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 $56,514 for beginners, reaching about $59,731 at mid-level, and approach $63,299 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 Idaho

How much does an Adjunct Culinary Instructor make in Idaho? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Culinary Instructor in Idaho is $60,921 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,280
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,295 to $69,484
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,352

10% $46,352

50% (Median) $60,921

90% $77,280

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,484	$5,790	$1,336	$33
Average	$60,921	$5,077	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$53,295	$4,441	$1,025	$26

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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): $56,514
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,752
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,731
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,061
Expert (over 8 years): $63,299

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	less than 1 year	$56,514
Early Career Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	1-2 years	$56,752
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	2-4 years	$59,731
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	5-8 years	$63,061
Expert Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	over 8 years	$63,299

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:

Pocatello: $56,359
Fort Hall: $56,564
Aberdeen: $57,521

Pocatello, ID $56,359

Fort Hall, ID $56,564

Aberdeen, ID $57,521

American Falls, ID $58,511

Arbon, ID $57,523

Arco, ID $59,073

Arimo, ID $57,387

Atomic City, ID $59,109

Bancroft, ID $57,735

Basalt, ID $58,996

Bern, ID $59,258

Blackfoot, ID $58,364

Bloomington, ID $59,392

Challis, ID $59,057

Clayton, ID $59,034

Clifton, ID $59,395

Cobalt, ID $58,946

Conda, ID $59,294

Dayton, ID $59,691

Dingle, ID $59,233

Downey, ID $58,840

Ellis, ID $59,100

Firth, ID $58,829

Franklin, ID $59,948

Geneva, ID $59,355

Georgetown, ID $59,381

Grace, ID $58,980

Holbrook, ID $59,138

Howe, ID $58,980

Inkom, ID $56,724

Lava Hot Springs, ID $57,576

Mccammon, ID $56,949

Mackay, ID $59,043

Malad City, ID $59,431

May, ID $59,054

Montpelier, ID $59,314

Moore, ID $59,123

Moreland, ID $57,949

Paris, ID $59,347

Pingree, ID $58,547

Preston, ID $59,420

Rockland, ID $58,714

Saint Charles, ID $59,301

Shelley, ID $59,123

Soda Springs, ID $59,461

Kamiah, ID $59,238

Garden City, ID $61,130

Athol, ID $62,271

Avery, ID $59,108

Bayview, ID $60,754

Blanchard, ID $63,726

Bonners Ferry, ID $59,371

Bovill, ID $59,196

Calder, ID $59,217

Careywood, ID $61,569

Cataldo, ID $61,663

Clark Fork, ID $59,563

Clarkia, ID $59,126

Cocolalla, ID $61,698

Coeur D Alene, ID $63,369

Coolin, ID $59,873

Oldtown, ID $62,614

Deary, ID $59,192

Desmet, ID $62,170

Dover, ID $60,929

Eastport, ID $59,306

Elk River, ID $59,223

Fernwood, ID $59,706

Genesee, ID $59,608

Harrison, ID $63,728

Harvard, ID $60,701

Hayden, ID $63,188

Hope, ID $59,239

Kellogg, ID $59,969

Kingston, ID $60,409

Kootenai, ID $60,301

Laclede, ID $61,620

Medimont, ID $61,945

Moscow, ID $59,948

Moyie Springs, ID $59,260

Mullan, ID $59,316

Naples, ID $59,228

Nordman, ID $59,547

Osburn, ID $59,565

Pinehurst, ID $60,356

Plummer, ID $63,640

Ponderay, ID $60,271

Porthill, ID $59,535

Post Falls, ID $65,237

Potlatch, ID $61,374

Priest River, ID $61,252

Princeton, ID $60,446

Rathdrum, ID $64,424

Sagle, ID $60,885

Saint Maries, ID $61,497

Sandpoint, ID $59,390

Colburn, ID $59,733

Santa, ID $60,312

Silverton, ID $59,394

Smelterville, ID $60,443

Spirit Lake, ID $63,756

Tensed, ID $62,062

Troy, ID $59,387

Viola, ID $60,716

Wallace, ID $59,257

Murray, ID $59,206

