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

An Adjunct Lab Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,662 for beginners, reaching about $66,230 at mid-level, and approach $70,187 for experts.

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

Adjunct Lab Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Lab Instructor roles are District of Columbia $73,302, California $73,024, Massachusetts $72,051. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Adjunct Lab Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Nursing Instructor: $106,848; Adjunct Clinical Instructor: $103,292; Online Adjunct Instructor: $70,348; Adjunct Biology Lab Instructor for Summer Sessions: $66,464; Adjunct Art Instructor: $63,571.

Adjunct Lab Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Adjunct Lab Instructor make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Lab Instructor in Colorado is $67,549 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,690
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,093 to $77,045
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,394

10% $51,394

50% (Median) $67,549

90% $85,690

Adjunct Lab Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,045	$6,420	$1,482	$37
Average	$67,549	$5,629	$1,299	$32
25th Percentile	$59,093	$4,924	$1,136	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Lab Instructor Salaries

An Adjunct 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 Lab Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct 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): $62,662
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,927
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,230
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,923
Expert (over 8 years): $70,187

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Lab Instructor	less than 1 year	$62,662
Early Career Level Adjunct Lab Instructor	1-2 years	$62,927
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Lab Instructor	2-4 years	$66,230
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Lab Instructor	5-8 years	$69,923
Expert Level Adjunct Lab Instructor	over 8 years	$70,187

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

District of Columbia: $73,302.
California: $73,024.
Massachusetts: $72,051.

District of Columbia $73,302 California $73,024 Massachusetts $72,051 Washington $71,786 New Jersey $71,760 Alaska $71,667 Connecticut $70,753 New York $70,383

Hawaii $69,198 Rhode Island $68,641 Maryland $68,264 Minnesota $67,748 Colorado $67,549 Illinois $67,483 Oregon $67,231 Delaware $67,046

New Hampshire $66,929 Virginia $66,669 Pennsylvania $65,907 Nevada $65,523 North Dakota $65,397 Michigan $65,199 Wisconsin $65,126 Vermont $64,980

Texas $64,576 Maine $64,550 Arizona $64,510 Ohio $64,464 Georgia $63,855 Indiana $63,550 Wyoming $63,491 Utah $63,398

Iowa $63,358 Kansas $63,040 Louisiana $62,948 North Carolina $62,915 Missouri $62,901 Florida $62,643 Montana $62,504 Nebraska $62,372

Kentucky $62,299 South Carolina $62,034 Tennessee $61,869 Idaho $61,802 New Mexico $61,319 Oklahoma $61,213 Alabama $60,823 South Dakota $60,167

Arkansas $59,810 West Virginia $59,618 Mississippi $59,042

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct 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: $66,226
Hygiene: $68,528
Johnstown: $66,374

