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

Yes — at the median salary of $78K, rent takes 27.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,364/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors typically earn — is $59K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,552/month.

Local pay is 27% above the national median — $78K here vs. $62K nationally.

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area pays $78K median vs. the U.S. average of $62K — that’s +27%.

The median is $78,010 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $59,200, and experienced adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors can clear $78,010. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,965/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,364/month, which eats 27.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors salary is worth about $78,010 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.