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

An Aquatics Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,219 for beginners, reaching about $49,482 at mid-level, and approach $54,044 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Aquatics Instructor?

Aquatics Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Aquatics Instructor roles are District of Columbia $58,986, California $58,763, Massachusetts $57,979. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Aquatics Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Aquatics Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Aquatics Specialist: $113,559; Aquatics LifeGuard/Swim Instructor: $83,135; Adaptive Aquatics Instructor: $63,216; Aquatics Assistant: $54,487; Aquatics Swim Instructor: $53,074.

Aquatics Instructor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Aquatics Instructor make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aquatics Instructor in Vermont is $52,290 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,375
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,376 to $60,710
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,082

10% $39,082

50% (Median) $52,290

90% $68,375

Aquatics Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,710	$5,059	$1,167	$29
Average	$52,290	$4,357	$1,006	$25
25th Percentile	$45,376	$3,781	$873	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Aquatics Instructor Salaries

An Aquatics 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 Aquatics Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aquatics 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): $48,219
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,745
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,482
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,523
Expert (over 8 years): $54,044

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Aquatics Instructor	less than 1 year	$48,219
Early Career Level Aquatics Instructor	1-2 years	$48,745
Mid-Level Level Aquatics Instructor	2-4 years	$49,482
Senior-Level Level Aquatics Instructor	5-8 years	$52,523
Expert Level Aquatics Instructor	over 8 years	$54,044

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

District of Columbia: $58,986.
California: $58,763.
Massachusetts: $57,979.

District of Columbia $58,986 California $58,763 Massachusetts $57,979 Washington $57,766 New Jersey $57,745 Alaska $57,670 Connecticut $56,935 New York $56,637

Hawaii $55,683 Rhode Island $55,236 Maryland $54,932 Minnesota $54,517 Colorado $54,357 Illinois $54,303 Oregon $54,101 Delaware $53,952

New Hampshire $53,858 Virginia $53,648 Pennsylvania $53,035 Nevada $52,726 North Dakota $52,625 Michigan $52,465 Wisconsin $52,407 Vermont $52,290

Texas $51,965 Maine $51,943 Arizona $51,911 Ohio $51,874 Georgia $51,384 Indiana $51,139 Wyoming $51,091 Utah $51,016

Iowa $50,984 Kansas $50,729 Louisiana $50,654 North Carolina $50,627 Missouri $50,617 Florida $50,409 Montana $50,297 Nebraska $50,191

Kentucky $50,132 South Carolina $49,919 Tennessee $49,786 Idaho $49,732 New Mexico $49,343 Oklahoma $49,258 Alabama $48,944 South Dakota $48,417

Arkansas $48,129 West Virginia $47,974 Mississippi $47,511

Top Paying Cities for Aquatics 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:

Adamant: $53,523
Barre: $53,603
Cabot: $53,486

Adamant, VT $53,523

Barre, VT $53,603

Cabot, VT $53,486

Calais, VT $53,533

East Barre, VT $53,522

East Calais, VT $53,523

East Montpelier, VT $53,559

Eden, VT $53,488

Eden Mills, VT $53,439

Graniteville, VT $53,600

Hyde Park, VT $53,567

Johnson, VT $53,634

Lake Elmore, VT $53,507

Marshfield, VT $53,495

Moretown, VT $53,638

Morrisville, VT $53,632

Moscow, VT $53,659

Northfield, VT $53,572

Northfield Falls, VT $53,823

North Hyde Park, VT $53,563

North Montpelier, VT $53,509

Plainfield, VT $53,502

Roxbury, VT $53,411

South Barre, VT $53,666

Waterbury, VT $53,653

Stowe, VT $53,661

Waitsfield, VT $53,631

Warren, VT $53,531

Washington, VT $53,427

Waterbury Center, VT $53,652

Websterville, VT $53,592

Williamstown, VT $53,529

Wolcott, VT $53,500

Woodbury, VT $53,447

Worcester, VT $53,501

Rutland, VT $53,499

Belmont, VT $53,334

Benson, VT $53,333

Bomoseen, VT $53,417

Brandon, VT $53,457

Bridport, VT $53,463

Castleton, VT $53,428

Center Rutland, VT $53,464

Chittenden, VT $53,341

Cuttingsville, VT $53,323

Danby, VT $53,414

East Middlebury, VT $53,492

East Poultney, VT $53,420

East Wallingford, VT $53,362

Fair Haven, VT $53,381

Florence, VT $53,362

Forest Dale, VT $53,459

Gaysville, VT $53,120

Granville, VT $53,371

Hancock, VT $53,362

Hydeville, VT $53,424

Killington, VT $53,356

Middlebury, VT $53,575

Middletown Springs, VT $53,391

Mount Holly, VT $53,341

North Clarendon, VT $53,420

Orwell, VT $53,414

Pawlet, VT $53,433

Pittsfield, VT $53,387

Pittsford, VT $53,438

Poultney, VT $53,428

Proctor, VT $53,487

Ripton, VT $53,425

Rochester, VT $53,398

Rupert, VT $53,392

Salisbury, VT $53,478

Shoreham, VT $53,432

Stockbridge, VT $53,338

Wallingford, VT $53,366

Wells, VT $53,435

West Pawlet, VT $53,453

West Rupert, VT $53,440

West Rutland, VT $53,408

Whiting, VT $53,434

Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,492

Albany, VT $53,461

Barnet, VT $53,435

Barton, VT $53,455

Beebe Plain, VT $53,471

Concord, VT $53,384

Coventry, VT $53,534

Craftsbury, VT $53,477

Craftsbury Common, VT $53,479

Danville, VT $53,447

Derby, VT $53,471

Derby Line, VT $53,431

East Burke, VT $53,430

East Charleston, VT $53,435

East Hardwick, VT $53,464

East Haven, VT $53,313

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,491

Glover, VT $53,439

Granby, VT $53,247

Greensboro, VT $53,421

Greensboro Bend, VT $53,455

Hardwick, VT $53,514

Irasburg, VT $53,442

Island Pond, VT $53,355

Lowell, VT $53,424

Lower Waterford, VT $53,485

Lyndon, VT $53,476

Lyndon Center, VT $53,536

Lyndonville, VT $53,478

Morgan, VT $53,381

Newport, VT $53,503

Newport Center, VT $53,435

North Concord, VT $53,295

North Troy, VT $53,442

Orleans, VT $53,422

Passumpsic, VT $53,495

Peacham, VT $53,388

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $53,497

Sheffield, VT $53,402

Sutton, VT $53,398

Troy, VT $53,448

West Burke, VT $53,433

West Charleston, VT $53,408

West Danville, VT $53,450

Westfield, VT $53,407

West Glover, VT $53,444

Averill, VT $53,133

Beecher Falls, VT $53,478

Canaan, VT $53,344

Gilman, VT $53,579

Guildhall, VT $53,274

Lunenburg, VT $53,390

Norton, VT $53,240

North Bennington, VT $53,834

North Pownal, VT $53,943

Pownal, VT $53,973

White River Junction, VT $53,485

Ascutney, VT $53,510

Barnard, VT $53,364

Bethel, VT $53,397

Bradford, VT $53,453

Bridgewater, VT $53,419

Bridgewater Corners, VT $53,312

Brookfield, VT $53,449

Brownsville, VT $53,420

Chelsea, VT $53,418

Corinth, VT $53,404

East Corinth, VT $53,426

East Randolph, VT $53,436

East Ryegate, VT $53,390

East Thetford, VT $53,456

Fairlee, VT $53,398

Groton, VT $53,413

Hartford, VT $53,624

Hartland, VT $53,437

