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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary

The BLS estimates 37,310 Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $61,540 (May 2025, SOC 25-3011). Across 33 metros with published figures, medians range from $44,110 in Urban Honolulu, HI to $105,820 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$41,810P25$49,100MEDIAN$61,540P75$77,690P90$98,030
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,820 · 320 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,860 · 600 jobs
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,980 · 2,750 jobs
  4. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$83,500 · 200 jobs
  5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,210 · 2,040 jobs
  6. St. Louis, MO-IL$71,810 · 430 jobs
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$71,630 · 730 jobs
  8. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$70,130 · 310 jobs
  9. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$63,780 · 200 jobs
  10. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$63,650 · 310 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,980 · 2,750 jobs
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,210 · 2,040 jobs
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$63,010 · 1,780 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,370 · 1,510 jobs
  5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$57,510 · 1,120 jobs
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,020 · 980 jobs
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$62,940 · 880 jobs
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$71,630 · 730 jobs
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$63,520 · 630 jobs
  10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,860 · 600 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

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What is the median Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors salary in the U.S.?

$61,540 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $49,100–$77,690.

Where do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($105,820), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,860), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($83,980). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.