Glen Haven, CO $66,226

Hygiene, CO $68,528

Johnstown, CO $66,374

Laporte, CO $65,638

Livermore, CO $65,425

Loveland, CO $66,167

Lyons, CO $68,408

Masonville, CO $65,680

Mead, CO $67,128

Milliken, CO $66,282

Niwot, CO $69,066

Red Feather Lakes, CO $65,605

Severance, CO $65,732

Timnath, CO $65,648

Wellington, CO $65,280

Windsor, CO $65,742

Brighton, CO $67,372

Ault, CO $65,617

Briggsdale, CO $65,635

Carr, CO $64,506

Eastlake, CO $67,547

Eaton, CO $65,824

Evans, CO $66,159

Fort Lupton, CO $67,180

Galeton, CO $65,831

Gilcrest, CO $66,521

Gill, CO $65,939

Greeley, CO $65,997

Henderson, CO $67,476

Hudson, CO $66,959

Keenesburg, CO $66,635

Kersey, CO $65,947

La Salle, CO $66,406

Lucerne, CO $65,926

Nunn, CO $65,409

Orchard, CO $65,627

Pierce, CO $65,659

Ohio City, CO $66,334

Parlin, CO $66,022

Penrose, CO $65,446

Pitkin, CO $66,252

Poncha Springs, CO $65,803

Powderhorn, CO $65,885

Rockvale, CO $65,148

Sargents, CO $65,692

Twin Lakes, CO $67,862

Westcliffe, CO $65,185

Wetmore, CO $64,766

Durango, CO $66,069

Cahone, CO $65,907

Cortez, CO $65,857

Dolores, CO $66,014

Dove Creek, CO $65,841

Egnar, CO $65,877

Hesperus, CO $65,492

Lewis, CO $66,023

Mancos, CO $65,856

Marvel, CO $65,490

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $65,515

Pleasant View, CO $65,717

Rico, CO $66,030

Towaoc, CO $65,582

Yellow Jacket, CO $65,944

Montrose, CO $66,277

Austin, CO $66,363

Bedrock, CO $65,861

Cedaredge, CO $66,430

Cory, CO $66,347

Crawford, CO $66,159

Delta, CO $66,275

Eckert, CO $66,379

Hotchkiss, CO $66,338

Lazear, CO $66,289

Naturita, CO $65,995

Norwood, CO $66,020

Nucla, CO $66,096

Olathe, CO $66,202

Ophir, CO $66,092

Ouray, CO $66,081

Paonia, CO $66,643

Paradox, CO $65,897

Placerville, CO $66,031

Redvale, CO $66,052

Ridgway, CO $66,072

Silverton, CO $65,961

Somerset, CO $66,845

Telluride, CO $66,104

Grand Junction, CO $66,684

Platteville, CO $66,669

Roggen, CO $65,981

Weldona, CO $65,472

Wiggins, CO $65,822

Fort Morgan, CO $65,498

Log Lane Village, CO $65,713

Akron, CO $65,023

Amherst, CO $64,815

Atwood, CO $65,251

Brush, CO $65,246

Crook, CO $65,066

Eckley, CO $64,860

Fleming, CO $65,190

Grover, CO $65,139

Haxtun, CO $65,177

Hereford, CO $64,723

Hillrose, CO $65,311

Holyoke, CO $64,980

Idalia, CO $64,654

Iliff, CO $65,237

Julesburg, CO $64,974

Lindon, CO $64,745

Merino, CO $65,308

New Raymer, CO $65,293

Otis, CO $65,082

Ovid, CO $64,996

Padroni, CO $65,071

Paoli, CO $65,178

Peetz, CO $65,053

Sedgwick, CO $65,020

Snyder, CO $65,259

Sterling, CO $65,363

Stoneham, CO $65,297

Vernon, CO $64,715

Woodrow, CO $64,880

Wray, CO $64,845

Yuma, CO $65,062

Anton, CO $64,761

Arapahoe, CO $64,251

Arriba, CO $64,484

Bethune, CO $64,579

Burlington, CO $64,519

Calhan, CO $65,540

Cascade, CO $66,079

Cheyenne Wells, CO $64,344

Cope, CO $64,731

Cripple Creek, CO $65,954

Divide, CO $65,989

Flagler, CO $64,550

Florissant, CO $65,936

Fountain, CO $65,534

Genoa, CO $64,527

Green Mountain Falls, CO $66,062

Guffey, CO $65,865

