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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors earn $61,540 a year at the midpoint

From about $41,810 at the low end to $98,030 at the top, with $61,540 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$61,540median a year · United States
$29.59an hour $65,860average 37,310people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$49,10025th $61,540median $77,69075th
$41,81010th percentile $98,03090th percentile
$49,100a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$102,030best-paying state · California
$35,760lowest-paying state · South Dakota
+66%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $102,030 in California and $35,760 in South Dakota — a gap of $66,270 a year.

Adult basic education and ESL instructor earnings, from starting pay to the highest 10%

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Adult basic education and ESL instructor wages in each state

The 43 states where the most people do this work, of 50 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.36 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $102,030 $55,930 $55,930 — $131,510 1,660
New Jersey $81,100 $41,030 $41,030 — $104,410 1,350
Delaware $78,600 $49,360 $49,360 — $104,630 200
New York $78,010 $48,930 $48,930 — $128,900 2,810
Minnesota $76,800 $50,430 $50,430 — $100,280 2,880
Connecticut $72,180 $39,680 $39,680 — $99,470 410
Washington $69,990 $48,930 $48,930 — $98,940 1,310
Louisiana $66,870 $42,860 $42,860 — $83,250 100
Oregon $65,700 $43,330 $43,330 — $116,910 510
West Virginia $65,050 $47,840 $47,840 — $70,790 250
Wisconsin $64,980 $44,250 $44,250 — $96,060 1,050
Virginia $64,540 $47,570 $47,570 — $104,190 700
North Dakota $63,820 $47,310 $47,310 — $85,510 180
District of Columbia $62,940 $48,670 $48,670 — $102,810 570
South Carolina $62,940 $41,600 $41,600 — $79,380 480
Illinois $62,370 $47,330 $47,330 — $98,470 1,970
Massachusetts $62,290 $48,490 $48,490 — $98,890 1,420
Arizona $61,750 $32,570 $32,570 — $91,670 570
Tennessee $60,340 $48,960 $48,960 — $97,920 240
Maryland $59,950 $43,140 $43,140 — $65,540 450
Michigan $59,900 $39,600 $39,600 — $78,420 560
Florida $58,920 $47,430 $47,430 — $77,310 3,670
Maine $58,880 $54,840 $54,840 — $76,580 330
Indiana $58,660 $41,880 $41,880 — $78,760 650
Pennsylvania $57,230 $42,990 $42,990 — $86,320 790
Montana $56,500 $47,760 $47,760 — $77,900 110
Kansas $52,030 $39,290 $39,290 — $64,080 160
Oklahoma $51,840 $39,050 $39,050 — $71,910 300
North Carolina $51,810 $40,440 $40,440 — $72,130 3,720
Missouri $51,770 $37,720 $37,720 — $80,840 620
Colorado $51,170 $40,030 $40,030 — $79,200 820
Idaho $50,040 $43,740 $43,740 — $77,260 270
Mississippi $49,900 $38,020 $38,020 — $67,360 240
Texas $49,490 $38,640 $38,640 — $63,790 1,830
New Mexico $49,170 $42,070 $42,070 — $83,490 210
Nebraska $49,040 $28,080 $28,080 — $85,680 130
Alabama $48,870 $37,770 $37,770 — $63,410 470
Iowa $48,010 $37,110 $37,110 — $64,710 370
Georgia $47,540 $34,460 $34,460 — $58,880 470
Ohio $47,190 $36,670 $36,670 — $76,460 750
Kentucky $44,990 $38,790 $38,790 — $61,360 350
Hawaii $44,600 $38,390 $38,390 — $68,270 300
Arkansas $43,240 $30,250 $30,250 — $66,870 230

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Adult basic education and ESL instructor pay rate, from hourly to yearly

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Related work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$61,540
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,800−$14,740 Tutors$43,350−$18,190 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,670−$19,870

Number 385 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 51% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 383 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $61,770
  2. 384 Medical Equipment Repairers $61,660
  3. 385 Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $61,540
  4. 386 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters $61,390
  5. 387 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons $61,290

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Questions people ask

What is an adult basic education and ESL instructor’s yearly income?

An adult basic education and ESL instructor makes a median of $61,540 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $49,100 and $77,690.

What is an adult basic education and ESL instructor’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $29.59 an hour; the average is $65,860 a year.

What is the starting pay for an adult basic education and ESL instructor?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $49,100 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $41,810.

Which state pays adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors the most?

California, with a median of $102,030 a year.

How many people work as adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors?

About 37,310 in the United States — number 385 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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