What are the main factors that influence a Computer Instructor's salary?

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

How does experience change A Computer Instructor's salary?

A Computer Instructor's salary grows with experience: an Computer Instructor (0-0 years)earns $63,677, an Asst. Professor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $87,248, an Assoc. Professor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $105,466, a Professor - Computer Science (0-0 years)earns $127,023,

What are the highest paying states for a Computer Instructor?

Computer Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Computer Instructor roles are District of Columbia $68,371, California $68,112, Massachusetts $67,204. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Computer Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Computer Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Flight Instructor: $118,237; Computer Information Technology Instructor: $82,447; Computer Programming Instructor: $75,660; Instructor: $64,529; Adjunct Instructor Computer Science: $64,400.

How do different companies affect a Computer Instructor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Computer Instructor 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.

Computer Instructor Salary in the United States

How much does a Computer Instructor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Instructor in the United States is $61,751 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,417
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,510 to $69,951
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,096

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Computer Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,951	$5,829	$1,345	$34
Average	$61,751	$5,146	$1,188	$30
25th Percentile	$52,510	$4,376	$1,010	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Instructor Salaries

A Computer Instructor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Computer Instructor 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 Computer Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,371.
California: $68,112.
Massachusetts: $67,204.

District of Columbia $68,371 California $68,112 Massachusetts $67,204 Washington $66,957 New Jersey $66,932 Alaska $66,846 Connecticut $65,994 New York $65,648

Hawaii $64,542 Rhode Island $64,024 Maryland $63,672 Minnesota $63,190 Colorado $63,005 Illinois $62,943 Oregon $62,708 Delaware $62,536

New Hampshire $62,427 Virginia $62,184 Pennsylvania $61,473 Nevada $61,115 North Dakota $60,998 Michigan $60,813 Wisconsin $60,745 Vermont $60,609

Texas $60,232 Maine $60,208 Arizona $60,170 Ohio $60,127 Georgia $59,559 Indiana $59,275 Wyoming $59,219 Utah $59,133

Iowa $59,096 Kansas $58,800 Louisiana $58,713 North Carolina $58,682 Missouri $58,670 Florida $58,429 Montana $58,299 Nebraska $58,176

Kentucky $58,108 South Carolina $57,861 Tennessee $57,707 Idaho $57,645 New Mexico $57,194 Oklahoma $57,095 Alabama $56,731 South Dakota $56,120

Arkansas $55,786 West Virginia $55,607 Mississippi $55,070

Top Paying Cities for Computer Instructors

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: $77,887
San Francisco: $77,034
Oakland: $75,411

