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

An Arts Instructor's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,495 for beginners, reaching about $60,768 at mid-level, and approach $64,397 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Arts Instructor?

Arts Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Arts Instructor roles are District of Columbia $69,915, California $69,649, Massachusetts $68,721. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Arts Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Arts Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Arts & Crafts Instructor: $84,205; Master of Arts: $77,225; Assistant Martial Arts Instructor: $63,196; College Instructor - Liberal Arts: $60,800; University Instructor - Liberal Arts: $60,770.

Arts Instructor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Arts Instructor make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Arts Instructor in Vermont is $61,977 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,618
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,221 to $70,687
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,160

10% $47,160

50% (Median) $61,977

90% $78,618

Arts Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,687	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$61,977	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$54,221	$4,518	$1,043	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Arts Instructor Salaries

An Arts 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 Arts Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Arts 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): $57,495
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,738
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,768
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,155
Expert (over 8 years): $64,397

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Arts Instructor	less than 1 year	$57,495
Early Career Level Arts Instructor	1-2 years	$57,738
Mid-Level Level Arts Instructor	2-4 years	$60,768
Senior-Level Level Arts Instructor	5-8 years	$64,155
Expert Level Arts Instructor	over 8 years	$64,397

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

District of Columbia: $69,915.
California: $69,649.
Massachusetts: $68,721.

District of Columbia $69,915 California $69,649 Massachusetts $68,721 Washington $68,469 New Jersey $68,443 Alaska $68,355 Connecticut $67,484 New York $67,130

Hawaii $66,000 Rhode Island $65,469 Maryland $65,109 Minnesota $64,617 Colorado $64,427 Illinois $64,364 Oregon $64,124 Delaware $63,947

New Hampshire $63,836 Virginia $63,588 Pennsylvania $62,861 Nevada $62,495 North Dakota $62,375 Michigan $62,186 Wisconsin $62,116 Vermont $61,977

Texas $61,592 Maine $61,567 Arizona $61,529 Ohio $61,485 Georgia $60,904 Indiana $60,613 Wyoming $60,557 Utah $60,468

Iowa $60,430 Kansas $60,127 Louisiana $60,039 North Carolina $60,007 Missouri $59,995 Florida $59,748 Montana $59,616 Nebraska $59,489

Kentucky $59,420 South Carolina $59,167 Tennessee $59,009 Idaho $58,946 New Mexico $58,485 Oklahoma $58,384 Alabama $58,012 South Dakota $57,387

Arkansas $57,046 West Virginia $56,863 Mississippi $56,313

Top Paying Cities for Arts 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: $63,439
Barre: $63,534
Cabot: $63,395

