What are the main factors that influence an Adjunct Physics Teacher'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 Physics Teacher?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Physics Teacher roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adjunct Physics Teacher's salary?

An Adjunct Physics Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,002 for beginners, reaching about $52,571 at mid-level, and approach $56,014 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adjunct Physics Teacher?

Adjunct Physics Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Physics Teacher roles are District of Columbia $61,634, California $61,400, Massachusetts $60,582. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adjunct Physics Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Adjunct Physics Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Physics Professor: $121,101; Professor - Physics: $121,021; Adjunct Instructor (Department of Physics): $64,736; AP Physics Teacher: $60,617; Ap Chemistry and Physics Teacher: $60,092.

Adjunct Physics Teacher Salary in Vermont

How much does an Adjunct Physics Teacher make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Physics Teacher in Vermont is $54,637 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,577
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,496 to $64,551
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,815

10% $44,815

50% (Median) $54,637

90% $73,577

Adjunct Physics Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,551	$5,379	$1,241	$31
Average	$54,637	$4,553	$1,051	$26
25th Percentile	$49,496	$4,125	$952	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Physics Teacher Salaries

An Adjunct Physics Teacher'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 Physics Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Physics Teacher'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): $51,002
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,190
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,571
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,601
Expert (over 8 years): $56,014

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Physics Teacher	less than 1 year	$51,002
Early Career Level Adjunct Physics Teacher	1-2 years	$51,190
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Physics Teacher	2-4 years	$52,571
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Physics Teacher	5-8 years	$55,601
Expert Level Adjunct Physics Teacher	over 8 years	$56,014

How Do Adjunct Physics Teacher 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 Physics Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,634.
California: $61,400.
Massachusetts: $60,582.

District of Columbia $61,634 California $61,400 Massachusetts $60,582 Washington $60,359 New Jersey $60,337 Alaska $60,259 Connecticut $59,491 New York $59,179

Hawaii $58,183 Rhode Island $57,715 Maryland $57,398 Minnesota $56,964 Colorado $56,797 Illinois $56,741 Oregon $56,529 Delaware $56,373

New Hampshire $56,275 Virginia $56,056 Pennsylvania $55,416 Nevada $55,093 North Dakota $54,987 Michigan $54,820 Wisconsin $54,759 Vermont $54,637

Texas $54,297 Maine $54,275 Arizona $54,241 Ohio $54,202 Georgia $53,690 Indiana $53,434 Wyoming $53,384 Utah $53,306

Iowa $53,273 Kansas $53,006 Louisiana $52,928 North Carolina $52,900 Missouri $52,889 Florida $52,672 Montana $52,555 Nebraska $52,443

Kentucky $52,382 South Carolina $52,160 Tennessee $52,020 Idaho $51,965 New Mexico $51,558 Oklahoma $51,469 Alabama $51,141 South Dakota $50,590

Arkansas $50,289 West Virginia $50,128 Mississippi $49,643

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Physics Teacher

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:

Adamant: $55,925
Barre: $56,009
Cabot: $55,886

Adamant, VT $55,925

Barre, VT $56,009

Cabot, VT $55,886

Calais, VT $55,935

East Barre, VT $55,924

East Calais, VT $55,925

East Montpelier, VT $55,963

Eden, VT $55,889

Eden Mills, VT $55,838

Graniteville, VT $56,006

Hyde Park, VT $55,971

Johnson, VT $56,042

Lake Elmore, VT $55,909

Marshfield, VT $55,896

Moretown, VT $56,046

Morrisville, VT $56,039

Moscow, VT $56,067

Northfield, VT $55,977

Northfield Falls, VT $56,239

North Hyde Park, VT $55,967

North Montpelier, VT $55,911

Plainfield, VT $55,903

Roxbury, VT $55,808

South Barre, VT $56,075

Waterbury, VT $56,062

Stowe, VT $56,070

Waitsfield, VT $56,038

Warren, VT $55,934

Washington, VT $55,825

Waterbury Center, VT $56,060

Websterville, VT $55,997

Williamstown, VT $55,932

Wolcott, VT $55,901

Woodbury, VT $55,846

Worcester, VT $55,902

Rutland, VT $55,900

Belmont, VT $55,728

Benson, VT $55,727

Bomoseen, VT $55,815

Brandon, VT $55,856

Bridport, VT $55,862

Castleton, VT $55,826

Center Rutland, VT $55,864

Chittenden, VT $55,736

Cuttingsville, VT $55,716

Danby, VT $55,811

East Middlebury, VT $55,893

East Poultney, VT $55,817

East Wallingford, VT $55,757

Fair Haven, VT $55,777

Florence, VT $55,757

Forest Dale, VT $55,859

Gaysville, VT $55,504

Granville, VT $55,766

Hancock, VT $55,757

Hydeville, VT $55,822

Killington, VT $55,751

Middlebury, VT $55,979

Middletown Springs, VT $55,787

Mount Holly, VT $55,736

North Clarendon, VT $55,817

Orwell, VT $55,811

Pawlet, VT $55,831

Pittsfield, VT $55,783

Pittsford, VT $55,837

Poultney, VT $55,826

Proctor, VT $55,888

Ripton, VT $55,823

Rochester, VT $55,795

Rupert, VT $55,789

Salisbury, VT $55,878

Shoreham, VT $55,831

Stockbridge, VT $55,732

Wallingford, VT $55,762

Wells, VT $55,833

West Pawlet, VT $55,852

West Rupert, VT $55,839

West Rutland, VT $55,805

Whiting, VT $55,833

Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,893

Albany, VT $55,861

Barnet, VT $55,833

Barton, VT $55,855

Beebe Plain, VT $55,871

Concord, VT $55,781

Coventry, VT $55,936

Craftsbury, VT $55,877

Craftsbury Common, VT $55,880

Danville, VT $55,846

Derby, VT $55,871

Derby Line, VT $55,830

East Burke, VT $55,828

East Charleston, VT $55,833

East Hardwick, VT $55,864

East Haven, VT $55,706

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,892

Glover, VT $55,838

Granby, VT $55,638

Greensboro, VT $55,819

Greensboro Bend, VT $55,855

Hardwick, VT $55,916

Irasburg, VT $55,841

Island Pond, VT $55,749

Lowell, VT $55,822

Lower Waterford, VT $55,886

Lyndon, VT $55,876

Lyndon Center, VT $55,939

Lyndonville, VT $55,878

Morgan, VT $55,777

Newport, VT $55,905

Newport Center, VT $55,833

North Concord, VT $55,688

North Troy, VT $55,841

Orleans, VT $55,820

Passumpsic, VT $55,896

Peacham, VT $55,784

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $55,898

Sheffield, VT $55,799

Sutton, VT $55,795

Troy, VT $55,847

West Burke, VT $55,832

West Charleston, VT $55,806

West Danville, VT $55,849

Westfield, VT $55,805

West Glover, VT $55,843

Averill, VT $55,518

Beecher Falls, VT $55,878

Canaan, VT $55,739

Gilman, VT $55,984

Guildhall, VT $55,665

Lunenburg, VT $55,787

Norton, VT $55,629

North Bennington, VT $56,250

North Pownal, VT $56,364

Pownal, VT $56,396

White River Junction, VT $55,886

Ascutney, VT $55,912

Barnard, VT $55,759

Bethel, VT $55,793

Bradford, VT $55,852

Bridgewater, VT $55,816

Bridgewater Corners, VT $55,705

Brookfield, VT $55,848

Brownsville, VT $55,817

Chelsea, VT $55,816

Corinth, VT $55,801

East Corinth, VT $55,824

East Randolph, VT $55,835

East Ryegate, VT $55,786

East Thetford, VT $55,855

Fairlee, VT $55,795

Groton, VT $55,810

Hartford, VT $56,031

Hartland, VT $55,835

Hartland Four Corners, VT $55,833

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $55,977

Newbury, VT $55,803

North Hartland, VT $55,875

North Pomfret, VT $55,779

North Thetford, VT $55,854

Norwich, VT $55,843

Plymouth, VT $55,665

