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 $61,477 for beginners, reaching about $64,976 at mid-level, and approach $68,856 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 $72,254, California $71,979, Massachusetts $71,020. 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: $106,864; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,307; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,346; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,568; Adjunct Assistant Instructor: $63,238.

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salary in Oregon

How much does an Adjunct Culinary Instructor make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Culinary Instructor in Oregon is $66,269 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): $84,062
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,976 to $75,583
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,425

10% $50,425

50% (Median) $66,269

90% $84,062

Adjunct Culinary Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,583	$6,299	$1,454	$36
Average	$66,269	$5,522	$1,274	$32
25th Percentile	$57,976	$4,831	$1,115	$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): $61,477
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,736
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,976
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,598
Expert (over 8 years): $68,856

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	less than 1 year	$61,477
Early Career Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	1-2 years	$61,736
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	2-4 years	$64,976
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	5-8 years	$68,598
Expert Level Adjunct Culinary Instructor	over 8 years	$68,856

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: $72,254.
California: $71,979.
Massachusetts: $71,020.

District of Columbia $72,254 California $71,979 Massachusetts $71,020 Washington $70,759 New Jersey $70,733 Alaska $70,642 Connecticut $69,741 New York $69,376

Hawaii $68,208 Rhode Island $67,659 Maryland $67,287 Minnesota $66,778 Colorado $66,583 Illinois $66,517 Oregon $66,269 Delaware $66,087

New Hampshire $65,972 Virginia $65,715 Pennsylvania $64,964 Nevada $64,586 North Dakota $64,462 Michigan $64,266 Wisconsin $64,194 Vermont $64,051

Texas $63,653 Maine $63,626 Arizona $63,587 Ohio $63,542 Georgia $62,941 Indiana $62,641 Wyoming $62,582 Utah $62,491

Iowa $62,452 Kansas $62,139 Louisiana $62,047 North Carolina $62,015 Missouri $62,002 Florida $61,747 Montana $61,610 Nebraska $61,479

Kentucky $61,408 South Carolina $61,147 Tennessee $60,984 Idaho $60,918 New Mexico $60,442 Oklahoma $60,337 Alabama $59,952 South Dakota $59,306

Arkansas $58,954 West Virginia $58,765 Mississippi $58,197

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:

Antelope: $63,076
Aurora: $66,900
Beaverton: $68,248

Antelope, OR $63,076

Aurora, OR $66,900

Beaverton, OR $68,248

Beavercreek, OR $67,131

Boring, OR $67,565

Bridal Veil, OR $67,461

Brightwood, OR $66,409

Canby, OR $66,945

Cascade Locks, OR $65,458

Clackamas, OR $68,223

Clatskanie, OR $65,338

Colton, OR $66,428

Columbia City, OR $67,027

Corbett, OR $67,130

Donald, OR $66,543

Dufur, OR $63,420

Eagle Creek, OR $67,275

Estacada, OR $66,265

Fairview, OR $68,106

Gervais, OR $65,837

Gladstone, OR $68,198

Government Camp, OR $65,202

Grass Valley, OR $63,217

Gresham, OR $68,084

Hood River, OR $65,084

Hubbard, OR $66,203

Kent, OR $63,075

Lake Oswego, OR $68,364

Marylhurst, OR $68,275

Maupin, OR $63,150

Molalla, OR $65,875

Moro, OR $63,350

Mosier, OR $64,413

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $64,843

Mulino, OR $66,867

Odell, OR $64,936

Oregon City, OR $67,721

Rainier, OR $66,287

Rhododendron, OR $65,798

Rufus, OR $63,547

Saint Helens, OR $66,814

Warren, OR $67,186

Deer Island, OR $66,575

Sandy, OR $66,756

Scappoose, OR $67,096

Shaniko, OR $63,283

The Dalles, OR $63,770

Troutdale, OR $67,846

Tualatin, OR $68,047

Tygh Valley, OR $63,707

Vernonia, OR $66,082

Wasco, OR $63,403

Welches, OR $66,083

West Linn, OR $68,048

Wilsonville, OR $67,623

Woodburn, OR $65,979

Happy Valley, OR $68,315

Damascus, OR $67,974

Amity, OR $65,673

Arch Cape, OR $63,942

Astoria, OR $64,357

Banks, OR $66,990

Bay City, OR $64,211

Beaver, OR $64,538

Buxton, OR $66,583

Cannon Beach, OR $63,914

Carlton, OR $65,837

Cloverdale, OR $64,139

Cornelius, OR $67,491

Dayton, OR $65,880

Dundee, OR $66,410

Forest Grove, OR $66,955

Gales Creek, OR $66,209

Garibaldi, OR $64,217

Gaston, OR $66,609

Hammond, OR $63,627

Hebo, OR $64,348

Hillsboro, OR $67,677

Manning, OR $66,656

Lafayette, OR $65,960

Mcminnville, OR $65,638

Manzanita, OR $64,133

Nehalem, OR $64,303

Newberg, OR $67,002

North Plains, OR $67,368

Oceanside, OR $63,990

Pacific City, OR $64,143

Rockaway Beach, OR $64,130

Saint Paul, OR $66,168

Seaside, OR $64,484

Sherwood, OR $67,698

Tillamook, OR $64,584

Netarts, OR $64,050

Timber, OR $66,177

Tolovana Park, OR $63,924

Warrenton, OR $63,896

Wheeler, OR $64,297

Yamhill, OR $66,043

Neskowin, OR $64,109

Portland, OR $68,377

Salem, OR $65,891

Keizer, OR $65,903

Albany, OR $65,242

Alsea, OR $64,132

Aumsville, OR $65,765

Blodgett, OR $64,205

Brownsville, OR $64,560

Cascadia, OR $63,797

Corvallis, OR $65,086

Crabtree, OR $65,176

Crawfordsville, OR $64,527

Dallas, OR $65,563

Depoe Bay, OR $63,886

Detroit, OR $63,631

Eddyville, OR $63,862

Falls City, OR $65,242

Foster, OR $64,298

Gates, OR $64,859

Grand Ronde, OR $64,971

Halsey, OR $64,571

Idanha, OR $63,683

Independence, OR $65,808

Jefferson, OR $65,667

Lebanon, OR $64,625

Logsden, OR $64,130

Lyons, OR $64,996

Mill City, OR $65,001

Monmouth, OR $65,390

Mount Angel, OR $65,820

Neotsu, OR $64,185

Newport, OR $63,762

South Beach, OR $63,553

Lincoln City, OR $64,107

Otis, OR $64,233

Otter Rock, OR $63,773

Philomath, OR $64,432

Rickreall, OR $65,819

Rose Lodge, OR $64,297

Saint Benedict, OR $65,811

Scio, OR $65,286

Scotts Mills, OR $65,656

Seal Rock, OR $63,478

Shedd, OR $64,544

Sheridan, OR $65,416

Siletz, OR $64,010

Silverton, OR $65,676

Stayton, OR $65,496

Mehama, OR $65,321

Sublimity, OR $65,603

Sweet Home, OR $64,414

Gleneden Beach, OR $63,955

Tangent, OR $64,660

Tidewater, OR $63,707

Toledo, OR $63,781

Turner, OR $65,775

Waldport, OR $63,557

Willamina, OR $65,192

Eugene, OR $64,977

Agness, OR $62,899

Allegany, OR $62,975

Alvadore, OR $64,915

Azalea, OR $63,634

Bandon, OR $63,023

Blachly, OR $64,361

Blue River, OR $63,367

Broadbent, OR $62,927

Brookings, OR $63,291

Camas Valley, OR $62,961

Canyonville, OR $63,432

Cheshire, OR $64,601

Coos Bay, OR $62,993

Coquille, OR $62,998

Cottage Grove, OR $64,383

Crescent Lake, OR $63,082

Creswell, OR $64,765

Culp Creek, OR $64,113

Curtin, OR $64,336

Days Creek, OR $63,349

Deadwood, OR $64,095

Dexter, OR $64,579

Dillard, OR $63,162

Dorena, OR $63,921

Drain, OR $64,103

Elkton, OR $63,653

Elmira, OR $64,687

Fall Creek, OR $64,492

Florence, OR $63,596

Gardiner, OR $63,079

Glendale, OR $63,502

Glide, OR $63,232

Gold Beach, OR $63,100

Harrisburg, OR $64,815

Idleyld Park, OR $63,079

Junction City, OR $64,772

Lakeside, OR $63,099