Adamant, VT $63,439

Barre, VT $63,534

Cabot, VT $63,395

Calais, VT $63,450

East Barre, VT $63,438

East Calais, VT $63,439

East Montpelier, VT $63,481

Eden, VT $63,397

Eden Mills, VT $63,340

Graniteville, VT $63,531

Hyde Park, VT $63,491

Johnson, VT $63,571

Lake Elmore, VT $63,420

Marshfield, VT $63,406

Moretown, VT $63,576

Morrisville, VT $63,568

Moscow, VT $63,600

Northfield, VT $63,498

Northfield Falls, VT $63,795

North Hyde Park, VT $63,486

North Montpelier, VT $63,423

Plainfield, VT $63,414

Roxbury, VT $63,307

South Barre, VT $63,608

Waterbury, VT $63,594

Stowe, VT $63,603

Waitsfield, VT $63,567

Warren, VT $63,449

Washington, VT $63,325

Waterbury Center, VT $63,592

Websterville, VT $63,521

Williamstown, VT $63,447

Wolcott, VT $63,412

Woodbury, VT $63,349

Worcester, VT $63,413

Rutland, VT $63,411

Belmont, VT $63,215

Benson, VT $63,214

Bomoseen, VT $63,314

Brandon, VT $63,361

Bridport, VT $63,368

Castleton, VT $63,326

Center Rutland, VT $63,370

Chittenden, VT $63,224

Cuttingsville, VT $63,202

Danby, VT $63,310

East Middlebury, VT $63,403

East Poultney, VT $63,317

East Wallingford, VT $63,248

Fair Haven, VT $63,271

Florence, VT $63,248

Forest Dale, VT $63,363

Gaysville, VT $62,961

Granville, VT $63,259

Hancock, VT $63,248

Hydeville, VT $63,322

Killington, VT $63,241

Middlebury, VT $63,500

Middletown Springs, VT $63,283

Mount Holly, VT $63,224

North Clarendon, VT $63,317

Orwell, VT $63,310

Pawlet, VT $63,332

Pittsfield, VT $63,278

Pittsford, VT $63,339

Poultney, VT $63,327

Proctor, VT $63,397

Ripton, VT $63,324

Rochester, VT $63,291

Rupert, VT $63,284

Salisbury, VT $63,385

Shoreham, VT $63,332

Stockbridge, VT $63,219

Wallingford, VT $63,253

Wells, VT $63,335

West Pawlet, VT $63,356

West Rupert, VT $63,341

West Rutland, VT $63,303

Whiting, VT $63,334

Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,403

Albany, VT $63,366

Barnet, VT $63,335

Barton, VT $63,359

Beebe Plain, VT $63,378

Concord, VT $63,275

Coventry, VT $63,452

Craftsbury, VT $63,384

Craftsbury Common, VT $63,387

Danville, VT $63,349

Derby, VT $63,378

Derby Line, VT $63,331

East Burke, VT $63,329

East Charleston, VT $63,335

East Hardwick, VT $63,369

East Haven, VT $63,190

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,401

Glover, VT $63,340

Granby, VT $63,113

Greensboro, VT $63,319

Greensboro Bend, VT $63,359

Hardwick, VT $63,429

Irasburg, VT $63,343

Island Pond, VT $63,240

Lowell, VT $63,322

Lower Waterford, VT $63,394

Lyndon, VT $63,383

Lyndon Center, VT $63,454

Lyndonville, VT $63,385

Morgan, VT $63,271

Newport, VT $63,416

Newport Center, VT $63,335

North Concord, VT $63,169

North Troy, VT $63,344

Orleans, VT $63,320

Passumpsic, VT $63,406

Peacham, VT $63,279

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $63,408

Sheffield, VT $63,296

Sutton, VT $63,291

Troy, VT $63,350

West Burke, VT $63,333

West Charleston, VT $63,303

West Danville, VT $63,353

Westfield, VT $63,302

West Glover, VT $63,346

Averill, VT $62,977

Beecher Falls, VT $63,385

Canaan, VT $63,228

Gilman, VT $63,506

Guildhall, VT $63,144

Lunenburg, VT $63,282

Norton, VT $63,103

North Bennington, VT $63,808

North Pownal, VT $63,937

Pownal, VT $63,973

White River Junction, VT $63,394

Ascutney, VT $63,424

Barnard, VT $63,250

Bethel, VT $63,289

Bradford, VT $63,356

Bridgewater, VT $63,315

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,190

Brookfield, VT $63,351

Brownsville, VT $63,317

Chelsea, VT $63,315

Corinth, VT $63,298

East Corinth, VT $63,324

East Randolph, VT $63,336

East Ryegate, VT $63,281

East Thetford, VT $63,360

Fairlee, VT $63,291

Groton, VT $63,308

Hartford, VT $63,559

Hartland, VT $63,337

Hartland Four Corners, VT $63,334