Post Mills, VT $55,842

Quechee, VT $55,900

Randolph, VT $55,890

Randolph Center, VT $55,861

Reading, VT $55,712

Sharon, VT $55,792

South Pomfret, VT $55,739

South Royalton, VT $55,808

South Ryegate, VT $55,820

South Strafford, VT $55,806

South Woodstock, VT $55,726

Strafford, VT $55,757

Taftsville, VT $55,904

Thetford, VT $55,855

Thetford Center, VT $55,797

Topsham, VT $55,780

Tunbridge, VT $55,791

Vershire, VT $55,764

Wells River, VT $55,823

West Fairlee, VT $55,926

West Hartford, VT $55,780

West Newbury, VT $55,802

West Topsham, VT $55,825

Wilder, VT $56,034

Windsor, VT $55,858

Woodstock, VT $55,790

Bellows Falls, VT $55,993

Cambridgeport, VT $55,929

Cavendish, VT $55,743

Chester, VT $55,799

Chester Depot, VT $55,779

Grafton, VT $55,757

Londonderry, VT $55,857

Ludlow, VT $55,772

North Springfield, VT $55,967

Perkinsville, VT $55,815

Peru, VT $55,798

Proctorsville, VT $55,753

Saxtons River, VT $55,982

South Londonderry, VT $55,891

Springfield, VT $55,940

Westminster, VT $55,993

Westminster Station, VT $55,997

Weston, VT $55,741

Shaftsbury, VT $56,184

Brattleboro, VT $56,107

Bondville, VT $55,875

East Dover, VT $55,989

Jacksonville, VT $56,130

Jamaica, VT $55,876

Marlboro, VT $56,385

Newfane, VT $55,952

Putney, VT $55,940

Readsboro, VT $56,392

South Newfane, VT $55,972

Stamford, VT $56,351

Townshend, VT $55,901

Vernon, VT $56,279

Wardsboro, VT $55,942

West Dover, VT $56,034

West Dummerston, VT $55,966

West Halifax, VT $56,052

West Townshend, VT $55,826

West Wardsboro, VT $55,827

Whitingham, VT $56,110

Williamsville, VT $55,966

Wilmington, VT $56,076

Burlington, VT $56,229

South Burlington, VT $56,225

Winooski, VT $56,229

Colchester, VT $56,229

Alburgh, VT $55,948

Bakersfield, VT $56,031

Belvidere Center, VT $55,828

Bristol, VT $56,043

Cambridge, VT $56,110

Charlotte, VT $56,152

East Berkshire, VT $55,977

East Fairfield, VT $56,061

Enosburg Falls, VT $55,906

Essex, VT $56,186

Essex Junction, VT $56,190

Fairfax, VT $56,114

Fairfield, VT $56,060

Ferrisburgh, VT $56,090

Franklin, VT $55,909

Grand Isle, VT $56,119

Highgate Center, VT $55,957

Highgate Springs, VT $55,985

Hinesburg, VT $56,151

Huntington, VT $56,109

Isle La Motte, VT $56,018

Jeffersonville, VT $56,072

Jericho, VT $56,139

Jonesville, VT $56,151

Milton, VT $56,166

Monkton, VT $56,106

Montgomery, VT $55,906

Montgomery Center, VT $55,838

New Haven, VT $56,036

North Ferrisburgh, VT $56,115

North Hero, VT $56,060

Richford, VT $55,896

Richmond, VT $56,145

Saint Albans, VT $56,085

Saint Albans Bay, VT $56,077

Shelburne, VT $56,204

Sheldon, VT $56,018

Sheldon Springs, VT $56,155

South Hero, VT $56,170

Starksboro, VT $56,076

Swanton, VT $56,008

Underhill, VT $56,126

Underhill Center, VT $56,128

Vergennes, VT $56,019

Waterville, VT $56,038

Westford, VT $56,154

Williston, VT $56,196

Montpelier, VT $56,000

Bennington, VT $56,292

Arlington, VT $56,093

Dorset, VT $55,875

East Arlington, VT $55,854

East Dorset, VT $55,876

Manchester, VT $56,027

Manchester Center, VT $55,990

Adjunct Physics Teacher Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Physics Teacher roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Media, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Adjunct Physics Teacher positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Adjunct Physics Teacher as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Adjunct Physics Teacher

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$65,564	$32.0	20%

Adjunct Physics Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Physics Teacher'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.

$49,496

Average $54,637/year

$64,551

$4,125

Average $4,553/month

$5,379

$952

Average $1,051/week

$1,241

$24

Average $26/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,551	$5,379	$1,241	$31
Average	$54,637	$4,553	$1,051	$26
25th Percentile	$49,496	$4,125	$952	$24

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