Hartland Four Corners, VT $53,434

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $53,572

Newbury, VT $53,406

North Hartland, VT $53,474

North Pomfret, VT $53,383

North Thetford, VT $53,455

Norwich, VT $53,444

Plymouth, VT $53,274

Post Mills, VT $53,443

Quechee, VT $53,498

Randolph, VT $53,489

Randolph Center, VT $53,462

Reading, VT $53,318

Sharon, VT $53,396

South Pomfret, VT $53,344

South Royalton, VT $53,411

South Ryegate, VT $53,422

South Strafford, VT $53,408

South Woodstock, VT $53,332

Strafford, VT $53,362

Taftsville, VT $53,503

Thetford, VT $53,456

Thetford Center, VT $53,400

Topsham, VT $53,384

Tunbridge, VT $53,394

Vershire, VT $53,369

Wells River, VT $53,425

West Fairlee, VT $53,523

West Hartford, VT $53,384

West Newbury, VT $53,405

West Topsham, VT $53,427

Wilder, VT $53,627

Windsor, VT $53,458

Woodstock, VT $53,393

Bellows Falls, VT $53,588

Cambridgeport, VT $53,527

Cavendish, VT $53,349

Chester, VT $53,402

Chester Depot, VT $53,383

Grafton, VT $53,362

Londonderry, VT $53,457

Ludlow, VT $53,376

North Springfield, VT $53,563

Perkinsville, VT $53,417

Peru, VT $53,401

Proctorsville, VT $53,358

Saxtons River, VT $53,577

South Londonderry, VT $53,490

Springfield, VT $53,537

Westminster, VT $53,587

Westminster Station, VT $53,591

Weston, VT $53,347

Shaftsbury, VT $53,770

Brattleboro, VT $53,697

Bondville, VT $53,475

East Dover, VT $53,584

Jacksonville, VT $53,718

Jamaica, VT $53,476

Marlboro, VT $53,963

Newfane, VT $53,549

Putney, VT $53,537

Readsboro, VT $53,969

South Newfane, VT $53,567

Stamford, VT $53,930

Townshend, VT $53,500

Vernon, VT $53,861

Wardsboro, VT $53,539

West Dover, VT $53,627

West Dummerston, VT $53,562

West Halifax, VT $53,644

West Townshend, VT $53,428

West Wardsboro, VT $53,429

Whitingham, VT $53,699

Williamsville, VT $53,562

Wilmington, VT $53,667

Burlington, VT $53,813

South Burlington, VT $53,810

Winooski, VT $53,813

Colchester, VT $53,813

Alburgh, VT $53,545

Bakersfield, VT $53,624

Belvidere Center, VT $53,430

Bristol, VT $53,635

Cambridge, VT $53,699

Charlotte, VT $53,740

East Berkshire, VT $53,572

East Fairfield, VT $53,652

Enosburg Falls, VT $53,504

Essex, VT $53,772

Essex Junction, VT $53,776

Fairfax, VT $53,703

Fairfield, VT $53,651

Ferrisburgh, VT $53,681

Franklin, VT $53,507

Grand Isle, VT $53,708

Highgate Center, VT $53,553

Highgate Springs, VT $53,580

Hinesburg, VT $53,739

Huntington, VT $53,699

Isle La Motte, VT $53,611

Jeffersonville, VT $53,663

Jericho, VT $53,728

Jonesville, VT $53,739

Milton, VT $53,753

Monkton, VT $53,696

Montgomery, VT $53,504

Montgomery Center, VT $53,439

New Haven, VT $53,629

North Ferrisburgh, VT $53,705

North Hero, VT $53,651

Richford, VT $53,495

Richmond, VT $53,733

Saint Albans, VT $53,675

Saint Albans Bay, VT $53,668

Shelburne, VT $53,789

Sheldon, VT $53,611

Sheldon Springs, VT $53,743

South Hero, VT $53,757

Starksboro, VT $53,667

Swanton, VT $53,602

Underhill, VT $53,715

Underhill Center, VT $53,717

Vergennes, VT $53,612

Waterville, VT $53,631

Westford, VT $53,742

Williston, VT $53,782

Montpelier, VT $53,595

Bennington, VT $53,873

Arlington, VT $53,684

Dorset, VT $53,475

East Arlington, VT $53,455

East Dorset, VT $53,476

Manchester, VT $53,620

Manchester Center, VT $53,585

Aquatics Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Aquatics 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.

$45,376

Average $52,290/year

$60,710

$3,781

Average $4,357/month

$5,059

$873

Average $1,006/week

$1,167

$22

Average $25/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,710	$5,059	$1,167	$29
Average	$52,290	$4,357	$1,006	$25
25th Percentile	$45,376	$3,781	$873	$22

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