What are the main factors that influence an Instructor - Theatre's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Instructor - Theatre's salary?

An Instructor - Theatre's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,633 for beginners, reaching about $65,139 at mid-level, and approach $69,035 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Instructor - Theatre?

Instructor - Theatre salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Instructor - Theatre roles are District of Columbia $71,390, California $71,190, Massachusetts $70,190. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Instructor - Theatre roles make?

Salaries for Instructor - Theatre level roles vary by specialization: Theatre Practitioner: $117,516; Theatre Assistant: $89,200; Theatre Producer: $74,429; Theatre Nurse: $69,032; Theatre Teacher: $64,501.

How do different companies affect an Instructor - Theatre's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Instructor - Theatre roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

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Instructor - Theatre Salary in the United States

How much does an Instructor - Theatre make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Instructor - Theatre in the United States is $64,490 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Instructor - Theatre's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,111
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,790 to $73,190
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,869

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Instructor - Theatre Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,190	$6,099	$1,408	$35
Average	$64,490	$5,374	$1,240	$31
25th Percentile	$55,790	$4,649	$1,073	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Instructor - Theatre Salaries

An Instructor - Theatre's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Instructor - Theatre Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Instructor - Theatre's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,633
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,893
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,139
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,775
Expert (over 8 years): $69,035

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Instructor - Theatre	$61,633
Intermediate Level Instructor - Theatre	$61,893
Senior Level Instructor - Theatre	$65,139
Specialist Level Instructor - Theatre	$68,775
Expert Level Instructor - Theatre	$69,035

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How Do Instructor - Theatre Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Instructor - Theatres. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,390.
California: $71,190.
Massachusetts: $70,190.

District of Columbia $71,390 California $71,190 Massachusetts $70,190 Washington $69,990 New Jersey $69,890 Alaska $69,890 Connecticut $68,990 New York $68,590

Hawaii $67,390 Rhode Island $66,890 Maryland $66,490 Minnesota $65,990 Illinois $65,790 Colorado $65,790 Oregon $65,490 Delaware $65,290

New Hampshire $65,190 Virginia $64,990 Pennsylvania $64,190 Nevada $63,890 North Dakota $63,690 Michigan $63,590 Wisconsin $63,490 Vermont $63,290

Arizona $62,890 Maine $62,890 Texas $62,890 Ohio $62,790 Georgia $62,190 Indiana $61,890 Wyoming $61,890 Utah $61,790

Iowa $61,790 Kansas $61,390 Louisiana $61,390 North Carolina $61,290 Missouri $61,290 Florida $61,090 Montana $60,890 Nebraska $60,790

Kentucky $60,690 South Carolina $60,490 Tennessee $60,290 Idaho $60,190 New Mexico $59,790 Oklahoma $59,690 Alabama $59,290 South Dakota $58,690

Arkansas $58,290 West Virginia $58,090 Mississippi $57,590

Top Paying Cities for Instructor - Theatres

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,390
San Francisco: $80,590
Oakland: $78,790

