What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct Faculty/Lab 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 Faculty/Lab Instructor?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

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

An Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,344 for beginners, reaching about $59,552 at mid-level, and approach $63,110 for experts.

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

Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor roles are District of Columbia $65,911, California $65,661, Massachusetts $64,786. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,848; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,292; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,348; Adjunct Chemistry Instructor: $64,243; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,571.

Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor in Colorado is $60,738 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,050
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,135 to $69,276
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,212

10% $46,212

50% (Median) $60,738

90% $77,050

Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,276	$5,773	$1,332	$33
Average	$60,738	$5,062	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$53,135	$4,428	$1,022	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct Faculty/Lab 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 Faculty/Lab Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Faculty/Lab 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): $56,344
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,582
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,552
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,873
Expert (over 8 years): $63,110

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor	less than 1 year	$56,344
Early Career Level Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor	1-2 years	$56,582
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor	2-4 years	$59,552
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor	5-8 years	$62,873
Expert Level Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor	over 8 years	$63,110

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

District of Columbia: $65,911.
California: $65,661.
Massachusetts: $64,786.

District of Columbia $65,911 California $65,661 Massachusetts $64,786 Washington $64,548 New Jersey $64,524 Alaska $64,441 Connecticut $63,619 New York $63,286

Hawaii $62,221 Rhode Island $61,720 Maryland $61,381 Minnesota $60,917 Colorado $60,738 Illinois $60,679 Oregon $60,453 Delaware $60,286

New Hampshire $60,181 Virginia $59,947 Pennsylvania $59,262 Nevada $58,917 North Dakota $58,804 Michigan $58,625 Wisconsin $58,559 Vermont $58,428

Texas $58,065 Maine $58,042 Arizona $58,006 Ohio $57,964 Georgia $57,416 Indiana $57,143 Wyoming $57,089 Utah $57,006

Iowa $56,970 Kansas $56,684 Louisiana $56,601 North Carolina $56,571 Missouri $56,559 Florida $56,327 Montana $56,202 Nebraska $56,083

Kentucky $56,018 South Carolina $55,779 Tennessee $55,631 Idaho $55,571 New Mexico $55,137 Oklahoma $55,041 Alabama $54,690 South Dakota $54,101

Arkansas $53,779 West Virginia $53,607 Mississippi $53,089

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Faculty/Lab 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: $59,549
Hygiene: $61,619
Johnstown: $59,682