Langlois, OR $62,961

Lorane, OR $64,509

Lowell, OR $64,485

Mapleton, OR $63,731

Marcola, OR $64,688

Pleasant Hill, OR $64,861

Monroe, OR $64,484

Myrtle Creek, OR $63,168

Myrtle Point, OR $62,951

North Bend, OR $62,995

Noti, OR $64,470

Oakland, OR $63,554

Oakridge, OR $63,846

Ophir, OR $63,094

Port Orford, OR $63,007

Powers, OR $62,994

Reedsport, OR $63,440

Riddle, OR $63,298

Roseburg, OR $63,253

Scottsburg, OR $63,329

Springfield, OR $64,847

Sixes, OR $62,954

Sutherlin, OR $63,586

Swisshome, OR $63,801

Tenmile, OR $63,025

Thurston, OR $64,876

Tiller, OR $63,406

Umpqua, OR $63,200

Veneta, OR $64,631

Vida, OR $64,139

Walterville, OR $64,443

Walton, OR $64,231

Wedderburn, OR $63,138

Westfir, OR $64,058

Westlake, OR $63,416

Wilbur, OR $63,313

Winchester, OR $63,317

Winston, OR $63,037

Wolf Creek, OR $63,618

Yachats, OR $63,569

Yoncalla, OR $63,926

Medford, OR $64,690

Central Point, OR $64,599

White City, OR $64,193

Ashland, OR $64,222

Butte Falls, OR $63,809

Cave Junction, OR $63,628

Eagle Point, OR $64,330

Gold Hill, OR $64,446

Grants Pass, OR $63,940

Jacksonville, OR $64,329

Kerby, OR $63,727

Merlin, OR $63,527

Murphy, OR $64,184

O Brien, OR $63,596

Phoenix, OR $64,670

Prospect, OR $63,648

Rogue River, OR $64,154

Selma, OR $63,568

Shady Cove, OR $64,241

Talent, OR $64,547

Trail, OR $63,750

Wilderville, OR $63,702

Williams, OR $64,129

Klamath Falls, OR $63,636

Crater Lake, OR $62,952

Adel, OR $63,277

Beatty, OR $63,115

Bly, OR $63,176

Bonanza, OR $63,230

Chiloquin, OR $63,223

Dairy, OR $63,195

Fort Klamath, OR $63,202

Keno, OR $63,662

Lakeview, OR $63,329

Malin, OR $63,311

Merrill, OR $63,338

Midland, OR $63,406

New Pine Creek, OR $63,471

Paisley, OR $63,174

Plush, OR $63,247

Silver Lake, OR $63,151

Sprague River, OR $63,168

Summer Lake, OR $63,091

Christmas Valley, OR $63,196

Bend, OR $63,343

Fields, OR $63,263

Ashwood, OR $63,061

Brothers, OR $63,119

Burns, OR $63,273

Princeton, OR $63,153

Diamond, OR $63,112

Camp Sherman, OR $63,159

Chemult, OR $63,114

Crane, OR $63,223

Crescent, OR $63,081

Culver, OR $63,207

Fort Rock, OR $63,159

Frenchglen, OR $63,106

Gilchrist, OR $63,203

Hines, OR $63,286

La Pine, OR $63,271

Madras, OR $63,251

Mitchell, OR $63,111

Paulina, OR $63,136

Post, OR $63,107

Powell Butte, OR $63,258

Prineville, OR $63,260

Redmond, OR $63,350

Riley, OR $63,103

Sisters, OR $63,161

Terrebonne, OR $63,286

Warm Springs, OR $63,172

Pendleton, OR $65,298

Adams, OR $64,017

Arlington, OR $63,290

Athena, OR $65,443

Baker City, OR $63,328

Bates, OR $63,152

Boardman, OR $65,006

Bridgeport, OR $63,165

Canyon City, OR $63,254

Condon, OR $63,140

Cove, OR $63,262

Dayville, OR $63,185

Echo, OR $65,482

Elgin, OR $63,275

Enterprise, OR $63,129

Fossil, OR $63,149

Haines, OR $63,290

Halfway, OR $63,152

Helix, OR $66,985

Heppner, OR $63,179

Hereford, OR $63,193

Hermiston, OR $67,349

Lexington, OR $64,341

Oxbow, OR $62,866

Imbler, OR $63,309

Imnaha, OR $62,710

Ione, OR $63,273

Irrigon, OR $66,906

John Day, OR $63,356

Joseph, OR $63,055

Kimberly, OR $63,166

La Grande, OR $63,347

Long Creek, OR $63,177

Lostine, OR $63,206

Meacham, OR $63,289

Mikkalo, OR $63,367

Milton Freewater, OR $64,835

Monument, OR $63,164

Mount Vernon, OR $63,250

North Powder, OR $63,262

Pilot Rock, OR $63,494

Prairie City, OR $63,296

Richland, OR $63,089

Seneca, OR $63,258

Spray, OR $63,162

Stanfield, OR $67,172

Summerville, OR $63,283

Sumpter, OR $63,230

Ukiah, OR $63,168

Umatilla, OR $67,671

Union, OR $63,275

Unity, OR $63,263

Wallowa, OR $63,293

Weston, OR $64,191

Adrian, OR $62,217

Arock, OR $62,882

Brogan, OR $63,139

Drewsey, OR $63,217

Durkee, OR $63,095

Harper, OR $62,960

Huntington, OR $63,145

Ironside, OR $63,172

Jamieson, OR $62,971

Jordan Valley, OR $62,892

Juntura, OR $63,171

Nyssa, OR $62,520

Ontario, OR $62,656

Riverside, OR $63,107

Vale, OR $62,989

Westfall, OR $63,191

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	$71,571	$34.0	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.

$57,976

Average $66,269/year

$75,583

$4,831

Average $5,522/month

$6,299

$1,115

Average $1,274/week

$1,454

$28

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,583	$6,299	$1,454	$36
Average	$66,269	$5,522	$1,274	$32
25th Percentile	$57,976	$4,831	$1,115	$28

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