Hugo, CO $64,132

Joes, CO $64,795

Karval, CO $63,760

Kirk, CO $64,741

Kit Carson, CO $64,264

Limon, CO $64,917

Lake George, CO $66,035

Manitou Springs, CO $66,079

Matheson, CO $64,869

Peyton, CO $65,849

Ramah, CO $64,450

Rush, CO $64,604

Seibert, CO $64,523

Simla, CO $65,164

Stratton, CO $64,587

U S A F Academy, CO $66,075

Victor, CO $65,924

Vona, CO $64,561

Wild Horse, CO $64,140

Woodland Park, CO $66,024

Yoder, CO $64,853

Colorado Springs, CO $66,079

Clifton, CO $66,643

Fruita, CO $66,477

Gateway, CO $66,009

Glade Park, CO $66,238

Loma, CO $66,501

Mack, CO $66,324

Palisade, CO $66,522

Whitewater, CO $66,233

Glenwood Springs, CO $67,327

Dinosaur, CO $66,215

Aspen, CO $68,588

Snowmass Village, CO $68,586

Avon, CO $67,970

Basalt, CO $68,370

Carbondale, CO $68,116

Collbran, CO $66,457

Craig, CO $66,945

De Beque, CO $66,449

Eagle, CO $67,692

Edwards, CO $67,837

Parachute, CO $66,795

Battlement Mesa, CO $66,733

Gypsum, CO $67,355

Hamilton, CO $67,230

Hayden, CO $67,040

Maybell, CO $66,298

Meeker, CO $67,236

Meredith, CO $68,146

Mesa, CO $66,424

Minturn, CO $67,763

Molina, CO $66,385

New Castle, CO $67,095

Rangely, CO $66,484

Red Cliff, CO $67,754

Rifle, CO $66,929

Silt, CO $66,902

Slater, CO $66,626

Snowmass, CO $68,448

Wolcott, CO $67,732

Woody Creek, CO $68,584

Vail, CO $68,054

Pueblo, CO $64,073

Colorado City, CO $64,512

Aguilar, CO $64,793

Arlington, CO $63,652

Avondale, CO $64,245

Beulah, CO $64,516

Boncarbo, CO $64,825

Boone, CO $64,453

Branson, CO $64,294

Campo, CO $64,056

Cheraw, CO $64,179

Crowley, CO $64,316

Eads, CO $64,225

Fort Lyon, CO $64,154

Fowler, CO $64,338

Gardner, CO $64,968

Granada, CO $64,369

Hartman, CO $64,492

Hasty, CO $64,295

Haswell, CO $63,915

Hoehne, CO $64,720

Holly, CO $64,289

Kim, CO $64,228

La Junta, CO $64,270

Lamar, CO $64,466

Las Animas, CO $64,234

La Veta, CO $65,081

Mc Clave, CO $64,305

Manzanola, CO $64,220

Model, CO $64,318

Olney Springs, CO $64,110

Ordway, CO $63,791

Pritchett, CO $64,232

Rocky Ford, CO $64,128

Rye, CO $64,610

Sheridan Lake, CO $64,250

Springfield, CO $64,363

Sugar City, CO $63,620

Swink, CO $64,206

Trinchera, CO $64,443

Trinidad, CO $64,722

Two Buttes, CO $64,360

Vilas, CO $64,350

Walsenburg, CO $64,738

Walsh, CO $64,283

Weston, CO $64,947

Wiley, CO $64,246

Alamosa, CO $65,575

Antonito, CO $65,534

Arboles, CO $65,666

Arvada, CO $67,550

Aurora, CO $67,503

Bayfield, CO $65,851

Broomfield, CO $67,846

Commerce City, CO $67,391

Dupont, CO $67,520

Eldorado Springs, CO $69,127

Lafayette, CO $68,514

Louisville, CO $68,599

Westminster, CO $67,519

Wheat Ridge, CO $67,515

Agate, CO $65,123

Bennett, CO $66,816

Byers, CO $66,018

Castle Rock, CO $66,311

Deer Trail, CO $65,583

Elbert, CO $65,892

Elizabeth, CO $66,447

Englewood, CO $67,503

Franktown, CO $66,267

Kiowa, CO $65,969

Larkspur, CO $66,096

Littleton, CO $67,437

Lone Tree, CO $67,258

Louviers, CO $67,165

Monument, CO $66,031

Palmer Lake, CO $66,038

Parker, CO $67,012

Sedalia, CO $66,345

