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

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

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

An Adjunct Culinary Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,769 for beginners, reaching about $65,285 at mid-level, and approach $69,185 for experts.

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

Adjunct Culinary Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Culinary Instructor roles are District of Columbia $72,256, California $71,982, Massachusetts $71,023. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Adjunct Culinary Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,848; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,292; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,348; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,571; Adjunct Assistant Instructor: $63,242.

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Culinary Instructor make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Culinary Instructor in Colorado is $66,585 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,466
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,250 to $75,945
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,662

10% $50,662

50% (Median) $66,585

90% $84,466

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,945	$6,329	$1,460	$37
Average	$66,585	$5,549	$1,280	$32
25th Percentile	$58,250	$4,854	$1,120	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct Culinary 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 Culinary Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Culinary 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): $61,769
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,029
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,285
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,925
Expert (over 8 years): $69,185

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	less than 1 year	$61,769
Early Career Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	1-2 years	$62,029
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	2-4 years	$65,285
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	5-8 years	$68,925
Expert Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	over 8 years	$69,185

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

District of Columbia: $72,256.
California: $71,982.
Massachusetts: $71,023.

District of Columbia $72,256 California $71,982 Massachusetts $71,023 Washington $70,762 New Jersey $70,736 Alaska $70,644 Connecticut $69,744 New York $69,378

Hawaii $68,210 Rhode Island $67,662 Maryland $67,290 Minnesota $66,781 Colorado $66,585 Illinois $66,520 Oregon $66,272 Delaware $66,089

New Hampshire $65,974 Virginia $65,717 Pennsylvania $64,967 Nevada $64,588 North Dakota $64,464 Michigan $64,269 Wisconsin $64,197 Vermont $64,053

Texas $63,655 Maine $63,629 Arizona $63,590 Ohio $63,544 Georgia $62,944 Indiana $62,644 Wyoming $62,585 Utah $62,493

Iowa $62,454 Kansas $62,141 Louisiana $62,050 North Carolina $62,017 Missouri $62,004 Florida $61,749 Montana $61,612 Nebraska $61,482

Kentucky $61,410 South Carolina $61,149 Tennessee $60,986 Idaho $60,921 New Mexico $60,444 Oklahoma $60,340 Alabama $59,955 South Dakota $59,309

Arkansas $58,956 West Virginia $58,767 Mississippi $58,199

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Culinary 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: $65,281
Hygiene: $67,550
Johnstown: $65,427

