What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct ESL Instructor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

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

An Adjunct ESL Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,686 for beginners, reaching about $65,197 at mid-level, and approach $69,091 for experts.

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

Adjunct ESL Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct ESL Instructor roles are District of Columbia $72,499, California $72,224, Massachusetts $71,262. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Adjunct ESL Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,864; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,307; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,346; Academic Director and ESL Instructor: $68,940; Adult ESL Instructor: $64,460.

Adjunct ESL Instructor Salary in Oregon

How much does an Adjunct ESL Instructor make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct ESL Instructor in Oregon is $66,495 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,348
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,173 to $75,840
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,597

10% $50,597

50% (Median) $66,495

90% $84,348

Adjunct ESL Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,840	$6,320	$1,458	$36
Average	$66,495	$5,541	$1,279	$32
25th Percentile	$58,173	$4,848	$1,119	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct ESL Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct ESL 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 ESL Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct ESL 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): $61,686
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,946
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,197
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,831
Expert (over 8 years): $69,091

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct ESL Instructor	less than 1 year	$61,686
Early Career Level Adjunct ESL Instructor	1-2 years	$61,946
Mid-Level Level Adjunct ESL Instructor	2-4 years	$65,197
Senior-Level Level Adjunct ESL Instructor	5-8 years	$68,831
Expert Level Adjunct ESL Instructor	over 8 years	$69,091

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

District of Columbia: $72,499.
California: $72,224.
Massachusetts: $71,262.

District of Columbia $72,499 California $72,224 Massachusetts $71,262 Washington $71,000 New Jersey $70,974 Alaska $70,882 Connecticut $69,978 New York $69,612

Hawaii $68,439 Rhode Island $67,889 Maryland $67,516 Minnesota $67,005 Colorado $66,809 Illinois $66,744 Oregon $66,495 Delaware $66,311

New Hampshire $66,196 Virginia $65,938 Pennsylvania $65,185 Nevada $64,805 North Dakota $64,681 Michigan $64,485 Wisconsin $64,412 Vermont $64,268

Texas $63,869 Maine $63,843 Arizona $63,804 Ohio $63,758 Georgia $63,155 Indiana $62,854 Wyoming $62,795 Utah $62,703

Iowa $62,664 Kansas $62,350 Louisiana $62,258 North Carolina $62,225 Missouri $62,212 Florida $61,957 Montana $61,819 Nebraska $61,689

Kentucky $61,616 South Carolina $61,355 Tennessee $61,191 Idaho $61,125 New Mexico $60,647 Oklahoma $60,543 Alabama $60,156 South Dakota $59,508

Arkansas $59,154 West Virginia $58,965 Mississippi $58,395

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct ESL 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: $63,290
Aurora: $67,128
Beaverton: $68,480