Worley, ID $64,676

Springfield, ID $57,171

Kendrick, ID $59,166

Kooskia, ID $59,349

Lapwai, ID $59,481

Lenore, ID $59,203

Lucile, ID $59,213

Nezperce, ID $59,166

Orofino, ID $59,245

Peck, ID $59,197

Pierce, ID $59,208

Pollock, ID $59,381

Reubens, ID $59,166

Riggins, ID $59,245

Stites, ID $59,206

Weippe, ID $59,198

White Bird, ID $59,178

Winchester, ID $59,217

Atlanta, ID $59,583

Banks, ID $60,287

Bruneau, ID $59,052

Caldwell, ID $60,615

Cambridge, ID $59,397

Cascade, ID $59,119

Council, ID $59,341

Donnelly, ID $59,285

Eagle, ID $60,902

Emmett, ID $60,493

Fruitland, ID $60,127

Garden Valley, ID $60,141

Glenns Ferry, ID $59,357

Grand View, ID $59,662

Greenleaf, ID $60,344

Hammett, ID $59,314

Homedale, ID $60,181

Horseshoe Bend, ID $60,696

Huston, ID $60,398

Idaho City, ID $60,431

Indian Valley, ID $59,270

King Hill, ID $59,136

Kuna, ID $60,899

Lake Fork, ID $59,287

Letha, ID $60,369

Lowman, ID $59,174

Mccall, ID $59,197

Marsing, ID $60,088

Melba, ID $60,396

Meridian, ID $61,018

Mesa, ID $59,339

Middleton, ID $60,676

Midvale, ID $59,546

Mountain Home, ID $60,055

Mountain Home A F B, ID $60,038

Murphy, ID $59,420

Nampa, ID $60,653

New Meadows, ID $59,300

New Plymouth, ID $60,163

Notus, ID $60,352

Ola, ID $59,792

Parma, ID $60,138

Payette, ID $60,026

Placerville, ID $60,500

Star, ID $60,844

Sweet, ID $60,443

Warren, ID $59,200

Weiser, ID $59,623

Wilder, ID $60,238

Yellow Pine, ID $58,957

Boise, ID $61,130

Stanley, ID $58,986

Swanlake, ID $59,228

Thatcher, ID $59,101

Wayan, ID $59,728

Weston, ID $59,787

Fish Haven, ID $59,632

Twin Falls, ID $58,160

Rogerson, ID $59,157

Albion, ID $59,138

Almo, ID $59,157

Bellevue, ID $59,181

Bliss, ID $59,149

Buhl, ID $59,365

Burley, ID $59,265

Carey, ID $59,089

Castleford, ID $59,412

Corral, ID $59,033

Declo, ID $59,161

Dietrich, ID $59,153

Eden, ID $58,995

Fairfield, ID $59,055

Filer, ID $58,227

Gooding, ID $59,242

Hagerman, ID $59,219

Hailey, ID $59,203

Hansen, ID $58,411

Hazelton, ID $59,190

Heyburn, ID $59,304

Hill City, ID $59,120

Jerome, ID $59,239

Ketchum, ID $59,167

Kimberly, ID $58,171

Malta, ID $59,121

Minidoka, ID $59,242

Murtaugh, ID $58,964

Oakley, ID $59,165

Paul, ID $59,181

Picabo, ID $59,107

Richfield, ID $59,166

Rupert, ID $59,242

Shoshone, ID $59,188

Sun Valley, ID $59,315

Wendell, ID $59,304

Idaho Falls, ID $59,191

Ashton, ID $59,283

Chester, ID $59,477

Driggs, ID $59,882

Dubois, ID $59,106

Felt, ID $59,742

Hamer, ID $59,230

Iona, ID $59,182

Irwin, ID $62,009

Island Park, ID $59,214

Lewisville, ID $59,179

Macks Inn, ID $59,447

Menan, ID $59,170

Monteview, ID $59,099

Newdale, ID $59,585

Parker, ID $59,648

Rexburg, ID $59,161

Rigby, ID $59,183

Ririe, ID $59,539

Roberts, ID $59,163

Saint Anthony, ID $59,410

Spencer, ID $59,112

Sugar City, ID $59,152

Swan Valley, ID $59,934

Terreton, ID $59,150

Teton, ID $59,601

Tetonia, ID $59,642

Ucon, ID $59,191

Victor, ID $61,710

Carmen, ID $59,285

Gibbonsville, ID $59,269

Leadore, ID $59,063

Lemhi, ID $59,117

North Fork, ID $59,221

Salmon, ID $59,258

Tendoy, ID $59,180

Shoup, ID $58,945

Lewiston, ID $59,742

Ahsahka, ID $59,221

Cottonwood, ID $59,213

Craigmont, ID $59,144

Culdesac, ID $59,270

Elk City, ID $59,065

Ferdinand, ID $59,179

Grangeville, ID $59,223

Fenn, ID $59,222

Greencreek, ID $59,177

Juliaetta, ID $59,318

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	$65,794	$32.0	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.

$53,295

Average $60,921/year

$69,484

$4,441

Average $5,077/month

$5,790

$1,025

Average $1,172/week

$1,336

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,484	$5,790	$1,336	$33
Average	$60,921	$5,077	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$53,295	$4,441	$1,025	$26

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