What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor'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 Faculty/Counselor?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Faculty/Counselor roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adjunct Faculty/Counselor's salary?

An Adjunct Faculty/Counselor's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,758 for beginners, reaching about $57,662 at mid-level, and approach $57,891 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor?

Adjunct Faculty/Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Faculty/Counselor roles are District of Columbia $62,651, California $62,414, Massachusetts $61,582. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adjunct Faculty/Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Adjunct Faculty/Counselor level roles vary by specialization: adjunct law professor: $160,566; Adjunct Professor: $103,254; Adjunct, Psychology: $85,240; Adjunct Lecturer: $78,973; Adjunct Librarian: $68,542.

Adjunct Faculty/Counselor Salary in Oregon

How much does an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor make in Oregon? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor in Oregon is $57,462 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,393
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,824 to $59,520
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,690

10% $46,690

50% (Median) $57,462

90% $61,393

Adjunct Faculty/Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,520	$4,960	$1,145	$29
Average	$57,462	$4,789	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$51,824	$4,319	$997	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Faculty/Counselor Salaries

An Adjunct Faculty/Counselor'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 Faculty/Counselor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor'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): $55,758
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,034
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,662
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,748
Expert (over 8 years): $57,891

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Faculty/Counselor	less than 1 year	$55,758
Early Career Level Adjunct Faculty/Counselor	1-2 years	$57,034
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Faculty/Counselor	2-4 years	$57,662
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Faculty/Counselor	5-8 years	$57,748
Expert Level Adjunct Faculty/Counselor	over 8 years	$57,891

How Do Adjunct Faculty/Counselor 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 Faculty/Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,651.
California: $62,414.
Massachusetts: $61,582.

District of Columbia $62,651 California $62,414 Massachusetts $61,582 Washington $61,355 New Jersey $61,333 Alaska $61,254 Connecticut $60,473 New York $60,156

Hawaii $59,143 Rhode Island $58,668 Maryland $58,345 Minnesota $57,904 Colorado $57,734 Illinois $57,677 Oregon $57,462 Delaware $57,304

New Hampshire $57,204 Virginia $56,981 Pennsylvania $56,331 Nevada $56,002 North Dakota $55,895 Michigan $55,725 Wisconsin $55,663 Vermont $55,538

Texas $55,193 Maine $55,171 Arizona $55,137 Ohio $55,097 Georgia $54,577 Indiana $54,316 Wyoming $54,265 Utah $54,186

Iowa $54,152 Kansas $53,881 Louisiana $53,801 North Carolina $53,773 Missouri $53,762 Florida $53,541 Montana $53,422 Nebraska $53,309

Kentucky $53,247 South Carolina $53,020 Tennessee $52,879 Idaho $52,822 New Mexico $52,409 Oklahoma $52,319 Alabama $51,985 South Dakota $51,425

Arkansas $51,119 West Virginia $50,955 Mississippi $50,463

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Faculty/Counselor

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: $54,693
Aurora: $58,010
Beaverton: $59,178

