Computer Instructor Salary

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The average computer instructor salary in the United States is $54,865 per year, or $26.38 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $2,228 and goes up to $7,603 per month, or about $91,234 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$26.38$1,055$4,572$54,865

The top-paying states for computer instructors are Nevada at $97,014 per year, California at $74,150, and Connecticut at $71,165. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $26,919 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$12.86$16.70$22.41$33.26$43.86
Weekly$514$668$897$1,330$1,755
Monthly$2,228$2,895$3,885$5,765$7,603
Annual$26,741$34,744$46,618$69,185$91,234

Historical and Future Estimated Salary

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$25,791$44,847$87,419
2023$26,255$45,520$88,730
2024$26,728$46,203$89,972
2025$27,262$46,942$91,142
2026$27,753$47,646$92,327
2027$28,308$48,409$93,619
2028$28,817$49,135$95,024
2029$29,394$49,921$96,259

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$25.74$4,461$53,536
Arizona$22.59$3,916$46,995
Arkansas$22.31$3,868$46,413
California$35.65$6,179$74,150
Colorado$22.00$3,814$45,769
Connecticut$34.21$5,930$71,165
Delaware$22.71$3,937$47,242
District of Columbia$28.95$5,018$60,211
Florida$24.53$4,251$51,016
Georgia$21.98$3,810$45,724
Hawaii$23.53$4,078$48,933
Idaho$26.42$4,579$54,947
Illinois$27.78$4,816$57,792
Indiana$23.75$4,117$49,409
Iowa$23.42$4,060$48,720
Kansas$20.57$3,566$42,790
Kentucky$19.10$3,311$39,726
Louisiana$25.44$4,410$52,914
Maine$23.73$4,113$49,358
Maryland$30.11$5,218$62,619
Massachusetts$29.96$5,193$62,317
Michigan$27.56$4,778$57,333
Minnesota$24.09$4,175$50,103
Mississippi$19.99$3,465$41,586
Missouri$25.22$4,372$52,466
Montana$25.34$4,392$52,702
Nebraska$26.66$4,621$55,457
Nevada$46.64$8,085$97,014
New Hampshire$29.67$5,142$61,706
New Jersey$31.16$5,402$64,820
New Mexico$20.47$3,549$42,582
New York$28.52$4,943$59,315
North Carolina$21.71$3,763$45,153
North Dakota$22.06$3,824$45,886
Ohio$23.72$4,112$49,347
Oklahoma$20.90$3,622$43,467
Oregon$31.10$5,391$64,697
Pennsylvania$27.00$4,679$56,151
Puerto Rico$12.94$2,243$26,919
Rhode Island$26.30$4,559$54,706
South Carolina$23.21$4,023$48,278
South Dakota$19.70$3,414$40,970
Tennessee$22.45$3,891$46,693
Texas$26.16$4,535$54,415
Utah$26.54$4,600$55,205
Vermont$26.31$4,560$54,718
Virginia$23.13$4,009$48,104
Washington$24.30$4,213$50,551
West Virginia$22.19$3,846$46,155
Wisconsin$27.22$4,718$56,610
Wyoming$21.00$3,640$43,680

