What are the main factors that influence an Adult Program 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 Adult Program Instructor's salary?

An Adult Program Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,002 for beginners, reaching about $51,577 at mid-level, and approach $54,020 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adult Program Instructor?

Adult Program Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adult Program Instructor roles are District of Columbia $59,495, California $59,269, Massachusetts $58,479. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adult Program Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Adult Program Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Adult Program Manager: $147,461; Adult ESL Instructor: $64,464; Adult ESOL Instructor: $62,819; Adult Ed Instructor: $60,201; Adult Instructor: $54,280.

Adult Program Instructor Salary in Maine

How much does an Adult Program Instructor make in Maine? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adult Program Instructor in Maine is $52,391 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,594
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,343 to $58,255
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,836

10% $40,836

50% (Median) $52,391

90% $63,594

Adult Program Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,255	$4,855	$1,120	$28
Average	$52,391	$4,366	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$46,343	$3,862	$891	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Adult Program Instructor Salaries

An Adult Program 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 Adult Program Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adult Program 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): $49,002
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,577
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,857
Expert (over 8 years): $54,020

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adult Program Instructor	less than 1 year	$49,002
Early Career Level Adult Program Instructor	1-2 years	$49,199
Mid-Level Level Adult Program Instructor	2-4 years	$51,577
Senior-Level Level Adult Program Instructor	5-8 years	$53,857
Expert Level Adult Program Instructor	over 8 years	$54,020

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

District of Columbia: $59,495.
California: $59,269.
Massachusetts: $58,479.

District of Columbia $59,495 California $59,269 Massachusetts $58,479 Washington $58,264 New Jersey $58,243 Alaska $58,167 Connecticut $57,426 New York $57,125

Hawaii $56,163 Rhode Island $55,712 Maryland $55,406 Minnesota $54,986 Colorado $54,825 Illinois $54,771 Oregon $54,567 Delaware $54,417

New Hampshire $54,322 Virginia $54,111 Pennsylvania $53,493 Nevada $53,181 North Dakota $53,079 Michigan $52,918 Wisconsin $52,859 Vermont $52,740

Texas $52,413 Maine $52,391 Arizona $52,359 Ohio $52,321 Georgia $51,827 Indiana $51,580 Wyoming $51,531 Utah $51,456

Iowa $51,424 Kansas $51,166 Louisiana $51,091 North Carolina $51,064 Missouri $51,053 Florida $50,843 Montana $50,731 Nebraska $50,623

Kentucky $50,564 South Carolina $50,349 Tennessee $50,215 Idaho $50,161 New Mexico $49,769 Oklahoma $49,683 Alabama $49,366 South Dakota $48,834

Arkansas $48,544 West Virginia $48,388 Mississippi $47,920

Top Paying Cities for Adult Program 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:

Freedom: $51,561
Harmony: $51,539
Hartland: $51,606

Freedom, ME $51,561

Harmony, ME $51,539

Hartland, ME $51,606

Hinckley, ME $51,655

Jackman, ME $51,405

Kingfield, ME $51,698

Liberty, ME $51,656

Madison, ME $51,767

Monroe, ME $51,487

Morrill, ME $51,576

Newport, ME $51,494

New Portland, ME $51,778

New Sharon, ME $51,715

New Vineyard, ME $51,747

Norridgewock, ME $51,748

North Anson, ME $51,778

North Vassalboro, ME $51,871

Oakland, ME $51,765

Oquossoc, ME $51,592

Palmyra, ME $51,526

Phillips, ME $51,613

Pittsfield, ME $51,610

Plymouth, ME $51,500

Rangeley, ME $51,625

Portland, ME $54,089

Falmouth, ME $53,967

South Portland, ME $54,089

Cape Elizabeth, ME $53,982

Peaks Island, ME $54,034

Cumberland Foreside, ME $53,913

Auburn, ME $52,945

Andover, ME $51,611

Bethel, ME $51,698

Bryant Pond, ME $51,890

Buckfield, ME $52,122

Canton, ME $51,795

Durham, ME $53,279

Danville, ME $53,104

Dixfield, ME $51,688

Dryden, ME $51,747

East Andover, ME $51,626

East Dixfield, ME $51,771

East Livermore, ME $52,077

East Poland, ME $53,007

Stoneham, ME $51,914

East Wilton, ME $51,868

Greene, ME $52,539

Hanover, ME $51,654

Hebron, ME $52,491

Jay, ME $51,782

Lewiston, ME $52,916

Lisbon, ME $53,084

Lisbon Falls, ME $53,002

Livermore, ME $51,992

Livermore Falls, ME $51,958

Greenwood, ME $51,959

Mechanic Falls, ME $52,849

Mexico, ME $51,738

Minot, ME $52,653

Monmouth, ME $52,372

New Gloucester, ME $53,315

Newry, ME $51,558

North Jay, ME $51,757

Leeds, ME $52,245

North Monmouth, ME $52,295

North Turner, ME $52,208

North Waterford, ME $52,155

Norway, ME $52,322

Oxford, ME $52,602

Paris, ME $52,425

Poland, ME $53,016

Roxbury, ME $51,575

Rumford, ME $51,708

Sabattus, ME $52,684

South Paris, ME $52,353

Turner, ME $52,355

Wayne, ME $52,117

Weld, ME $51,614

West Bethel, ME $51,656

Bowdoin, ME $52,677

West Minot, ME $52,577

West Paris, ME $52,145

Peru, ME $51,816

West Poland, ME $52,976

Sumner, ME $51,979

Wilton, ME $51,749

Augusta, ME $51,894

Coopers Mills, ME $51,964

Dresden, ME $52,392

East Winthrop, ME $52,055

Farmingdale, ME $52,199

Gardiner, ME $52,293

Randolph, ME $52,199

Hallowell, ME $52,133

Jefferson, ME $51,786

Kents Hill, ME $51,892

Litchfield, ME $52,448

Manchester, ME $51,994

Mount Vernon, ME $51,767

Whitefield, ME $51,994

Palermo, ME $51,700

Sebasco Estates, ME $53,228

Readfield, ME $51,980

Saint Albans, ME $51,566

South Bristol, ME $52,430

Squirrel Island, ME $52,604

Trevett, ME $52,641

Waldoboro, ME $51,776

Walpole, ME $52,346

Washington, ME $51,646

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,697

Southport, ME $52,814

Wiscasset, ME $52,548

Woolwich, ME $52,673

Ellsworth, ME $51,436

Addison, ME $51,373

Gouldsboro, ME $51,419

Bar Harbor, ME $51,516

Beals, ME $51,431

Bernard, ME $51,534

Birch Harbor, ME $51,468

Blue Hill, ME $51,491

Brooklin, ME $51,492

Brooksville, ME $51,491

Calais, ME $51,355

Cherryfield, ME $51,296

Columbia Falls, ME $51,293

Corea, ME $51,422

Cranberry Isles, ME $51,433

Cutler, ME $51,297

Deer Isle, ME $51,539

Dennysville, ME $51,249

East Blue Hill, ME $51,493

East Machias, ME $51,297

Eastport, ME $51,449

Franklin, ME $51,425

Frenchboro, ME $51,404

Grand Lake Stream, ME $51,217

Hancock, ME $51,501

Harborside, ME $51,482

Harrington, ME $51,408

Hulls Cove, ME $51,517

Isle Au Haut, ME $51,404

Islesford, ME $51,511

Jonesboro, ME $51,339

Jonesport, ME $51,386

Little Deer Isle, ME $51,533

Lubec, ME $51,322

Bass Harbor, ME $51,535

Machias, ME $51,349

Machiasport, ME $51,373

Meddybemps, ME $51,217

Milbridge, ME $51,428

Mount Desert, ME $51,478

Northeast Harbor, ME $51,511

Sullivan, ME $51,432

Pembroke, ME $51,296

Perry, ME $51,343