Antelope, OR $63,290

Aurora, OR $67,128

Beaverton, OR $68,480

Beavercreek, OR $67,360

Boring, OR $67,795

Bridal Veil, OR $67,690

Brightwood, OR $66,635

Canby, OR $67,172

Cascade Locks, OR $65,681

Clackamas, OR $68,455

Clatskanie, OR $65,560

Colton, OR $66,654

Columbia City, OR $67,255

Corbett, OR $67,358

Donald, OR $66,769

Dufur, OR $63,635

Eagle Creek, OR $67,504

Estacada, OR $66,491

Fairview, OR $68,337

Gervais, OR $66,061

Gladstone, OR $68,430

Government Camp, OR $65,423

Grass Valley, OR $63,432

Gresham, OR $68,316

Hood River, OR $65,306

Hubbard, OR $66,429

Kent, OR $63,290

Lake Oswego, OR $68,596

Marylhurst, OR $68,508

Maupin, OR $63,365

Molalla, OR $66,099

Moro, OR $63,566

Mosier, OR $64,632

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $65,063

Mulino, OR $67,094

Odell, OR $65,156

Oregon City, OR $67,952

Rainier, OR $66,512

Rhododendron, OR $66,021

Rufus, OR $63,763

Saint Helens, OR $67,041

Warren, OR $67,415

Deer Island, OR $66,801

Sandy, OR $66,983

Scappoose, OR $67,324

Shaniko, OR $63,498

The Dalles, OR $63,987

Troutdale, OR $68,077

Tualatin, OR $68,278

Tygh Valley, OR $63,923

Vernonia, OR $66,307

Wasco, OR $63,619

Welches, OR $66,308

West Linn, OR $68,279

Wilsonville, OR $67,853

Woodburn, OR $66,203

Happy Valley, OR $68,548

Damascus, OR $68,205

Amity, OR $65,896

Arch Cape, OR $64,160

Astoria, OR $64,576

Banks, OR $67,218

Bay City, OR $64,430

Beaver, OR $64,758

Buxton, OR $66,810

Cannon Beach, OR $64,132

Carlton, OR $66,061

Cloverdale, OR $64,357

Cornelius, OR $67,721

Dayton, OR $66,104

Dundee, OR $66,636

Forest Grove, OR $67,182

Gales Creek, OR $66,434

Garibaldi, OR $64,435

Gaston, OR $66,835

Hammond, OR $63,843

Hebo, OR $64,566

Hillsboro, OR $67,907

Manning, OR $66,882

Lafayette, OR $66,184

Mcminnville, OR $65,861

Manzanita, OR $64,351

Nehalem, OR $64,522

Newberg, OR $67,230

North Plains, OR $67,597

Oceanside, OR $64,208

Pacific City, OR $64,361

Rockaway Beach, OR $64,348

Saint Paul, OR $66,393

Seaside, OR $64,703

Sherwood, OR $67,928

Tillamook, OR $64,803

Netarts, OR $64,268

Timber, OR $66,402

Tolovana Park, OR $64,141

Warrenton, OR $64,113

Wheeler, OR $64,515

Yamhill, OR $66,268

Neskowin, OR $64,327

Portland, OR $68,610

Salem, OR $66,115

Keizer, OR $66,127

Albany, OR $65,463

Alsea, OR $64,350

Aumsville, OR $65,989

Blodgett, OR $64,423

Brownsville, OR $64,779

Cascadia, OR $64,014

Corvallis, OR $65,308

Crabtree, OR $65,397

Crawfordsville, OR $64,746

Dallas, OR $65,786

Depoe Bay, OR $64,103

Detroit, OR $63,847

Eddyville, OR $64,079

Falls City, OR $65,463

Foster, OR $64,517

Gates, OR $65,079

Grand Ronde, OR $65,192

Halsey, OR $64,790

Idanha, OR $63,899

Independence, OR $66,032

Jefferson, OR $65,890

Lebanon, OR $64,845

Logsden, OR $64,348

Lyons, OR $65,217

Mill City, OR $65,222

Monmouth, OR $65,612

Mount Angel, OR $66,044

Neotsu, OR $64,403

Newport, OR $63,978

South Beach, OR $63,769

Lincoln City, OR $64,325

Otis, OR $64,451

Otter Rock, OR $63,990

Philomath, OR $64,651

Rickreall, OR $66,043

Rose Lodge, OR $64,515

Saint Benedict, OR $66,034

Scio, OR $65,508

Scotts Mills, OR $65,879

Seal Rock, OR $63,694

Shedd, OR $64,763

Sheridan, OR $65,639

Siletz, OR $64,228

Silverton, OR $65,899

Stayton, OR $65,719

Mehama, OR $65,543

Sublimity, OR $65,826

Sweet Home, OR $64,633

Gleneden Beach, OR $64,172

Tangent, OR $64,880

Tidewater, OR $63,924

Toledo, OR $63,998

Turner, OR $65,999

Waldport, OR $63,773

Willamina, OR $65,414

Eugene, OR $65,198

Agness, OR $63,113

Allegany, OR $63,189

Alvadore, OR $65,135

Azalea, OR $63,851

Bandon, OR $63,238

Blachly, OR $64,580

Blue River, OR $63,582

Broadbent, OR $63,141

Brookings, OR $63,506

Camas Valley, OR $63,176

Canyonville, OR $63,648

Cheshire, OR $64,821

Coos Bay, OR $63,208

Coquille, OR $63,212

Cottage Grove, OR $64,602

Crescent Lake, OR $63,296

Creswell, OR $64,985

Culp Creek, OR $64,331

Curtin, OR $64,555

Days Creek, OR $63,565

Deadwood, OR $64,313

Dexter, OR $64,798

Dillard, OR $63,377

Dorena, OR $64,138

Drain, OR $64,321

Elkton, OR $63,869

Elmira, OR $64,907

Fall Creek, OR $64,712

Florence, OR $63,812

Gardiner, OR $63,293

Glendale, OR $63,718

Glide, OR $63,447

Gold Beach, OR $63,315

Harrisburg, OR $65,035

Idleyld Park, OR $63,293

Junction City, OR $64,993

Lakeside, OR $63,314

Langlois, OR $63,176

Lorane, OR $64,729