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$23.05$922$3,995$47,944
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$21.17$847$3,669$44,024
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$25.83$1,033$4,477$53,721
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$36.42$1,457$6,312$75,744
Asheville, NC(0011700)$17.05$682$2,956$35,473
Athens-Clarke County, GA(0012020)$28.32$1,133$4,908$58,897
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$24.45$978$4,238$50,852
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$22.45$898$3,892$46,704
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$28.10$1,124$4,871$58,458
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$30.34$1,213$5,258$63,100
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$21.29$852$3,691$44,291
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$31.61$1,264$5,479$65,753
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$26.28$1,051$4,555$54,655
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$27.54$1,102$4,774$57,290
Bloomington, IL(0014010)$24.47$979$4,242$50,902
Boise City, ID(0014260)$23.96$958$4,152$49,829
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$29.40$1,176$5,097$61,160
Boulder, CO(0014500)$18.52$741$3,210$38,520
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$29.66$1,187$5,142$61,699
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$24.07$963$4,173$50,073
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$22.49$899$3,898$46,771
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area(3600001)$22.13$885$3,835$46,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area(3600006)$16.82$673$2,916$34,995
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800002)$18.13$725$3,143$37,719
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$21.78$871$3,775$45,303
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area(2900001)$21.65$866$3,752$45,025
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$21.76$870$3,771$45,253
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$23.39$936$4,055$48,656
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$27.67$1,107$4,796$57,557
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$23.69$948$4,107$49,284
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$24.53$981$4,252$51,024
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$20.31$812$3,520$42,239
Columbia, MO(0017860)$26.10$1,044$4,524$54,282
Columbus, OH(0018140)$24.41$977$4,232$50,779
Cumberland, MD-WV(0019060)$22.87$915$3,965$47,577
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$26.12$1,045$4,527$54,327
Dayton, OH(0019380)$23.48$939$4,070$48,845
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$25.27$1,011$4,379$52,553
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$22.37$895$3,877$46,526
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$27.15$1,086$4,706$56,467
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$24.31$972$4,213$50,557
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$19.98$799$3,464$41,567
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$23.23$929$4,027$48,322
El Paso, TX(0021340)$24.66$987$4,275$51,302
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$27.44$1,097$4,756$57,068
Flint, MI(0022420)$23.82$953$4,129$49,545
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$28.61$1,144$4,959$59,509
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$20.60$824$3,571$42,851
Fresno, CA(0023420)$27.22$1,089$4,719$56,623
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$25.05$1,002$4,341$52,097
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$21.70$868$3,762$45,142
Greenville, NC(0024780)$22.93$917$3,974$47,694
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$23.93$957$4,147$49,768
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$25.56$1,022$4,430$53,165
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$29.39$1,176$5,094$61,127
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$29.89$1,196$5,181$62,166
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$26.67$1,067$4,623$55,478
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$23.83$953$4,131$49,567
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$23.39$936$4,055$48,656
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$22.83$913$3,957$47,488
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$23.72$949$4,112$49,345
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$14.77$591$2,560$30,719
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$20.92$837$3,627$43,524
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$21.97$879$3,809$45,703
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$33.17$1,327$5,750$69,000
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$49.86$1,994$8,642$103,705
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$30.73$1,229$5,326$63,918
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$24.94$997$4,322$51,869
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$37.47$1,499$6,495$77,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$19.85$794$3,441$41,289
Madison, WI(0031540)$36.58$1,463$6,341$76,094
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$27.83$1,113$4,823$57,880
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$25.68$1,027$4,451$53,409
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$23.72$949$4,112$49,345
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$23.71$948$4,110$49,317
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$23.90$956$4,143$49,718
Mobile, AL(0033660)$22.41$896$3,885$46,615
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$24.74$990$4,288$51,458
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$25.14$1,006$4,357$52,286
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$23.43$937$4,062$48,745
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$26.62$1,065$4,615$55,378
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$30.98$1,239$5,370$64,446
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area(2900002)$20.84$834$3,613$43,357
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$22.16$886$3,841$46,087
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$21.04$842$3,647$43,763
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$16.19$648$2,807$33,682
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$22.60$904$3,917$47,010
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$20.18$807$3,498$41,978
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000002)$19.13$765$3,317$39,798
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100004)$22.72$909$3,938$47,260
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$18.63$745$3,229$38,742
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$25.14$1,006$4,357$52,286
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$21.74$869$3,768$45,214
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$24.46$978$4,240$50,874
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$23.00$920$3,987$47,849
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$26.13$1,045$4,529$54,343
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$21.70$868$3,761$45,136
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$16.92$677$2,933$35,200
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$28.96$1,159$5,020$60,243
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$32.64$1,306$5,658$67,899
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$27.19$1,087$4,712$56,545
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$29.60$1,184$5,130$61,566
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$19.40$776$3,363$40,354
Reading, PA(0039740)$20.75$830$3,597$43,162
Richmond, VA(0040060)$23.59$944$4,089$49,067
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$33.44$1,338$5,796$69,556
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$17.58$703$3,047$36,568
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$32.50$1,300$5,634$67,610
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$23.85$954$4,135$49,617
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$28.87$1,155$5,004$60,042
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$24.18$967$4,190$50,285
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$34.69$1,388$6,013$72,152
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$34.98$1,399$6,063$72,758
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$35.26$1,410$6,111$73,336
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$12.70$508$2,201$26,416
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$23.40$936$4,056$48,667
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$25.85$1,034$4,480$53,765
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$23.36$934$4,049$48,589
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$22.86$914$3,962$47,549
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100004)$21.12$845$3,661$43,930
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700001)$16.83$673$2,917$35,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$22.91$917$3,972$47,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700004)$25.62$1,025$4,441$53,287
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$16.89$676$2,927$35,128
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area(4200003)$25.72$1,029$4,458$53,493
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$25.31$1,013$4,388$52,653
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$17.69$708$3,066$36,791
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$18.43$737$3,195$38,342
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$33.90$1,356$5,876$70,512
Springfield, MO(0044180)$23.08$923$4,000$48,005
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$27.02$1,081$4,683$56,200
Toledo, OH(0045780)$23.28$931$4,035$48,422
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$29.76$1,191$5,159$61,911
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$27.54$1,102$4,774$57,285
Tuscaloosa, AL(0046220)$30.42$1,217$5,274$63,284
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600001)$20.55$822$3,561$42,734
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$26.66$1,067$4,622$55,461
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$20.56$822$3,564$42,768
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$26.87$1,075$4,657$55,889
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$16.50$660$2,860$34,316
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area(0500003)$21.27$851$3,686$44,235
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area(4700001)$15.93$637$2,762$33,143
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area(4200001)$23.74$950$4,115$49,384
Wichita, KS(0048620)$15.72$629$2,725$32,704
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$20.98$839$3,637$43,646
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$21.38$855$3,705$44,463
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$25.46$1,018$4,413$52,959