Glen Haven, CO $59,549

Hygiene, CO $61,619

Johnstown, CO $59,682

Laporte, CO $59,020

Livermore, CO $58,829

Loveland, CO $59,495

Lyons, CO $61,510

Masonville, CO $59,058

Mead, CO $60,360

Milliken, CO $59,599

Niwot, CO $62,102

Red Feather Lakes, CO $58,990

Severance, CO $59,105

Timnath, CO $59,029

Wellington, CO $58,698

Windsor, CO $59,114

Brighton, CO $60,579

Ault, CO $59,001

Briggsdale, CO $59,017

Carr, CO $58,002

Eastlake, CO $60,736

Eaton, CO $59,188

Evans, CO $59,489

Fort Lupton, CO $60,406

Galeton, CO $59,193

Gilcrest, CO $59,814

Gill, CO $59,290

Greeley, CO $59,342

Henderson, CO $60,673

Hudson, CO $60,207

Keenesburg, CO $59,917

Kersey, CO $59,298

La Salle, CO $59,711

Lucerne, CO $59,279

Nunn, CO $58,814

Orchard, CO $59,010

Pierce, CO $59,039

Ohio City, CO $59,646

Parlin, CO $59,365

Penrose, CO $58,847

Pitkin, CO $59,572

Poncha Springs, CO $59,168

Powderhorn, CO $59,242

Rockvale, CO $58,580

Sargents, CO $59,068

Twin Lakes, CO $61,019

Westcliffe, CO $58,612

Wetmore, CO $58,236

Durango, CO $59,408

Cahone, CO $59,261

Cortez, CO $59,217

Dolores, CO $59,358

Dove Creek, CO $59,202

Egnar, CO $59,235

Hesperus, CO $58,889

Lewis, CO $59,366

Mancos, CO $59,215

Marvel, CO $58,887

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $58,909

Pleasant View, CO $59,091

Rico, CO $59,372

Towaoc, CO $58,970

Yellow Jacket, CO $59,295

Montrose, CO $59,594

Austin, CO $59,671

Bedrock, CO $59,220

Cedaredge, CO $59,732

Cory, CO $59,657

Crawford, CO $59,488

Delta, CO $59,593

Eckert, CO $59,686

Hotchkiss, CO $59,649

Lazear, CO $59,605

Naturita, CO $59,340

Norwood, CO $59,364

Nucla, CO $59,432

Olathe, CO $59,527

Ophir, CO $59,428

Ouray, CO $59,418

Paonia, CO $59,923

Paradox, CO $59,253

Placerville, CO $59,373

Redvale, CO $59,392

Ridgway, CO $59,410

Silverton, CO $59,310

Somerset, CO $60,105

Telluride, CO $59,439

Grand Junction, CO $59,961

Platteville, CO $59,947

Roggen, CO $59,328

Weldona, CO $58,870

Wiggins, CO $59,185

Fort Morgan, CO $58,894

Log Lane Village, CO $59,087

Akron, CO $58,467

Amherst, CO $58,280

Atwood, CO $58,672

Brush, CO $58,668

Crook, CO $58,505

Eckley, CO $58,321

Fleming, CO $58,617

Grover, CO $58,571

Haxtun, CO $58,605

Hereford, CO $58,197

Hillrose, CO $58,726

Holyoke, CO $58,428

Idalia, CO $58,135

Iliff, CO $58,659

Julesburg, CO $58,423

Lindon, CO $58,217

Merino, CO $58,723

New Raymer, CO $58,710

Otis, CO $58,520

Ovid, CO $58,443

Padroni, CO $58,510

Paoli, CO $58,606

Peetz, CO $58,494

Sedgwick, CO $58,464

Snyder, CO $58,679

Sterling, CO $58,773

Stoneham, CO $58,713

Vernon, CO $58,190

Woodrow, CO $58,338

Wray, CO $58,306

Yuma, CO $58,502

Anton, CO $58,231

Arapahoe, CO $57,772

Arriba, CO $57,982

Bethune, CO $58,068

Burlington, CO $58,014

Calhan, CO $58,932

Cascade, CO $59,416

Cheyenne Wells, CO $57,856

Cope, CO $58,204

Cripple Creek, CO $59,304

Divide, CO $59,336

Flagler, CO $58,042

Florissant, CO $59,288

Fountain, CO $58,926

Genoa, CO $58,021

Green Mountain Falls, CO $59,401

Guffey, CO $59,224

Hugo, CO $57,666

Joes, CO $58,262

Karval, CO $57,331

Kirk, CO $58,214

Kit Carson, CO $57,784

Limon, CO $58,371

Lake George, CO $59,377

Manitou Springs, CO $59,416

Matheson, CO $58,328

Peyton, CO $59,210

Ramah, CO $57,952

Rush, CO $58,090

Seibert, CO $58,017

Simla, CO $58,594

Stratton, CO $58,075

U S A F Academy, CO $59,413

Victor, CO $59,277

Vona, CO $58,051

Wild Horse, CO $57,673

Woodland Park, CO $59,367

Yoder, CO $58,314

Colorado Springs, CO $59,417

Clifton, CO $59,923

Fruita, CO $59,774

Gateway, CO $59,354

Glade Park, CO $59,559

Loma, CO $59,796

Mack, CO $59,637

Palisade, CO $59,815

Whitewater, CO $59,555

Glenwood Springs, CO $60,539

Dinosaur, CO $59,539

Aspen, CO $61,673

Snowmass Village, CO $61,670

Avon, CO $61,117

Basalt, CO $61,476

Carbondale, CO $61,248

Collbran, CO $59,756

Craig, CO $60,195

De Beque, CO $59,749

Eagle, CO $60,867

Edwards, CO $60,997

Parachute, CO $60,060

Battlement Mesa, CO $60,005

Gypsum, CO $60,564

Hamilton, CO $60,451

Hayden, CO $60,280

Maybell, CO $59,613

Meeker, CO $60,457

Meredith, CO $61,275

Mesa, CO $59,727

Minturn, CO $60,931

Molina, CO $59,691

New Castle, CO $60,330

Rangely, CO $59,781

Red Cliff, CO $60,923

Rifle, CO $60,180

Silt, CO $60,156

Slater, CO $59,908

Snowmass, CO $61,547

Wolcott, CO $60,903

Woody Creek, CO $61,669

Vail, CO $61,192

Pueblo, CO $57,613

Colorado City, CO $58,007

Aguilar, CO $58,260

Arlington, CO $57,234

Avondale, CO $57,767

Beulah, CO $58,011

Boncarbo, CO $58,289

Boone, CO $57,954

Branson, CO $57,812

Campo, CO $57,597

