SOC 25-3011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

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

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$61,540

U.S. median hourly wage$29.59

U.S. employment37,310

Nationally, adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors earned a median of $61,540 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 37,310 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors: pay and employment by state
State
California	$102,030	$49.05	1,660	0.1
New Jersey	$81,100	$38.99	1,350	0.3
Delaware	$78,600	$37.79	200	0.4
New York	$78,010	$37.50	2,810	0.3
Minnesota	$76,800	$36.92	2,880	1.0
Connecticut	$72,180	$34.70	410	0.2
Washington	$69,990	$33.65	1,310	0.4
Louisiana	$66,870	$32.15	100	0.1
Oregon	$65,700	$31.59	510	0.3
West Virginia	$65,050	$31.27	250	0.4
Wisconsin	$64,980	$31.24	1,050	0.4
Virginia	$64,540	$31.03	700	0.2
New Hampshire	$64,440	$30.98	50	0.1
North Dakota	$63,820	$30.68	180	0.4
District of Columbia	$62,940	$30.26	570	0.8
South Carolina	$62,940	$30.26	480	0.2
Vermont	$62,500	$30.05	70	0.2
Illinois	$62,370	$29.99	1,970	0.3
Massachusetts	$62,290	$29.95	1,420	0.4
Arizona	$61,750	$29.69	570	0.2
Tennessee	$60,340	$29.01	240	0.1
Maryland	$59,950	$28.82	450	0.2
Michigan	$59,900	$28.80	560	0.1
Florida	$58,920	$28.33	3,670	0.4
Maine	$58,880	$28.31	330	0.5
Indiana	$58,660	$28.20	650	0.2
Rhode Island	$57,690	$27.74	Not published	Not published
Pennsylvania	$57,230	$27.51	790	0.1
Montana	$56,500	$27.16	110	0.2
Wyoming	$52,060	$25.03	100	0.3
Kansas	$52,030	$25.01	160	0.1
Oklahoma	$51,840	$24.92	300	0.2
North Carolina	$51,810	$24.91	3,720	0.8
Missouri	$51,770	$24.89	620	0.2
Colorado	$51,170	$24.60	820	0.3
Idaho	$50,040	$24.06	270	0.3
Mississippi	$49,900	$23.99	240	0.2
Utah	$49,680	$23.89	60	0.0
Texas	$49,490	$23.79	1,830	0.1
New Mexico	$49,170	$23.64	210	0.2
Nebraska	$49,040	$23.58	130	0.1
Nevada	$48,930	$23.53	40	0.0
Alabama	$48,870	$23.49	470	0.2
Iowa	$48,010	$23.08	370	0.2
Georgia	$47,540	$22.86	470	0.1
Ohio	$47,190	$22.69	750	0.1
Kentucky	$44,990	$21.63	350	0.2
Hawaii	$44,600	$21.44	300	0.5
Arkansas	$43,240	$20.79	230	0.2
South Dakota	$35,760	$17.19	100	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 140 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Modesto, CA	$129,080	$62.06	70	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$119,590	$57.50	140	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$107,420	$51.64	170	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$105,820	$50.87	320	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$102,920	$49.48	40	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$98,860	$47.53	600	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$96,280	$46.29	40	0.0
Worcester, MA	$90,550	$43.54	150	0.4
Vineland, NJ	$87,810	$42.21	80	1.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$84,870	$40.80	30	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$83,980	$40.38	2,750	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$83,500	$40.14	200	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$83,090	$39.95	40	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$81,110	$38.99	120	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$79,810	$38.37	60	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,210	$38.08	2,040	1.0
Bellingham, WA	$78,250	$37.62	40	0.5
Bismarck, ND	$78,140	$37.57	50	0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$78,120	$37.56	60	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$78,110	$37.56	60	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$78,010	$37.51	110	0.3
Spartanburg, SC	$76,430	$36.74	40	0.2
St. Cloud, MN	$76,400	$36.73	90	0.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$74,460	$35.80	130	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$74,320	$35.73	100	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$73,480	$35.33	40	0.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$73,430	$35.30	50	0.3
Greeley, CO	$72,530	$34.87	50	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$71,810	$34.52	430	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$71,630	$34.44	730	0.4
Rochester, MN	$71,620	$34.43	120	1.0
Springfield, IL	$71,180	$34.22	40	0.4
New Haven, CT	$70,780	$34.03	80	0.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$70,520	$33.91	40	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$70,130	$33.72	310	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$66,870	$32.15	40	0.1
Springfield, MA	$66,870	$32.15	110	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$66,420	$31.93	40	0.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$64,980	$31.24	30	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$64,890	$31.20	50	0.2
Toledo, OH	$64,560	$31.04	70	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,490	$31.00	50	0.3
Kingston, NY	$64,460	$30.99	30	0.6
Charleston, WV	$64,280	$30.90	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$63,780	$30.66	200	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$63,740	$30.65	120	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,650	$30.60	310	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$63,530	$30.54	350	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,520	$30.54	630	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$63,240	$30.40	370	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$63,080	$30.33	40	0.3
Columbia, SC	$63,020	$30.30	70	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,010	$30.29	1,780	0.6