Glen Haven, CO $65,281

Hygiene, CO $67,550

Johnstown, CO $65,427

Laporte, CO $64,702

Livermore, CO $64,492

Loveland, CO $65,223

Lyons, CO $67,432

Masonville, CO $64,743

Mead, CO $66,170

Milliken, CO $65,336

Niwot, CO $68,080

Red Feather Lakes, CO $64,669

Severance, CO $64,795

Timnath, CO $64,711

Wellington, CO $64,349

Windsor, CO $64,804

Brighton, CO $66,410

Ault, CO $64,681

Briggsdale, CO $64,699

Carr, CO $63,586

Eastlake, CO $66,583

Eaton, CO $64,885

Evans, CO $65,215

Fort Lupton, CO $66,221

Galeton, CO $64,892

Gilcrest, CO $65,572

Gill, CO $64,998

Greeley, CO $65,055

Henderson, CO $66,514

Hudson, CO $66,003

Keenesburg, CO $65,685

Kersey, CO $65,006

La Salle, CO $65,459

Lucerne, CO $64,985

Nunn, CO $64,475

Orchard, CO $64,691

Pierce, CO $64,722

Ohio City, CO $65,388

Parlin, CO $65,080

Penrose, CO $64,512

Pitkin, CO $65,307

Poncha Springs, CO $64,864

Powderhorn, CO $64,945

Rockvale, CO $64,219

Sargents, CO $64,755

Twin Lakes, CO $66,893

Westcliffe, CO $64,255

Wetmore, CO $63,842

Durango, CO $65,127

Cahone, CO $64,966

Cortez, CO $64,917

Dolores, CO $65,072

Dove Creek, CO $64,902

Egnar, CO $64,937

Hesperus, CO $64,558

Lewis, CO $65,081

Mancos, CO $64,916

Marvel, CO $64,556

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $64,580

Pleasant View, CO $64,780

Rico, CO $65,088

Towaoc, CO $64,646

Yellow Jacket, CO $65,003

Montrose, CO $65,331

Austin, CO $65,416

Bedrock, CO $64,921

Cedaredge, CO $65,482

Cory, CO $65,400

Crawford, CO $65,215

Delta, CO $65,330

Eckert, CO $65,432

Hotchkiss, CO $65,392

Lazear, CO $65,343

Naturita, CO $65,053

Norwood, CO $65,078

Nucla, CO $65,153

Olathe, CO $65,258

Ophir, CO $65,149

Ouray, CO $65,138

Paonia, CO $65,692

Paradox, CO $64,957

Placerville, CO $65,089

Redvale, CO $65,109

Ridgway, CO $65,129

Silverton, CO $65,020

Somerset, CO $65,891

Telluride, CO $65,161

Grand Junction, CO $65,733

Platteville, CO $65,717

Roggen, CO $65,039

Weldona, CO $64,537

Wiggins, CO $64,883

Fort Morgan, CO $64,564

Log Lane Village, CO $64,775

Akron, CO $64,096

Amherst, CO $63,890

Atwood, CO $64,320

Brush, CO $64,316

Crook, CO $64,137

Eckley, CO $63,935

Fleming, CO $64,260

Grover, CO $64,209

Haxtun, CO $64,247

Hereford, CO $63,799

Hillrose, CO $64,379

Holyoke, CO $64,053

Idalia, CO $63,731

Iliff, CO $64,306

Julesburg, CO $64,047

Lindon, CO $63,821

Merino, CO $64,376

New Raymer, CO $64,362

Otis, CO $64,153

Ovid, CO $64,069

Padroni, CO $64,143

Paoli, CO $64,248

Peetz, CO $64,125

Sedgwick, CO $64,092

Snyder, CO $64,328

Sterling, CO $64,430

Stoneham, CO $64,365

Vernon, CO $63,792

Woodrow, CO $63,954

Wray, CO $63,919

Yuma, CO $64,133

Anton, CO $63,837

Arapahoe, CO $63,334

Arriba, CO $63,564

Bethune, CO $63,658

Burlington, CO $63,598

Calhan, CO $64,605

Cascade, CO $65,136

Cheyenne Wells, CO $63,426

Cope, CO $63,807

Cripple Creek, CO $65,013

Divide, CO $65,048

Flagler, CO $63,629

Florissant, CO $64,995

Fountain, CO $64,599

Genoa, CO $63,607

Green Mountain Falls, CO $65,120

Guffey, CO $64,925

Hugo, CO $63,217

Joes, CO $63,870

Karval, CO $62,850

Kirk, CO $63,818

Kit Carson, CO $63,347

Limon, CO $63,991

Lake George, CO $65,093

Manitou Springs, CO $65,136

Matheson, CO $63,944

Peyton, CO $64,909

Ramah, CO $63,530

Rush, CO $63,682

Seibert, CO $63,602

Simla, CO $64,235

Stratton, CO $63,666

U S A F Academy, CO $65,132

Victor, CO $64,984

Vona, CO $63,639

Wild Horse, CO $63,225

Woodland Park, CO $65,082

Yoder, CO $63,927

Colorado Springs, CO $65,137

Clifton, CO $65,692

Fruita, CO $65,529

Gateway, CO $65,067

Glade Park, CO $65,292

Loma, CO $65,552

Mack, CO $65,378

Palisade, CO $65,573

Whitewater, CO $65,288

Glenwood Springs, CO $66,367

Dinosaur, CO $65,270

Aspen, CO $67,610

Snowmass Village, CO $67,607

Avon, CO $67,000

Basalt, CO $67,395

Carbondale, CO $67,144

Collbran, CO $65,508

Craig, CO $65,989

De Beque, CO $65,501

Eagle, CO $66,726

Edwards, CO $66,869

Parachute, CO $65,842

Battlement Mesa, CO $65,781

Gypsum, CO $66,394

Hamilton, CO $66,271

Hayden, CO $66,083

Maybell, CO $65,352

Meeker, CO $66,277

Meredith, CO $67,173

Mesa, CO $65,477

Minturn, CO $66,796

Molina, CO $65,437

New Castle, CO $66,138

Rangely, CO $65,536

Red Cliff, CO $66,788

Rifle, CO $65,974

Silt, CO $65,947

Slater, CO $65,676

Snowmass, CO $67,472

Wolcott, CO $66,766

Woody Creek, CO $67,605

Vail, CO $67,083

Pueblo, CO $63,159

Colorado City, CO $63,591

Aguilar, CO $63,868

Arlington, CO $62,744

Avondale, CO $63,328

Beulah, CO $63,595

Boncarbo, CO $63,900

Boone, CO $63,533

Branson, CO $63,377

Campo, CO $63,142

Cheraw, CO $63,264

Crowley, CO $63,399