Princeton, ME $51,214

Prospect Harbor, ME $51,474

Robbinston, ME $51,286

Salsbury Cove, ME $51,523

Sargentville, ME $51,506

Seal Cove, ME $51,480

Seal Harbor, ME $51,497

Sedgwick, ME $51,500

Sorrento, ME $51,480

Southwest Harbor, ME $51,525

Steuben, ME $51,400

Stonington, ME $51,544

Sunset, ME $51,366

Surry, ME $51,490

Swans Island, ME $51,444

Wesley, ME $51,150

Whiting, ME $51,282

Winter Harbor, ME $51,429

Baileyville, ME $51,267

Houlton, ME $51,160

Ashland, ME $51,086

Benedicta, ME $50,973

Blaine, ME $51,147

Bridgewater, ME $51,026

Caribou, ME $51,252

Clayton Lake, ME $51,159

Crouseville, ME $51,193

Eagle Lake, ME $51,143

Easton, ME $51,200

Estcourt Station, ME $51,180

Fort Fairfield, ME $51,227

Fort Kent, ME $51,249

Fort Kent Mills, ME $51,206

Frenchville, ME $51,264

Grand Isle, ME $51,193

Island Falls, ME $50,978

Limestone, ME $51,212

Madawaska, ME $51,349

Mapleton, ME $51,132

Richmond, ME $52,477

South China, ME $51,752

South Gardiner, ME $52,357

Vienna, ME $51,674

Windsor, ME $51,723

Winthrop, ME $52,202

Bangor, ME $51,472

Abbot, ME $51,481

Aurora, ME $51,201

Bradford, ME $51,449

Bradley, ME $51,450

Brewer, ME $51,469

Brookton, ME $51,028

Brownville, ME $51,301

Brownville Junction, ME $51,617

Bucksport, ME $51,466

Burlington, ME $51,282

Greenbush, ME $51,400

Carmel, ME $51,474

Castine, ME $51,581

Charleston, ME $51,458

Danforth, ME $51,113

Dover Foxcroft, ME $51,488

Corinth, ME $51,467

Eddington, ME $51,456

Holden, ME $51,460

East Millinocket, ME $51,245

East Orland, ME $51,460

Etna, ME $51,485

Exeter, ME $51,476

Frankfort, ME $51,475

Greenville, ME $51,178

Greenville Junction, ME $51,346

Guilford, ME $51,467

Hampden, ME $51,473

Howland, ME $51,350

Hudson, ME $51,464

Kenduskeag, ME $51,469

Kingman, ME $51,060

Lagrange, ME $51,410

Lambert Lake, ME $51,120

Lee, ME $51,270

Levant, ME $51,472

Lincoln, ME $51,266

Mattawamkeag, ME $51,099

Medway, ME $51,113

Milford, ME $51,442

Millinocket, ME $51,036

Milo, ME $51,397

Monson, ME $51,476

Olamon, ME $51,415

Old Town, ME $51,450

Orono, ME $51,464

Orient, ME $51,064

Orland, ME $51,461

Orrington, ME $51,467

Passadumkeag, ME $51,385

Penobscot, ME $51,462

Rockwood, ME $51,257

Sangerville, ME $51,512

Sebec, ME $51,430

Shirley Mills, ME $51,444

Springfield, ME $51,136

Stetson, ME $51,480

Stillwater, ME $51,466

Topsfield, ME $51,072

Vanceboro, ME $51,116

Waite, ME $51,142

West Enfield, ME $51,373

Winn, ME $51,168

Winterport, ME $51,473

Wytopitlock, ME $50,987

Bath, ME $53,037

Alna, ME $52,193

Boothbay, ME $52,547

Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,666

Bristol, ME $52,230

Chamberlain, ME $52,319

Damariscotta, ME $52,197

East Boothbay, ME $52,586

Friendship, ME $51,895

Georgetown, ME $52,970

Isle Of Springs, ME $52,549

Bremen, ME $52,085

Newcastle, ME $52,219

New Harbor, ME $52,402

Nobleboro, ME $52,011

Edgecomb, ME $52,396

Pemaquid, ME $52,351

Phippsburg, ME $53,184

Cushing, ME $51,725

Round Pond, ME $52,220

Sandy Point, ME $51,471

Searsmont, ME $51,594

Searsport, ME $51,480

Shawmut, ME $51,814

Skowhegan, ME $51,701

Smithfield, ME $51,728

Solon, ME $51,701

Stockton Springs, ME $51,471

Stratton, ME $51,658

Strong, ME $51,703

Temple, ME $51,683

West Forks, ME $51,385

Thorndike, ME $51,524

Troy, ME $51,509

Unity, ME $51,574

Vassalboro, ME $51,732

West Farmington, ME $51,883

Berwick, ME $54,987

Cape Neddick, ME $55,407

Eliot, ME $56,141

Kittery, ME $56,303

Kittery Point, ME $55,880

North Berwick, ME $54,564

Ogunquit, ME $55,059

South Berwick, ME $55,541

York, ME $55,859

York Beach, ME $55,591

York Harbor, ME $55,873

Acton, ME $53,006

Alfred, ME $53,758

Bailey Island, ME $53,538