Cheraw, CO $57,708

Crowley, CO $57,831

Eads, CO $57,749

Fort Lyon, CO $57,686

Fowler, CO $57,851

Gardner, CO $58,417

Granada, CO $57,879

Hartman, CO $57,990

Hasty, CO $57,812

Haswell, CO $57,471

Hoehne, CO $58,195

Holly, CO $57,807

Kim, CO $57,752

La Junta, CO $57,790

Lamar, CO $57,966

Las Animas, CO $57,758

La Veta, CO $58,519

Mc Clave, CO $57,821

Manzanola, CO $57,745

Model, CO $57,833

Olney Springs, CO $57,646

Ordway, CO $57,359

Pritchett, CO $57,755

Rocky Ford, CO $57,662

Rye, CO $58,096

Sheridan Lake, CO $57,772

Springfield, CO $57,874

Sugar City, CO $57,206

Swink, CO $57,732

Trinchera, CO $57,945

Trinidad, CO $58,196

Two Buttes, CO $57,871

Vilas, CO $57,862

Walsenburg, CO $58,211

Walsh, CO $57,801

Weston, CO $58,399

Wiley, CO $57,768

Alamosa, CO $58,964

Antonito, CO $58,926

Arboles, CO $59,045

Arvada, CO $60,739

Aurora, CO $60,697

Bayfield, CO $59,211

Broomfield, CO $61,006

Commerce City, CO $60,596

Dupont, CO $60,712

Eldorado Springs, CO $62,157

Lafayette, CO $61,606

Louisville, CO $61,682

Westminster, CO $60,711

Wheat Ridge, CO $60,708

Agate, CO $58,557

Bennett, CO $60,079

Byers, CO $59,362

Castle Rock, CO $59,625

Deer Trail, CO $58,970

Elbert, CO $59,248

Elizabeth, CO $59,748

Englewood, CO $60,697

Franktown, CO $59,586

Kiowa, CO $59,318

Larkspur, CO $59,432

Littleton, CO $60,637

Lone Tree, CO $60,477

Louviers, CO $60,393

Monument, CO $59,373

Palmer Lake, CO $59,379

Parker, CO $60,255

Sedalia, CO $59,655

Strasburg, CO $59,888

Watkins, CO $60,338

Denver, CO $60,691

Thornton, CO $60,738

Boulder, CO $62,457

Golden, CO $60,703

Alma, CO $60,361

Bailey, CO $60,225

Black Hawk, CO $61,310

Bond, CO $60,897

Breckenridge, CO $60,491

Buffalo Creek, CO $60,016

Burns, CO $60,506

Central City, CO $60,965

Clark, CO $59,933

Climax, CO $60,560

Coalmont, CO $59,829

Como, CO $59,625

Conifer, CO $60,381

Cowdrey, CO $59,588

Dillon, CO $60,454

Dumont, CO $60,748

Evergreen, CO $60,598

Empire, CO $60,470

Fairplay, CO $59,680

Fraser, CO $60,539

Frisco, CO $60,828

Georgetown, CO $60,425

Granby, CO $60,378

Grand Lake, CO $60,344

Grant, CO $59,915

Hartsel, CO $59,363

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $60,297

Idaho Springs, CO $60,645

Idledale, CO $60,641

Indian Hills, CO $60,610

Jamestown, CO $62,357

Jefferson, CO $59,789

Kittredge, CO $60,616

Kremmling, CO $60,291

Leadville, CO $60,486

Mc Coy, CO $60,497

Morrison, CO $60,597

Nederland, CO $61,790

Oak Creek, CO $60,389

Parshall, CO $60,648

Phippsburg, CO $60,448

Pine, CO $60,089

Pinecliffe, CO $62,080

Rand, CO $59,833

Rollinsville, CO $61,501

Shawnee, CO $60,074

Silver Plume, CO $60,169

Steamboat Springs, CO $60,276

Tabernash, CO $60,680

Toponas, CO $60,426

Walden, CO $59,744

Ward, CO $61,627

Winter Park, CO $60,758

Yampa, CO $60,508

Silverthorne, CO $60,776

Longmont, CO $61,378

Allenspark, CO $61,100

Estes Park, CO $60,182

Bellvue, CO $59,412

Berthoud, CO $60,140

Dacono, CO $60,841

Drake, CO $59,433

Erie, CO $61,114

Firestone, CO $60,690

Fort Collins, CO $58,988

Frederick, CO $60,692

Blanca, CO $58,755

Capulin, CO $59,057

Center, CO $59,008

Chama, CO $58,554

Chimney Rock, CO $59,070

Chromo, CO $58,674

Conejos, CO $58,890

Creede, CO $59,199

Crestone, CO $58,782

Del Norte, CO $59,070

Fort Garland, CO $58,623

San Luis, CO $58,384

Homelake, CO $59,015

Hooper, CO $58,819

Ignacio, CO $58,957

Jaroso, CO $58,513

La Jara, CO $58,985

Manassa, CO $58,925

Moffat, CO $58,859

Monte Vista, CO $59,050

Mosca, CO $58,745

Pagosa Springs, CO $59,065

Romeo, CO $59,098

Saguache, CO $59,062

Sanford, CO $58,767

San Pablo, CO $58,465

South Fork, CO $59,129

Villa Grove, CO $58,939

Salida, CO $59,170

Almont, CO $60,694

Buena Vista, CO $60,601

Canon City, CO $58,907

Cimarron, CO $59,304

Coal Creek, CO $58,557

Coaldale, CO $59,026

Cotopaxi, CO $58,860

Crested Butte, CO $61,013

Florence, CO $58,465

Monarch, CO $59,294

Granite, CO $60,184

Gunnison, CO $59,350

Hillside, CO $58,838

Howard, CO $59,132

Lake City, CO $59,301

Nathrop, CO $59,348

Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$66,812	$32.0	10%

Adjunct Faculty/Lab Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Faculty/Lab 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.

$53,135

Average $60,738/year

$69,276

$4,428

Average $5,062/month

$5,773

$1,022

Average $1,168/week

$1,332

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,276	$5,773	$1,332	$33
Average	$60,738	$5,062	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$53,135	$4,428	$1,022	$26

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