Strasburg, CO $66,604

Watkins, CO $67,104

Denver, CO $67,496

Thornton, CO $67,549

Boulder, CO $69,461

Golden, CO $67,510

Alma, CO $67,130

Bailey, CO $66,978

Black Hawk, CO $68,185

Bond, CO $67,726

Breckenridge, CO $67,274

Buffalo Creek, CO $66,746

Burns, CO $67,291

Central City, CO $67,801

Clark, CO $66,653

Climax, CO $67,351

Coalmont, CO $66,538

Como, CO $66,311

Conifer, CO $67,152

Cowdrey, CO $66,269

Dillon, CO $67,233

Dumont, CO $67,560

Evergreen, CO $67,393

Empire, CO $67,251

Fairplay, CO $66,373

Fraser, CO $67,327

Frisco, CO $67,648

Georgetown, CO $67,201

Granby, CO $67,148

Grand Lake, CO $67,111

Grant, CO $66,633

Hartsel, CO $66,019

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $67,058

Idaho Springs, CO $67,445

Idledale, CO $67,440

Indian Hills, CO $67,406

Jamestown, CO $69,349

Jefferson, CO $66,494

Kittredge, CO $67,413

Kremmling, CO $67,051

Leadville, CO $67,269

Mc Coy, CO $67,280

Morrison, CO $67,391

Nederland, CO $68,718

Oak Creek, CO $67,160

Parshall, CO $67,449

Phippsburg, CO $67,227

Pine, CO $66,827

Pinecliffe, CO $69,041

Rand, CO $66,543

Rollinsville, CO $68,398

Shawnee, CO $66,811

Silver Plume, CO $66,916

Steamboat Springs, CO $67,035

Tabernash, CO $67,484

Toponas, CO $67,201

Walden, CO $66,443

Ward, CO $68,538

Winter Park, CO $67,571

Yampa, CO $67,293

Silverthorne, CO $67,591

Longmont, CO $68,261

Allenspark, CO $67,951

Estes Park, CO $66,931

Bellvue, CO $66,074

Berthoud, CO $66,884

Dacono, CO $67,664

Drake, CO $66,098

Erie, CO $67,967

Firestone, CO $67,495

Fort Collins, CO $65,603

Frederick, CO $67,498

Blanca, CO $65,343

Capulin, CO $65,679

Center, CO $65,625

Chama, CO $65,119

Chimney Rock, CO $65,694

Chromo, CO $65,253

Conejos, CO $65,493

Creede, CO $65,837

Crestone, CO $65,374

Del Norte, CO $65,694

Fort Garland, CO $65,196

San Luis, CO $64,931

Homelake, CO $65,632

Hooper, CO $65,415

Ignacio, CO $65,568

Jaroso, CO $65,074

La Jara, CO $65,599

Manassa, CO $65,532

Moffat, CO $65,460

Monte Vista, CO $65,671

Mosca, CO $65,332

Pagosa Springs, CO $65,689

Romeo, CO $65,725

Saguache, CO $65,685

Sanford, CO $65,357

San Pablo, CO $65,021

South Fork, CO $65,760

Villa Grove, CO $65,548

Salida, CO $65,805

Almont, CO $67,499

Buena Vista, CO $67,396

Canon City, CO $65,512

Cimarron, CO $65,954

Coal Creek, CO $65,123

Coaldale, CO $65,644

Cotopaxi, CO $65,460

Crested Butte, CO $67,854

Florence, CO $65,021

Monarch, CO $65,943

Granite, CO $66,933

Gunnison, CO $66,005

Hillside, CO $65,436

Howard, CO $65,763

Lake City, CO $65,950

Nathrop, CO $66,003

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

Understanding how an Adjunct 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.

$59,093

Average $67,549/year

$77,045

$4,924

Average $5,629/month

$6,420

$1,136

Average $1,299/week

$1,482

$28

Average $32/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,045	$6,420	$1,482	$37
Average	$67,549	$5,629	$1,299	$32
25th Percentile	$59,093	$4,924	$1,136	$28

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