Bar Mills, ME $53,672

Biddeford, ME $53,689

Biddeford Pool, ME $53,690

Bowdoinham, ME $52,640

Bridgton, ME $52,551

Brownfield, ME $52,504

Brunswick, ME $53,262

Bustins Island, ME $53,638

Cape Porpoise, ME $53,930

Casco, ME $53,176

Center Lovell, ME $52,163

Chebeague Island, ME $53,756

Cliff Island, ME $53,873

Cornish, ME $53,109

Cumberland Center, ME $53,812

Denmark, ME $52,496

East Baldwin, ME $53,245

Lebanon, ME $54,131

East Parsonsfield, ME $52,830

Sebago, ME $53,109

East Waterboro, ME $53,514

Freeport, ME $53,540

Fryeburg, ME $52,233

Gorham, ME $53,764

Gray, ME $53,437

Harrison, ME $52,263

Hiram, ME $52,945

Hollis Center, ME $53,580

Kennebunk, ME $53,970

Kennebunkport, ME $53,766

Parsonsfield, ME $52,828

Limerick, ME $53,317

Limington, ME $53,303

Long Island, ME $53,964

Lovell, ME $52,088

Moody, ME $54,633

Naples, ME $52,955

Newfield, ME $53,230

North Bridgton, ME $52,577

North Waterboro, ME $53,420

Windham, ME $53,711

Ocean Park, ME $53,731

Old Orchard Beach, ME $53,767

Orrs Island, ME $53,492

Porter, ME $52,650

Pownal, ME $53,457

Scarborough, ME $53,948

Raymond, ME $53,344

Saco, ME $53,734

Sanford, ME $54,008

Sebago Lake, ME $53,303

Shapleigh, ME $53,507

South Casco, ME $53,375

South Freeport, ME $53,514

Harpswell, ME $53,482

South Windham, ME $53,811

Springvale, ME $53,694

Standish, ME $53,526

Steep Falls, ME $53,411

Topsham, ME $53,079

Waterboro, ME $53,613

Waterford, ME $52,206

Wells, ME $54,528

West Baldwin, ME $53,150

Westbrook, ME $53,963

Buxton, ME $53,675

West Kennebunk, ME $53,942

West Newfield, ME $52,969

Yarmouth, ME $53,762

North Yarmouth, ME $53,649

Mars Hill, ME $51,198

Monticello, ME $51,094

New Limerick, ME $51,128

New Sweden, ME $51,197

Oakfield, ME $51,075

Oxbow, ME $50,867

Patten, ME $50,899

Perham, ME $51,161

Portage, ME $51,134

Presque Isle, ME $51,265

Saint Agatha, ME $51,240

Saint David, ME $51,229

Saint Francis, ME $51,160

Sheridan, ME $51,100

Sherman, ME $51,023

Stacyville, ME $50,960

Sinclair, ME $51,144

Smyrna Mills, ME $50,991

Wallagrass, ME $51,201

Stockholm, ME $51,151

Van Buren, ME $51,215

Washburn, ME $51,195

Westfield, ME $51,125

Rockland, ME $51,696

Camden, ME $51,691

Glen Cove, ME $51,674

Hope, ME $51,672

Islesboro, ME $51,539

Lincolnville, ME $51,582

Lincolnville Center, ME $51,583

Matinicus, ME $51,496

Monhegan, ME $52,046

North Haven, ME $51,532

Owls Head, ME $51,602

Port Clyde, ME $51,891

Rockport, ME $51,679

South Thomaston, ME $51,603

Spruce Head, ME $51,633

Tenants Harbor, ME $51,783

Thomaston, ME $51,640

Union, ME $51,669

Vinalhaven, ME $51,532

Warren, ME $51,615

West Rockport, ME $51,685

Waterville, ME $51,799

Albion, ME $51,717

Anson, ME $51,752

Athens, ME $51,608

Belfast, ME $51,582

Belgrade, ME $51,701

Belgrade Lakes, ME $51,647

Bingham, ME $51,603

Brooks, ME $51,497

Burnham, ME $51,548

Cambridge, ME $51,537

Canaan, ME $51,623

Caratunk, ME $51,505

China Village, ME $51,858

Clinton, ME $51,640

Corinna, ME $51,497

Detroit, ME $51,515

Dexter, ME $51,566

Dixmont, ME $51,490

East Newport, ME $51,496

East Vassalboro, ME $51,763

Eustis, ME $51,450

Fairfield, ME $51,727

Farmington, ME $51,769

Garland, ME $51,471

Farmington Falls, ME $51,853

Adult Program Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adult Program 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.

$46,343

Average $52,391/year

$58,255

$3,862

Average $4,366/month

$4,855

$891

Average $1,008/week

$1,120

$22

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,255	$4,855	$1,120	$28
Average	$52,391	$4,366	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$46,343	$3,862	$891	$22

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