Lowell, OR $64,705

Mapleton, OR $63,948

Marcola, OR $64,908

Pleasant Hill, OR $65,082

Monroe, OR $64,703

Myrtle Creek, OR $63,383

Myrtle Point, OR $63,165

North Bend, OR $63,210

Noti, OR $64,689

Oakland, OR $63,770

Oakridge, OR $64,063

Ophir, OR $63,308

Port Orford, OR $63,221

Powers, OR $63,208

Reedsport, OR $63,656

Riddle, OR $63,513

Roseburg, OR $63,468

Scottsburg, OR $63,544

Springfield, OR $65,067

Sixes, OR $63,168

Sutherlin, OR $63,802

Swisshome, OR $64,018

Tenmile, OR $63,239

Thurston, OR $65,097

Tiller, OR $63,621

Umpqua, OR $63,415

Veneta, OR $64,851

Vida, OR $64,357

Walterville, OR $64,662

Walton, OR $64,449

Wedderburn, OR $63,352

Westfir, OR $64,276

Westlake, OR $63,631

Wilbur, OR $63,528

Winchester, OR $63,532

Winston, OR $63,252

Wolf Creek, OR $63,834

Yachats, OR $63,785

Yoncalla, OR $64,143

Medford, OR $64,910

Central Point, OR $64,819

White City, OR $64,411

Ashland, OR $64,440

Butte Falls, OR $64,025

Cave Junction, OR $63,844

Eagle Point, OR $64,549

Gold Hill, OR $64,665

Grants Pass, OR $64,157

Jacksonville, OR $64,547

Kerby, OR $63,944

Merlin, OR $63,743

Murphy, OR $64,402

O Brien, OR $63,813

Phoenix, OR $64,890

Prospect, OR $63,864

Rogue River, OR $64,373

Selma, OR $63,785

Shady Cove, OR $64,459

Talent, OR $64,766

Trail, OR $63,967

Wilderville, OR $63,919

Williams, OR $64,347

Klamath Falls, OR $63,853

Crater Lake, OR $63,166

Adel, OR $63,492

Beatty, OR $63,330

Bly, OR $63,391

Bonanza, OR $63,445

Chiloquin, OR $63,438

Dairy, OR $63,410

Fort Klamath, OR $63,417

Keno, OR $63,878

Lakeview, OR $63,544

Malin, OR $63,527

Merrill, OR $63,553

Midland, OR $63,621

New Pine Creek, OR $63,687

Paisley, OR $63,388

Plush, OR $63,462

Silver Lake, OR $63,365

Sprague River, OR $63,382

Summer Lake, OR $63,305

Christmas Valley, OR $63,411

Bend, OR $63,558

Fields, OR $63,478

Ashwood, OR $63,275

Brothers, OR $63,334

Burns, OR $63,488

Princeton, OR $63,368

Diamond, OR $63,326

Camp Sherman, OR $63,374

Chemult, OR $63,328

Crane, OR $63,437

Crescent, OR $63,295

Culver, OR $63,422

Fort Rock, OR $63,374

Frenchglen, OR $63,320

Gilchrist, OR $63,418

Hines, OR $63,501

La Pine, OR $63,487

Madras, OR $63,466

Mitchell, OR $63,326

Paulina, OR $63,350

Post, OR $63,322

Powell Butte, OR $63,473

Prineville, OR $63,475

Redmond, OR $63,565

Riley, OR $63,318

Sisters, OR $63,375

Terrebonne, OR $63,501

Warm Springs, OR $63,386

Pendleton, OR $65,520

Adams, OR $64,234

Arlington, OR $63,505

Athena, OR $65,665

Baker City, OR $63,543

Bates, OR $63,367

Boardman, OR $65,227

Bridgeport, OR $63,380

Canyon City, OR $63,469

Condon, OR $63,354

Cove, OR $63,477

Dayville, OR $63,400

Echo, OR $65,705

Elgin, OR $63,490

Enterprise, OR $63,343

Fossil, OR $63,364

Haines, OR $63,505

Halfway, OR $63,367

Helix, OR $67,212

Heppner, OR $63,394

Hereford, OR $63,408

Hermiston, OR $67,578

Lexington, OR $64,560

Oxbow, OR $63,080

Imbler, OR $63,525

Imnaha, OR $62,923

Ione, OR $63,488

Irrigon, OR $67,134

John Day, OR $63,572

Joseph, OR $63,269

Kimberly, OR $63,381

La Grande, OR $63,563

Long Creek, OR $63,392

Lostine, OR $63,421

Meacham, OR $63,504

Mikkalo, OR $63,583

Milton Freewater, OR $65,055

Monument, OR $63,379

Mount Vernon, OR $63,465

North Powder, OR $63,477

Pilot Rock, OR $63,710

Prairie City, OR $63,511

Richland, OR $63,303

Seneca, OR $63,473

Spray, OR $63,377

Stanfield, OR $67,400

Summerville, OR $63,498

Sumpter, OR $63,445

Ukiah, OR $63,382

Umatilla, OR $67,901

Union, OR $63,491

Unity, OR $63,478

Wallowa, OR $63,508

Weston, OR $64,409

Adrian, OR $62,428

Arock, OR $63,096

Brogan, OR $63,354

Drewsey, OR $63,432

Durkee, OR $63,310

Harper, OR $63,174

Huntington, OR $63,360

Ironside, OR $63,386

Jamieson, OR $63,185

Jordan Valley, OR $63,106

Juntura, OR $63,386

Nyssa, OR $62,733

Ontario, OR $62,869

Riverside, OR $63,322

Vale, OR $63,203

Westfall, OR $63,405

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

Understanding how an Adjunct ESL 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.

$58,173

Average $66,495/year

$75,840

$4,848

Average $5,541/month

$6,320

$1,119

Average $1,279/week

$1,458

$28

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,840	$6,320	$1,458	$36
Average	$66,495	$5,541	$1,279	$32
25th Percentile	$58,173	$4,848	$1,119	$28

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