, WI $61,230

Lyons, WI $61,560

Mukwonago, WI $62,212

Muskego, WI $62,606

New Munster, WI $61,566

North Prairie, WI $62,178

Fremont, WI $60,886

Rice Lake, WI $60,158

Sarona, WI $60,011

Shell Lake, WI $60,062

Siren, WI $60,670

Solon Springs, WI $60,329

South Range, WI $60,898

Springbrook, WI $59,896

Stone Lake, WI $59,918

Superior, WI $60,963

Trego, WI $59,960

Turtle Lake, WI $61,318

Wascott, WI $60,268

Washburn, WI $60,037

Webster, WI $60,110

Weyerhaeuser, WI $60,012

Winter, WI $59,726

Oshkosh, WI $61,046

Almond, WI $60,386

Appleton, WI $61,400

Bancroft, WI $60,198

Bear Creek, WI $60,738

Berlin, WI $60,780

Big Falls, WI $60,597

Butte Des Morts, WI $61,014

Caroline, WI $60,434

Clintonville, WI $60,590

Coloma, WI $60,227

Dale, WI $61,125

Eldorado, WI $60,901

Embarrass, WI $60,569

Eureka, WI $60,796

Fond Du Lac, WI $61,198

Jefferson, WI $61,535

Juda, WI $61,085

Lake Mills, WI $61,829

Linden, WI $60,925

Livingston, WI $60,612

Lodi, WI $61,984

Lone Rock, WI $60,942

Lowell, WI $61,589

Mc Farland, WI $62,412

Marshall, WI $62,105

Mazomanie, WI $61,959

Merrimac, WI $61,714

Middleton, WI $62,367

Milton, WI $61,358

Mineral Point, WI $60,952

Monroe, WI $61,047

Montfort, WI $60,638

Monticello, WI $61,511

Morrisonville, WI $62,188

Mount Horeb, WI $61,896

Muscoda, WI $60,535

New Glarus, WI $61,763

Oregon, WI $62,308

Orfordville, WI $61,226

Plain, WI $61,127

Prairie Du Sac, WI $61,747

Reeseville, WI $61,714

Rewey, WI $60,681

Richland Center, WI $60,474

Ridgeway, WI $61,566

Sauk City, WI $61,764

Sextonville, WI $61,030

Sharon, WI $61,261

Shullsburg, WI $60,432

South Wayne, WI $60,677

Spring Green, WI $61,363

Stoughton, WI $62,190

Sun Prairie, WI $62,253

Verona, WI $62,235

Waterloo, WI $61,913

Waunakee, WI $62,391

Windsor, WI $62,352

Woodford, WI $61,037

Madison, WI $62,523

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	$67,422	$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.

$54,616

Average $62,428/year

$71,200

$4,551

Average $5,202/month

$5,933

$1,050

Average $1,201/week

$1,369

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,200	$5,933	$1,369	$34
Average	$62,428	$5,202	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$54,616	$4,551	$1,050	$26

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