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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors: pay and where the jobs are
What adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$61,540 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $65,860
- Median hourly wage
- $29.59
- Mean hourly wage
- $31.66
- Employment
- 37,310
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 25-3011.
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How much do adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors make?
The median annual wage for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors was $61,540 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $41,810 and the highest-paid 10% more than $98,030. As an hourly rate, the median is $29.59. About 37,310 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in California ($102,030), New Jersey ($81,100) and Delaware ($78,600). California also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $41,810 | $20.10 | $3,484 | $2,981 |
| 25th percentile | $49,100 | $23.61 | $4,092 | $3,469 |
| Median | $61,540 | $29.59 | $5,128 | $4,302 |
| 75th percentile | $77,690 | $37.35 | $6,474 | $5,290 |
| 90th percentile | $98,030 | $47.13 | $8,169 | $6,483 |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors: pay by state
50 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$66,870 take-home in national prices
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$61,507 take-home in national prices
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$60,094 take-home in national prices
Where a median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructor paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,660 | $102,030 | $55,930 | $131,510 | $74,038 | $66,870 |
| New Jersey | 1,350 | $81,100 | $41,030 | $104,410 | $62,377 | $57,329 |
| Delaware | 200 | $78,600 | $49,360 | $104,630 | $59,964 | $60,079 |
| New York | 2,810 | $78,010 | $48,930 | $128,900 | $59,726 | $55,343 |
| Minnesota | 2,880 | $76,800 | $50,430 | $100,280 | $58,822 | $59,644 |
| Connecticut | 410 | $72,180 | $39,680 | $99,470 | $56,028 | $54,076 |
| Washington | 1,310 | $69,990 | $48,930 | $98,940 | $57,097 | $53,355 |
| Louisiana | 100 | $66,870 | $42,860 | $83,250 | $54,253 | $61,507 |
| Oregon | 510 | $65,700 | $43,330 | $116,910 | $50,163 | $48,532 |
| West Virginia | 250 | $65,050 | $47,840 | $70,790 | $52,357 | $58,502 |
| Wisconsin | 1,050 | $64,980 | $44,250 | $96,060 | $52,043 | $55,309 |
| Virginia | 700 | $64,540 | $47,570 | $104,190 | $51,141 | $50,583 |
| New Hampshire | 50 | $64,440 | $52,980 | $72,480 | $53,958 | $51,800 |
| North Dakota | 180 | $63,820 | $47,310 | $85,510 | $53,459 | $60,094 |
| District of Columbia | 570 | $62,940 | $48,670 | $102,810 | $50,108 | $45,593 |
| South Carolina | 480 | $62,940 | $41,600 | $79,380 | $50,895 | $54,288 |
| Vermont | 70 | $62,500 | $42,220 | $94,820 | $50,739 | $51,797 |
| Illinois | 1,970 | $62,370 | $47,330 | $98,470 | $49,352 | $49,373 |
| Massachusetts | 1,420 | $62,290 | $48,490 | $98,890 | $49,049 | $46,379 |
| Arizona | 570 | $61,750 | $32,570 | $91,670 | $50,646 | $50,306 |
| Tennessee | 240 | $60,340 | $48,960 | $97,920 | $50,663 | $55,147 |
| Maryland | 450 | $59,950 | $43,140 | $65,540 | $47,868 | $45,607 |
| Michigan | 560 | $59,900 | $39,600 | $78,420 | $48,015 | $49,902 |
| Florida | 3,670 | $58,920 | $47,430 | $77,310 | $49,522 | $47,887 |
| Maine | 330 | $58,880 | $54,840 | $76,580 | $46,899 | $48,325 |
| Indiana | 650 | $58,660 | $41,880 | $78,760 | $47,612 | $51,016 |
| Rhode Island | Not published | $57,690 | $49,310 | $79,660 | $46,353 | $45,320 |
| Pennsylvania | 790 | $57,230 | $42,990 | $86,320 | $46,367 | $47,521 |
| Montana | 110 | $56,500 | $47,760 | $77,900 | $45,679 | $48,263 |
| Wyoming | 100 | $52,060 | $46,190 | $62,050 | $44,010 | $47,481 |
| Kansas | 160 | $52,030 | $39,290 | $64,080 | $41,883 | $46,501 |
| Oklahoma | 300 | $51,840 | $39,050 | $71,910 | $42,046 | $47,865 |
| North Carolina | 3,720 | $51,810 | $40,440 | $72,130 | $42,251 | $44,792 |
| Missouri | 620 | $51,770 | $37,720 | $80,840 | $42,281 | $46,557 |
| Colorado | 820 | $51,170 | $40,030 | $79,200 | $41,527 | $40,297 |
| Idaho | 270 | $50,040 | $43,740 | $77,260 | $40,843 | $42,771 |
| Mississippi | 240 | $49,900 | $38,020 | $67,360 | $41,011 | $47,164 |
| Utah | 60 | $49,680 | $48,140 | $60,690 | $40,444 | $40,909 |
| Texas | 1,830 | $49,490 | $38,640 | $63,790 | $41,945 | $43,217 |
| New Mexico | 210 | $49,170 | $42,070 | $83,490 | $40,541 | $43,965 |
| Nebraska | 130 | $49,040 | $28,080 | $85,680 | $40,232 | $44,651 |
| Nevada | 40 | $48,930 | $45,300 | $69,750 | $41,495 | $41,504 |
| Alabama | 470 | $48,870 | $37,770 | $63,410 | $39,428 | $44,389 |
| Iowa | 370 | $48,010 | $37,110 | $64,710 | $39,583 | $45,103 |
| Georgia | 470 | $47,540 | $34,460 | $58,880 | $38,755 | $40,247 |
| Ohio | 750 | $47,190 | $36,670 | $76,460 | $39,243 | $42,300 |
| Kentucky | 350 | $44,990 | $38,790 | $61,360 | $36,872 | $40,897 |
| Hawaii | 300 | $44,600 | $38,390 | $68,270 | $36,155 | $32,883 |
| Arkansas | 230 | $43,240 | $30,250 | $66,870 | $35,811 | $41,192 |
| South Dakota | 100 | $35,760 | $34,950 | $63,270 | $30,913 | $34,896 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 25-3011. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.