Eads, CO $63,309

Fort Lyon, CO $63,239

Fowler, CO $63,420

Gardner, CO $64,041

Granada, CO $63,451

Hartman, CO $63,572

Hasty, CO $63,378

Haswell, CO $63,003

Hoehne, CO $63,797

Holly, CO $63,372

Kim, CO $63,312

La Junta, CO $63,353

Lamar, CO $63,546

Las Animas, CO $63,318

La Veta, CO $64,152

Mc Clave, CO $63,388

Manzanola, CO $63,304

Model, CO $63,401

Olney Springs, CO $63,196

Ordway, CO $62,881

Pritchett, CO $63,315

Rocky Ford, CO $63,213

Rye, CO $63,688

Sheridan Lake, CO $63,333

Springfield, CO $63,445

Sugar City, CO $62,713

Swink, CO $63,290

Trinchera, CO $63,523

Trinidad, CO $63,799

Two Buttes, CO $63,442

Vilas, CO $63,432

Walsenburg, CO $63,814

Walsh, CO $63,365

Weston, CO $64,021

Wiley, CO $63,329

Alamosa, CO $64,640

Antonito, CO $64,599

Arboles, CO $64,729

Arvada, CO $66,586

Aurora, CO $66,540

Bayfield, CO $64,911

Broomfield, CO $66,878

Commerce City, CO $66,429

Dupont, CO $66,557

Eldorado Springs, CO $68,141

Lafayette, CO $67,537

Louisville, CO $67,620

Westminster, CO $66,555

Wheat Ridge, CO $66,552

Agate, CO $64,194

Bennett, CO $65,863

Byers, CO $65,076

Castle Rock, CO $65,365

Deer Trail, CO $64,647

Elbert, CO $64,952

Elizabeth, CO $65,499

Englewood, CO $66,540

Franktown, CO $65,322

Kiowa, CO $65,028

Larkspur, CO $65,153

Littleton, CO $66,474

Lone Tree, CO $66,299

Louviers, CO $66,207

Monument, CO $65,089

Palmer Lake, CO $65,095

Parker, CO $66,056

Sedalia, CO $65,398

Strasburg, CO $65,653

Watkins, CO $66,146

Denver, CO $66,533

Thornton, CO $66,585

Boulder, CO $68,470

Golden, CO $66,547

Alma, CO $66,172

Bailey, CO $66,022

Black Hawk, CO $67,212

Bond, CO $66,760

Breckenridge, CO $66,314

Buffalo Creek, CO $65,794

Burns, CO $66,331

Central City, CO $66,834

Clark, CO $65,702

Climax, CO $66,390

Coalmont, CO $65,589

Como, CO $65,365

Conifer, CO $66,194

Cowdrey, CO $65,324

Dillon, CO $66,274

Dumont, CO $66,596

Evergreen, CO $66,431

Empire, CO $66,292

Fairplay, CO $65,426

Fraser, CO $66,367

Frisco, CO $66,683

Georgetown, CO $66,242

Granby, CO $66,190

Grand Lake, CO $66,153

Grant, CO $65,683

Hartsel, CO $65,077

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $66,101

Idaho Springs, CO $66,483

Idledale, CO $66,478

Indian Hills, CO $66,444

Jamestown, CO $68,360

Jefferson, CO $65,545

Kittredge, CO $66,451

Kremmling, CO $66,095

Leadville, CO $66,309

Mc Coy, CO $66,320

Morrison, CO $66,430

Nederland, CO $67,738

Oak Creek, CO $66,202

Parshall, CO $66,487

Phippsburg, CO $66,267

Pine, CO $65,873

Pinecliffe, CO $68,056

Rand, CO $65,593

Rollinsville, CO $67,422

Shawnee, CO $65,858

Silver Plume, CO $65,961

Steamboat Springs, CO $66,079

Tabernash, CO $66,521

Toponas, CO $66,243

Walden, CO $65,495

Ward, CO $67,560

Winter Park, CO $66,607

Yampa, CO $66,333

Silverthorne, CO $66,626

Longmont, CO $67,287

Allenspark, CO $66,981

Estes Park, CO $65,976

Bellvue, CO $65,131

Berthoud, CO $65,929

Dacono, CO $66,698

Drake, CO $65,155

Erie, CO $66,997

Firestone, CO $66,532

Fort Collins, CO $64,667

Frederick, CO $66,535

Blanca, CO $64,411

Capulin, CO $64,742

Center, CO $64,689

Chama, CO $64,190

Chimney Rock, CO $64,757

Chromo, CO $64,322

Conejos, CO $64,559

Creede, CO $64,898

Crestone, CO $64,441

Del Norte, CO $64,757

Fort Garland, CO $64,266

San Luis, CO $64,005

Homelake, CO $64,696

Hooper, CO $64,481

Ignacio, CO $64,632

Jaroso, CO $64,146

La Jara, CO $64,663

Manassa, CO $64,597

Moffat, CO $64,526

Monte Vista, CO $64,735

Mosca, CO $64,400

Pagosa Springs, CO $64,751

Romeo, CO $64,787

Saguache, CO $64,748

Sanford, CO $64,425

San Pablo, CO $64,094

South Fork, CO $64,821

Villa Grove, CO $64,612

Salida, CO $64,866

Almont, CO $66,536

Buena Vista, CO $66,435

Canon City, CO $64,577

Cimarron, CO $65,013

Coal Creek, CO $64,194

Coaldale, CO $64,708

Cotopaxi, CO $64,526

Crested Butte, CO $66,886

Florence, CO $64,093

Monarch, CO $65,002

Granite, CO $65,978

Gunnison, CO $65,063

Hillside, CO $64,502

Howard, CO $64,825

Lake City, CO $65,009

Nathrop, CO $65,061

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industry for an Adjunct Culinary Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$71,912	$35.0	8%

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

Understanding how an Adjunct Culinary 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.

$58,250

Average $66,585/year

$75,945

$4,854

Average $5,549/month

$6,329

$1,120

Average $1,280/week

$1,460

$28

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,945	$6,329	$1,460	$37
Average	$66,585	$5,549	$1,280	$32
25th Percentile	$58,250	$4,854	$1,120	$28

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