San Jose, CA $81,390

San Francisco, CA $80,590

Oakland, CA $78,790

New York, NY $74,790

Queens Village, NY $74,290

Paramus, NJ $73,790

Passaic, NJ $73,690

Bergenfield, NJ $73,590

Stamford, CT $73,590

Huntington, NY $73,490

Newark, NJ $73,090

Bridgeport, CT $72,890

New Brunswick, NJ $72,690

Vallejo, CA $72,590

Middlesex, NJ $72,590

Somerset, NJ $72,490

Petaluma, CA $72,290

Santa Cruz, CA $72,090

Boston, MA $71,990

Fairbanks, AK $71,590

Monterey, CA $71,590

Los Angeles, CA $71,490

Washington, DC $71,390

Seattle, WA $71,290

Santa Rosa, CA $71,290

Juneau, AK $71,090

Orange, CA $70,890

Anchorage, AK $70,790

Anaheim, CA $70,790

Santa Ana, CA $70,690

Nassau, NY $70,590

Long Beach, CA $70,590

Danbury, CT $70,590

Santa Maria, CA $70,390

Everett, WA $70,290

Bremerton, WA $69,990

Trenton, NJ $69,890

Sacramento, CA $69,890

Tacoma, WA $69,790

Brockton, MA $69,790

San Diego, CA $69,790

Santa Barbara, CA $69,690

Lowell, MA $69,390

New Suffolk, NY $69,390

Nashua, NH $69,290

Lompoc, CA $69,190

Ventura, CA $69,190

Stockton, CA $69,190

New Haven, CT $68,990

Atlantic City, NJ $68,890

Hartford, CT $68,690

Modesto, CA $68,690

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,490

New Britain, CT $68,490

Olympia, WA $68,390

Kennewick, WA $68,390

New London, CT $68,390

Norwich, CT $68,390

Lawrence, MA $68,390

Bakersfield, CA $68,190

Riverside, CA $68,090

New Bedford, MA $68,090

Richland, WA $67,990

Portsmouth, NH $67,990

Vineland, NJ $67,990

San Bernardino, CA $67,890

Boulder, CO $67,690

Worcester, MA $67,690

Portland, OR $67,590

Minneapolis, MN $67,490

Saint Paul, MN $67,490

Philadelphia, PA $67,390

Honolulu, HI $67,090

Springfield, MA $66,890

Providence, RI $66,890

Chicago, IL $66,690

Bellingham, WA $66,590

Baltimore, MD $66,490

Chico, CA $66,390

Wilmington, DE $66,290

Pittsfield, MA $66,190

Manchester, NH $66,090

Spokane, WA $65,790

Denver, CO $65,790

Albany, NY $65,490

Troy, NY $65,490

Schenectady, NY $65,290

Burlington, VT $65,190

Portland, ME $64,990

Ann Arbor, MI $64,890

Salem, OR $64,890

Yakima, WA $64,890

Rochester, MN $64,690

Fresno, CA $64,690

Reno, NV $64,690

Milwaukee, WI $64,590

Carson City, NV $64,490

Detroit, MI $64,490

Allentown, PA $64,490

Syracuse, NY $64,390

Houston, TX $64,390

Colorado Springs, CO $64,390

Eugene, OR $64,290

Bismarck, ND $64,190

Gary, IN $64,190

Galveston, TX $64,190

Springfield, OR $64,090

Medford, OR $63,990

Fort Collins, CO $63,890

Austin, TX $63,890

Mesa, AZ $63,790

Phoenix, AZ $63,690

Dallas, TX $63,690

Reading, PA $63,690

Saint Cloud, MN $63,690

Concord, NH $63,590

Madison, WI $63,590

Raleigh, NC $63,390

Utica, NY $63,390

Des Moines, IA $63,290

Las Vegas, NV $63,290

Rochester, NY $63,290

Atlanta, GA $63,190

Battle Creek, MI $63,190

Salt Lake City, UT $63,190

Lancaster, PA $63,090

Champaign, IL $62,990

Harrisburg, PA $62,990

Fort Worth, TX $62,890

Boca Raton, FL $62,890

Kansas City, MO $62,890

Durham, NC $62,890

Kansas City, KS $62,890

Indianapolis, IN $62,790

Cleveland, OH $62,790

Columbus, OH $62,790

Pittsburgh, PA $62,790

Richmond, VA $62,790

Cincinnati, OH $62,690

Petersburg, VA $62,590

Dayton, OH $62,490

Pueblo, CO $62,490

Lebanon, PA $62,490

Billings, MT $62,490

Lansing, MI $62,490

Huntsville, AL $62,490

Appleton, WI $62,390

Buffalo, NY $62,390

Racine, WI $62,390

Charlotte, NC $62,390

Saint Louis, MO $62,390

Beaumont, TX $62,290

Springfield, IL $62,290

Elkhart, IN $62,290

York, PA $62,290

Gastonia, NC $62,290

Benton Harbor, MI $62,290

Lorain, OH $62,290

Rockford, IL $62,190

Rock Hill, SC $62,190

Toledo, OH $62,190

Binghamton, NY $62,190

Fargo, ND $62,090

Elyria, OH $62,090

Flagstaff, AZ $62,090

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,990

Miami, FL $61,990

Duluth, MN $61,890

Bangor, ME $61,790

Hialeah, FL $61,690

Grand Rapids, MI $61,690

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,690

Louisville, KY $61,690

Casper, WY $61,590

Virginia Beach, VA $61,490

Scranton, PA $61,490

New Orleans, LA $61,490

Akron, OH $61,490

Sarasota, FL $61,390

Peoria, IL $61,390

Green Bay, WI $61,290

Baton Rouge, LA $61,290

Charleston, SC $61,290

Nashville, TN $61,290

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,190

Omaha, NE $61,190

Tampa, FL $61,190

Cheyenne, WY $61,190

Tucson, AZ $61,190

Davenport, IA $61,190

Jamestown, NY $61,190

Port Arthur, TX $61,090

Evansville, IN $61,090

Bradenton, FL $61,090

Santa Fe, NM $60,990

Orlando, FL $60,890

Clearwater, FL $60,790

Newport News, VA $60,690

Tulsa, OK $60,690

Albuquerque, NM $60,690

Canton, OH $60,690

La Crosse, WI $60,690

Grand Forks, ND $60,690

High Point, NC $60,590

Ogden, UT $60,590

Corpus Christi, TX $60,590

Salisbury, NC $60,490

Jacksonville, FL $60,490

Saginaw, MI $60,490

Rock Island, IL $60,490

Laramie, WY $60,490

Norfolk, VA $60,490

Memphis, TN $60,390

Moline, IL $60,390