Antelope, OR $54,693

Aurora, OR $58,010

Beaverton, OR $59,178

Beavercreek, OR $58,210

Boring, OR $58,586

Bridal Veil, OR $58,496

Brightwood, OR $57,583

Canby, OR $58,048

Cascade Locks, OR $56,759

Clackamas, OR $59,156

Clatskanie, OR $56,654

Colton, OR $57,600

Columbia City, OR $58,119

Corbett, OR $58,209

Donald, OR $57,699

Dufur, OR $54,991

Eagle Creek, OR $58,334

Estacada, OR $57,459

Fairview, OR $59,055

Gervais, OR $57,087

Gladstone, OR $59,135

Government Camp, OR $56,537

Grass Valley, OR $54,816

Gresham, OR $59,036

Hood River, OR $56,435

Hubbard, OR $57,405

Kent, OR $54,693

Lake Oswego, OR $59,278

Marylhurst, OR $59,202

Maupin, OR $54,758

Molalla, OR $57,120

Moro, OR $54,931

Mosier, OR $55,853

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $56,225

Mulino, OR $57,980

Odell, OR $56,306

Oregon City, OR $58,721

Rainier, OR $57,478

Rhododendron, OR $57,053

Rufus, OR $55,102

Saint Helens, OR $57,934

Warren, OR $58,257

Deer Island, OR $57,727

Sandy, OR $57,884

Scappoose, OR $58,179

Shaniko, OR $54,873

The Dalles, OR $55,295

Troutdale, OR $58,829

Tualatin, OR $59,004

Tygh Valley, OR $55,240

Vernonia, OR $57,300

Wasco, OR $54,977

Welches, OR $57,301

West Linn, OR $59,004

Wilsonville, OR $58,637

Woodburn, OR $57,211

Happy Valley, OR $59,236

Damascus, OR $58,940

Amity, OR $56,945

Arch Cape, OR $55,445

Astoria, OR $55,804

Banks, OR $58,088

Bay City, OR $55,678

Beaver, OR $55,961

Buxton, OR $57,735

Cannon Beach, OR $55,420

Carlton, OR $57,088

Cloverdale, OR $55,615

Cornelius, OR $58,522

Dayton, OR $57,125

Dundee, OR $57,585

Forest Grove, OR $58,057

Gales Creek, OR $57,410

Garibaldi, OR $55,683

Gaston, OR $57,757

Hammond, OR $55,171

Hebo, OR $55,796

Hillsboro, OR $58,683

Manning, OR $57,797

Lafayette, OR $57,194

Mcminnville, OR $56,915

Manzanita, OR $55,610

Nehalem, OR $55,757

Newberg, OR $58,098

North Plains, OR $58,415

Oceanside, OR $55,486

Pacific City, OR $55,618

Rockaway Beach, OR $55,608

Saint Paul, OR $57,374

Seaside, OR $55,914

Sherwood, OR $58,701

Tillamook, OR $56,001

Netarts, OR $55,538

Timber, OR $57,383

Tolovana Park, OR $55,429

Warrenton, OR $55,404

Wheeler, OR $55,752

Yamhill, OR $57,266

Neskowin, OR $55,589

Portland, OR $59,290

Salem, OR $57,134

Keizer, OR $57,145

Albany, OR $56,571

Alsea, OR $55,609

Aumsville, OR $57,025

Blodgett, OR $55,672

Brownsville, OR $55,980

Cascadia, OR $55,319

Corvallis, OR $56,436

Crabtree, OR $56,514

Crawfordsville, OR $55,952

Dallas, OR $56,850

Depoe Bay, OR $55,395

Detroit, OR $55,175

Eddyville, OR $55,375

Falls City, OR $56,571

Foster, OR $55,753

Gates, OR $56,239

Grand Ronde, OR $56,337

Halsey, OR $55,989

Idanha, OR $55,219

Independence, OR $57,062

Jefferson, OR $56,940

Lebanon, OR $56,036

Logsden, OR $55,608

Lyons, OR $56,358

Mill City, OR $56,362

Monmouth, OR $56,700

Mount Angel, OR $57,072

Neotsu, OR $55,655

Newport, OR $55,288

South Beach, OR $55,107

Lincoln City, OR $55,587

Otis, OR $55,696

Otter Rock, OR $55,298

Philomath, OR $55,869

Rickreall, OR $57,072

Rose Lodge, OR $55,752

Saint Benedict, OR $57,065

Scio, OR $56,610

Scotts Mills, OR $56,930

Seal Rock, OR $55,042

Shedd, OR $55,966

Sheridan, OR $56,723

Siletz, OR $55,503

Silverton, OR $56,947

Stayton, OR $56,792

Mehama, OR $56,640

Sublimity, OR $56,885

Sweet Home, OR $55,854

Gleneden Beach, OR $55,455

Tangent, OR $56,067

Tidewater, OR $55,241

Toledo, OR $55,305

Turner, OR $57,034

Waldport, OR $55,110

Willamina, OR $56,528

Eugene, OR $56,342

Agness, OR $54,540

Allegany, OR $54,605

Alvadore, OR $56,288

Azalea, OR $55,177

Bandon, OR $54,648

Blachly, OR $55,808

Blue River, OR $54,945

Broadbent, OR $54,564

Brookings, OR $54,880

Camas Valley, OR $54,594

Canyonville, OR $55,002

Cheshire, OR $56,016

Coos Bay, OR $54,622

Coquille, OR $54,626

Cottage Grove, OR $55,827

Crescent Lake, OR $54,698

Creswell, OR $56,158

Culp Creek, OR $55,593

Curtin, OR $55,786

Days Creek, OR $54,930

Deadwood, OR $55,577

Dexter, OR $55,996

Dillard, OR $54,768

Dorena, OR $55,426

Drain, OR $55,584

Elkton, OR $55,193

Elmira, OR $56,090

Fall Creek, OR $55,922

Florence, OR $55,144

Gardiner, OR $54,696

Glendale, OR $55,063

Glide, OR $54,829

Gold Beach, OR $54,715

Harrisburg, OR $56,201

Idleyld Park, OR $54,696

Junction City, OR $56,164

Lakeside, OR $54,713

Langlois, OR $54,594

Lorane, OR $55,936

Lowell, OR $55,915

Mapleton, OR $55,261

Marcola, OR $56,091

Pleasant Hill, OR $56,241

Monroe, OR $55,914

Myrtle Creek, OR $54,773

Myrtle Point, OR $54,585

North Bend, OR $54,623

Noti, OR $55,902

Oakland, OR $55,108

Oakridge, OR $55,361

Ophir, OR $54,709