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $63,497

Newbury, VT $63,301

North Hartland, VT $63,382

North Pomfret, VT $63,273

North Thetford, VT $63,358

Norwich, VT $63,346

Plymouth, VT $63,144

Post Mills, VT $63,344

Quechee, VT $63,410

Randolph, VT $63,399

Randolph Center, VT $63,367

Reading, VT $63,197

Sharon, VT $63,288

South Pomfret, VT $63,228

South Royalton, VT $63,307

South Ryegate, VT $63,319

South Strafford, VT $63,303

South Woodstock, VT $63,212

Strafford, VT $63,248

Taftsville, VT $63,415

Thetford, VT $63,360

Thetford Center, VT $63,293

Topsham, VT $63,274

Tunbridge, VT $63,286

Vershire, VT $63,257

Wells River, VT $63,324

West Fairlee, VT $63,440

West Hartford, VT $63,274

West Newbury, VT $63,299

West Topsham, VT $63,325

Wilder, VT $63,562

Windsor, VT $63,363

Woodstock, VT $63,285

Bellows Falls, VT $63,516

Cambridgeport, VT $63,444

Cavendish, VT $63,233

Chester, VT $63,296

Chester Depot, VT $63,273

Grafton, VT $63,248

Londonderry, VT $63,361

Ludlow, VT $63,265

North Springfield, VT $63,486

Perkinsville, VT $63,314

Peru, VT $63,295

Proctorsville, VT $63,243

Saxtons River, VT $63,503

South Londonderry, VT $63,401

Springfield, VT $63,456

Westminster, VT $63,516

Westminster Station, VT $63,520

Weston, VT $63,230

Shaftsbury, VT $63,732

Brattleboro, VT $63,646

Bondville, VT $63,382

East Dover, VT $63,511

Jacksonville, VT $63,671

Jamaica, VT $63,384

Marlboro, VT $63,961

Newfane, VT $63,469

Putney, VT $63,456

Readsboro, VT $63,968

South Newfane, VT $63,492

Stamford, VT $63,922

Townshend, VT $63,412

Vernon, VT $63,840

Wardsboro, VT $63,458

West Dover, VT $63,562

West Dummerston, VT $63,485

West Halifax, VT $63,583

West Townshend, VT $63,327

West Wardsboro, VT $63,328

Whitingham, VT $63,648

Williamsville, VT $63,485

Wilmington, VT $63,610

Burlington, VT $63,783

South Burlington, VT $63,779

Winooski, VT $63,783

Colchester, VT $63,783

Alburgh, VT $63,465

Bakersfield, VT $63,559

Belvidere Center, VT $63,329

Bristol, VT $63,572

Cambridge, VT $63,648

Charlotte, VT $63,697

East Berkshire, VT $63,498

East Fairfield, VT $63,593

Enosburg Falls, VT $63,417

Essex, VT $63,735

Essex Junction, VT $63,739

Fairfax, VT $63,653

Fairfield, VT $63,591

Ferrisburgh, VT $63,626

Franklin, VT $63,421

Grand Isle, VT $63,659

Highgate Center, VT $63,474

Highgate Springs, VT $63,507

Hinesburg, VT $63,695

Huntington, VT $63,648

Isle La Motte, VT $63,544

Jeffersonville, VT $63,605

Jericho, VT $63,682

Jonesville, VT $63,695

Milton, VT $63,712

Monkton, VT $63,644

Montgomery, VT $63,417

Montgomery Center, VT $63,340

New Haven, VT $63,565

North Ferrisburgh, VT $63,654

North Hero, VT $63,591

Richford, VT $63,406

Richmond, VT $63,689

Saint Albans, VT $63,620

Saint Albans Bay, VT $63,612

Shelburne, VT $63,755

Sheldon, VT $63,544

Sheldon Springs, VT $63,700

South Hero, VT $63,716

Starksboro, VT $63,610

Swanton, VT $63,533

Underhill, VT $63,667

Underhill Center, VT $63,669

Vergennes, VT $63,545

Waterville, VT $63,567

Westford, VT $63,699

Williston, VT $63,747

Montpelier, VT $63,524

Bennington, VT $63,855

Arlington, VT $63,630

Dorset, VT $63,382

East Arlington, VT $63,358

East Dorset, VT $63,384

Manchester, VT $63,555

Manchester Center, VT $63,513

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

Understanding how an Arts 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.

$54,221

Average $61,977/year

$70,687

$4,518

Average $5,165/month

$5,891

$1,043

Average $1,192/week

$1,359

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,687	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$61,977	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$54,221	$4,518	$1,043	$26

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