Fort Myers, FL $60,390

Waterloo, IA $60,290

Lincoln, NE $60,190

Fort Wayne, IN $60,190

Spartanburg, SC $60,190

Winston Salem, NC $60,090

Greensboro, NC $60,090

South Bend, IN $60,090

San Antonio, TX $60,090

Birmingham, AL $60,090

Provo, UT $60,090

Cedar Falls, IA $60,090

Springfield, OH $60,090

Boise, ID $59,990

Savannah, GA $59,990

Muskegon, MI $59,890

Lima, OH $59,790

Lake Charles, LA $59,790

Anderson, IN $59,790

Wichita, KS $59,690

Lexington, KY $59,690

Augusta, GA $59,690

Greenville, SC $59,690

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,690

Columbia, SC $59,590

Roanoke, VA $59,390

Bloomington, IN $59,390

Asheville, NC $59,290

Knoxville, TN $59,190

Shreveport, LA $59,190

Wilmington, NC $59,090

Frankfort, KY $58,990

Oklahoma City, OK $58,990

Chillicothe, OH $58,890

Longview, TX $58,890

Topeka, KS $58,890

Mobile, AL $58,790

Terre Haute, IN $58,790

Erie, PA $58,790

Altoona, PA $58,690

Melbourne, FL $58,690

Amarillo, TX $58,690

Killeen, TX $58,690

Sioux Falls, SD $58,590

Fayetteville, AR $58,590

Chattanooga, TN $58,490

Idaho Falls, ID $58,490

Gainesville, FL $58,390

Portsmouth, OH $58,390

Little Rock, AR $58,390

Lynchburg, VA $58,390

Temple, TX $58,290

Pensacola, FL $58,290

Clarksville, TN $58,290

Youngstown, OH $58,290

Lafayette, LA $58,290

Daytona Beach, FL $58,290

Hopkinsville, KY $58,090

Charleston, WV $58,090

Florence, SC $57,990

Sioux City, IA $57,990

Pine Bluff, AR $57,790

Waco, TX $57,790

Wichita Falls, TX $57,790

Fayetteville, NC $57,790

Tallahassee, FL $57,790

Macon, GA $57,790

Vincennes, IN $57,590

Lubbock, TX $57,590

Great Falls, MT $57,590

Alamogordo, NM $57,590

Abilene, TX $57,490

Greenville, MS $57,390

Jackson, MS $57,390

Huntington, WV $57,390

Rapid City, SD $57,390

Monroe, LA $57,390

Albany, GA $57,390

Johnstown, PA $57,290

Parkersburg, WV $57,290

Montgomery, AL $57,290

Biloxi, MS $57,190

Springfield, MO $57,190

Sumter, SC $57,090

Columbus, GA $57,090

Twin Falls, ID $56,990

Pascagoula, MS $56,890

Kingsport, TN $56,790

Gulfport, MS $56,690

Alexandria, LA $56,490

Fort Smith, AR $56,390

El Paso, TX $56,190

Helena, MT $56,090

Las Cruces, NM $55,890

Harlingen, TX $55,690

Pocatello, ID $55,690

Florence, AL $55,690

Brownsville, TX $55,590

Dothan, AL $55,490

Mcallen, TX $55,490

Columbus, MS $54,990

Altus, OK $54,690

Lawton, OK $54,590

Pierre, SD $54,390

What Skills Can Increase an Instructor - Theatre's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.82% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Safety Standards (Mentioned in 1.43% Job Postings): Safety standards are designed to ensure the safety of products, activities and processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.82%
Spring	1.97%
Safety Standards	1.43%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Instructor - Theatre's salary.

Safety Standards: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Safety Standards	$73,519	14%
Scheduling	$69,649	8%
Coordination	$69,004	7%
Economics	$68,359	6%
Verbal Communication	$68,359	6%
CPR	$67,715	5%

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Instructor - Theatre Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Instructor - Theatre's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$55,790

Average $64,490/year

$73,190

$4,649

Average $5,374/month

$6,099

$1,073

Average $1,240/week

$1,408

$27

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,190	$6,099	$1,408	$35
Average	$64,490	$5,374	$1,240	$31
25th Percentile	$55,790	$4,649	$1,073	$27

Instructor - Theatre Salary Growth & Career Path

Instructor - Theatre

College Assistant Professor - Architecture

College Assistant Professor - Biology

College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

College Associate Professor - Architecture

College Professor - Biology

College Associate Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Associate Professor - Civil Engineering

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As an Instructor - Theatre, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Instructor - Theatre Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
College Assistant Professor - Architecture	$72,300	12%
College Assistant Professor - Biology	$71,100	10%
College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering	$96,100	49%
College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering	$90,300	40%

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Salary Trends for Instructor - Theatre

Salaries for an Instructor - Theatre can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,867 in 2023 to around $53,962 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Instructor - Theatre salary trends, .

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2023

$55,867

2024

$55,153

2025

$53,962

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2024	$55,153
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