Port Orford, OR $54,634

Powers, OR $54,622

Reedsport, OR $55,009

Riddle, OR $54,885

Roseburg, OR $54,847

Scottsburg, OR $54,913

Springfield, OR $56,229

Sixes, OR $54,588

Sutherlin, OR $55,136

Swisshome, OR $55,322

Tenmile, OR $54,649

Thurston, OR $56,254

Tiller, OR $54,979

Umpqua, OR $54,801

Veneta, OR $56,042

Vida, OR $55,615

Walterville, OR $55,879

Walton, OR $55,695

Wedderburn, OR $54,747

Westfir, OR $55,545

Westlake, OR $54,988

Wilbur, OR $54,898

Winchester, OR $54,902

Winston, OR $54,660

Wolf Creek, OR $55,163

Yachats, OR $55,121

Yoncalla, OR $55,430

Medford, OR $56,093

Central Point, OR $56,014

White City, OR $55,662

Ashland, OR $55,687

Butte Falls, OR $55,329

Cave Junction, OR $55,172

Eagle Point, OR $55,781

Gold Hill, OR $55,881

Grants Pass, OR $55,442

Jacksonville, OR $55,780

Kerby, OR $55,258

Merlin, OR $55,085

Murphy, OR $55,654

O Brien, OR $55,145

Phoenix, OR $56,075

Prospect, OR $55,189

Rogue River, OR $55,628

Selma, OR $55,120

Shady Cove, OR $55,703

Talent, OR $55,969

Trail, OR $55,278

Wilderville, OR $55,236

Williams, OR $55,606

Klamath Falls, OR $55,179

Crater Lake, OR $54,586

Adel, OR $54,867

Beatty, OR $54,728

Bly, OR $54,780

Bonanza, OR $54,827

Chiloquin, OR $54,821

Dairy, OR $54,797

Fort Klamath, OR $54,803

Keno, OR $55,201

Lakeview, OR $54,913

Malin, OR $54,897

Merrill, OR $54,921

Midland, OR $54,979

New Pine Creek, OR $55,036

Paisley, OR $54,778

Plush, OR $54,841

Silver Lake, OR $54,758

Sprague River, OR $54,773

Summer Lake, OR $54,706

Christmas Valley, OR $54,798

Bend, OR $54,925

Fields, OR $54,855

Ashwood, OR $54,680

Brothers, OR $54,731

Burns, OR $54,864

Princeton, OR $54,760

Diamond, OR $54,724

Camp Sherman, OR $54,766

Chemult, OR $54,726

Crane, OR $54,820

Crescent, OR $54,698

Culver, OR $54,807

Fort Rock, OR $54,766

Frenchglen, OR $54,719

Gilchrist, OR $54,803

Hines, OR $54,875

La Pine, OR $54,863

Madras, OR $54,845

Mitchell, OR $54,724

Paulina, OR $54,745

Post, OR $54,720

Powell Butte, OR $54,851

Prineville, OR $54,853

Redmond, OR $54,931

Riley, OR $54,717

Sisters, OR $54,767

Terrebonne, OR $54,875

Warm Springs, OR $54,776

Pendleton, OR $56,620

Adams, OR $55,509

Arlington, OR $54,879

Athena, OR $56,745

Baker City, OR $54,912

Bates, OR $54,759

Boardman, OR $56,367

Bridgeport, OR $54,771

Canyon City, OR $54,848

Condon, OR $54,749

Cove, OR $54,855

Dayville, OR $54,788

Echo, OR $56,780

Elgin, OR $54,866

Enterprise, OR $54,739

Fossil, OR $54,757

Haines, OR $54,879

Halfway, OR $54,759

Helix, OR $58,083

Heppner, OR $54,783

Hereford, OR $54,795

Hermiston, OR $58,398

Lexington, OR $55,790

Oxbow, OR $54,511

Imbler, OR $54,896

Imnaha, OR $54,376

Ione, OR $54,864

Irrigon, OR $58,015

John Day, OR $54,936

Joseph, OR $54,675

Kimberly, OR $54,772

La Grande, OR $54,928

Long Creek, OR $54,781

Lostine, OR $54,806

Meacham, OR $54,878

Mikkalo, OR $54,946

Milton Freewater, OR $56,219

Monument, OR $54,769

Mount Vernon, OR $54,844

North Powder, OR $54,855

Pilot Rock, OR $55,056

Prairie City, OR $54,884

Richland, OR $54,704

Seneca, OR $54,851

Spray, OR $54,768

Stanfield, OR $58,245

Summerville, OR $54,872

Sumpter, OR $54,827

Ukiah, OR $54,773

Umatilla, OR $58,678

Union, OR $54,866

Unity, OR $54,855

Wallowa, OR $54,882

Weston, OR $55,660

Adrian, OR $53,948

Arock, OR $54,525

Brogan, OR $54,748

Drewsey, OR $54,816

Durkee, OR $54,710

Harper, OR $54,593

Huntington, OR $54,753

Ironside, OR $54,776

Jamieson, OR $54,603

Jordan Valley, OR $54,534

Juntura, OR $54,776

Nyssa, OR $54,212

Ontario, OR $54,329

Riverside, OR $54,720

Vale, OR $54,618

Westfall, OR $54,793

Adjunct Faculty/Counselor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Faculty/Counselor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Adjunct Faculty/Counselor positions in Edu., Gov't & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Adjunct Faculty/Counselor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

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Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
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Adjunct Faculty/Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Faculty/Counselor'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.

$51,824

Average $57,462/year

$59,520

$4,319

Average $4,789/month

$4,960

$997

Average $1,105/week

$1,145

$25

Average $28/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,520	$4,960	$1,145	$29
Average	$57,462	$4,789	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$51,824	$4,319	$997	$25

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