Eau Claire, WI	$62,960	$30.27	40	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$62,940	$30.26	880	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$62,830	$30.21	40	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$62,600	$30.10	370	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$62,370	$29.99	1,510	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$62,340	$29.97	480	0.1
Cheyenne, WY	$62,050	$29.83	30	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,020	$29.82	980	0.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$61,830	$29.73	40	0.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$61,760	$29.69	240	0.2
Madison, WI	$61,550	$29.59	110	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$61,480	$29.56	60	0.3
Rochester, NY	$60,920	$29.29	180	0.4
Boise City, ID	$60,820	$29.24	160	0.4
Mankato, MN	$60,820	$29.24	100	1.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$60,420	$29.05	30	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$60,130	$28.91	80	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$60,100	$28.89	140	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,070	$28.88	260	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$58,920	$28.33	110	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$58,860	$28.30	90	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$58,540	$28.14	300	0.9
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,910	$27.84	Not published	Not published
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,890	$27.83	30	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$57,510	$27.65	1,120	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$57,300	$27.55	250	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$56,680	$27.25	30	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,020	$26.94	100	0.4
Reading, PA	$55,340	$26.60	40	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$55,120	$26.50	560	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,020	$26.45	160	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$54,860	$26.37	150	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$53,930	$25.93	150	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,850	$25.41	40	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$52,680	$25.33	100	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,610	$25.29	70	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$52,470	$25.23	120	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$52,290	$25.14	40	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$52,000	$25.00	30	0.2
Yakima, WA	$51,950	$24.98	50	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$51,840	$24.92	150	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,790	$24.90	90	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$51,770	$24.89	140	0.1
Asheville, NC	$51,330	$24.68	130	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$51,290	$24.66	110	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,590	$24.32	90	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$50,590	$24.32	30	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$50,580	$24.32	50	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,450	$24.25	Not published	Not published
Greenville, NC	$50,000	$24.04	90	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,980	$24.03	30	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,700	$23.89	30	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$49,650	$23.87	Not published	Not published
Laredo, TX	$49,550	$23.82	40	0.4
Richmond, VA	$49,440	$23.77	200	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$49,330	$23.72	30	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,250	$23.68	490	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$49,160	$23.64	90	0.2
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,140	$23.63	50	1.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,080	$23.60	60	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,010	$23.56	110	0.1
Burlington, NC	$48,750	$23.44	120	1.8
Cleveland, OH	$48,530	$23.33	50	0.0
Jackson, MS	$48,390	$23.26	50	0.2
Joplin, MO-KS	$48,050	$23.10	40	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$47,920	$23.04	200	0.1
Peoria, IL	$47,900	$23.03	40	0.2
Jacksonville, NC	$47,690	$22.93	50	1.0
Lancaster, PA	$47,430	$22.80	50	0.2
Columbus, OH	$47,190	$22.69	160	0.1
El Paso, TX	$46,850	$22.53	80	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$46,550	$22.38	40	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$46,430	$22.32	40	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$46,120	$22.17	40	0.1
Goldsboro, NC	$45,380	$21.82	50	1.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,330	$21.79	320	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,590	$21.44	70	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$44,250	$21.27	Not published	Not published
Urban Honolulu, HI	$44,110	$21.21	270	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$41,960	$20.17	170	0.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$41,600	$20.00	60	0.1
Cedar Rapids, IA	$40,310	$19.38	50	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$39,110	$18.80	40	0.5
Akron, OH	$37,440	$18.00	Not published	Not published
Grand Junction, CO	$36,960	$17.77	30	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$35,670	$17.15	40	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$35,420	$17.03	40	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.