San Jose, CA $77,887

San Francisco, CA $77,034

Oakland, CA $75,411

New York, NY $71,100

Paramus, NJ $70,235

Queens Village, NY $70,232

Passaic, NJ $70,174

Bergenfield, NJ $70,168

Stamford, CT $70,032

Huntington, NY $70,007

Newark, NJ $69,550

Bridgeport, CT $69,420

Vallejo, CA $69,297

New Brunswick, NJ $69,273

Petaluma, CA $69,236

Middlesex, NJ $69,118

Somerset, NJ $69,075

Santa Cruz, CA $68,995

Boston, MA $68,618

Monterey, CA $68,401

Seattle, WA $68,260

Santa Rosa, CA $68,248

Los Angeles, CA $68,229

Juneau, AK $68,068

Washington, DC $68,001

Orange, CA $67,781

Santa Ana, CA $67,618

Long Beach, CA $67,556

Anaheim, CA $67,544

Anchorage, AK $67,513

Santa Maria, CA $67,327

Everett, WA $67,315

Danbury, CT $67,098

Bremerton, WA $67,013

Tacoma, WA $66,790

New Suffolk, NY $66,789

Sacramento, CA $66,772

Santa Barbara, CA $66,704

Trenton, NJ $66,636

San Diego, CA $66,636

Brockton, MA $66,568

Fairbanks, AK $66,417

Lompoc, CA $66,259

Lowell, MA $66,209

Ventura, CA $66,197

Nashua, NH $66,185

Stockton, CA $66,179

Modesto, CA $65,728

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,592

Olympia, WA $65,475

Kennewick, WA $65,475

New Haven, CT $65,450

Lawrence, MA $65,228

Hartford, CT $65,166

Riverside, CA $65,154

New Bedford, MA $65,092

Richland, WA $65,092

Bakersfield, CA $65,006

San Bernardino, CA $64,981

New Britain, CT $64,975

Atlantic City, NJ $64,975

New London, CT $64,950

Norwich, CT $64,931

Portsmouth, NH $64,919

Boulder, CO $64,788

Portland, OR $64,703

Worcester, MA $64,697

Minneapolis, MN $64,505

Philadelphia, PA $64,419

Honolulu, HI $64,215

Saint Paul, MN $64,186

Vineland, NJ $64,172

Providence, RI $63,993

Chicago, IL $63,814

Bellingham, WA $63,740

Springfield, MA $63,690

Baltimore, MD $63,672

Chico, CA $63,517

Pittsfield, MA $63,351

Manchester, NH $63,233

Spokane, WA $62,962

Denver, CO $62,955

Albany, NY $62,665

Troy, NY $62,641

Nassau, NY $62,574

Schenectady, NY $62,511

Wilmington, DE $62,461

Burlington, VT $62,375

Salem, OR $62,350

Portland, ME $62,159

Yakima, WA $62,097

Rochester, MN $61,906

Reno, NV $61,875

Fresno, CA $61,875

Milwaukee, WI $61,819

Detroit, MI $61,757

Ann Arbor, MI $61,747

Allentown, PA $61,739

Colorado Springs, CO $61,634

Syracuse, NY $61,603

Carson City, NV $61,603

Houston, TX $61,517

Eugene, OR $61,486

Gary, IN $61,412

Springfield, OR $61,362

Bismarck, ND $61,350

Galveston, TX $61,307

Medford, OR $61,214

Fort Collins, CO $61,189

Concord, NH $61,158

Austin, TX $61,140

Mesa, AZ $61,010

Reading, PA $61,004

Phoenix, AZ $60,998

Dallas, TX $60,979

Saint Cloud, MN $60,920

Madison, WI $60,837

Utica, NY $60,671

Rochester, NY $60,572

Des Moines, IA $60,566

Raleigh, NC $60,559

Atlanta, GA $60,467

Battle Creek, MI $60,448

Salt Lake City, UT $60,430

Lancaster, PA $60,337

Harrisburg, PA $60,251

Kansas City, MO $60,189

Champaign, IL $60,177

Kansas City, KS $60,177

Fort Worth, TX $60,170

Columbus, OH $60,160

Boca Raton, FL $60,146

Pittsburgh, PA $60,121

Richmond, VA $60,096

Indianapolis, IN $60,084

Cleveland, OH $60,078

Las Vegas, NV $60,004

Cincinnati, OH $60,004

Petersburg, VA $59,911

Huntsville, AL $59,818

Lansing, MI $59,777

Lebanon, PA $59,769

Pueblo, CO $59,763

Appleton, WI $59,744

Buffalo, NY $59,720

Dayton, OH $59,701

Racine, WI $59,689

Charlotte, NC $59,683

Saint Louis, MO $59,664

York, PA $59,627

Elkhart, IN $59,627

Gastonia, NC $59,615

Billings, MT $59,601

Beaumont, TX $59,584

Lorain, OH $59,571

Benton Harbor, MI $59,559

Toledo, OH $59,547

Binghamton, NY $59,516

Rock Hill, SC $59,510

Rockford, IL $59,479

Springfield, IL $59,454

Elyria, OH $59,448

Fargo, ND $59,448

Flagstaff, AZ $59,405

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,368

Duluth, MN $59,331

Miami, FL $59,331

Cheyenne, WY $59,287

Grand Forks, ND $59,287

Bangor, ME $59,152

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,084

Durham, NC $59,058

Louisville, KY $59,053

Grand Rapids, MI $59,040

Hialeah, FL $59,034

Casper, WY $58,948

Scranton, PA $58,874

New Orleans, LA $58,855

Virginia Beach, VA $58,849

Akron, OH $58,818

Peoria, IL $58,738

Sarasota, FL $58,725

Nashville, TN $58,682

Omaha, NE $58,682

Green Bay, WI $58,682

Baton Rouge, LA $58,651

Charleston, SC $58,639

Jamestown, NY $58,608

Davenport, IA $58,608

Tucson, AZ $58,577

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,540

Tampa, FL $58,528

Evansville, IN $58,491

Port Arthur, TX $58,491

Bradenton, FL $58,466

Santa Fe, NM $58,355

Orlando, FL $58,244

Clearwater, FL $58,225

Canton, OH $58,096

La Crosse, WI $58,096

Albuquerque, NM $58,059

Newport News, VA $58,052

High Point, NC $58,034

Ogden, UT $58,009

Corpus Christi, TX $57,960

Norfolk, VA $57,923

Laramie, WY $57,923

Rock Island, IL $57,886

Saginaw, MI $57,873

Jacksonville, FL $57,867

Salisbury, NC $57,855

Boise, ID $57,842

Moline, IL $57,812

Fort Myers, FL $57,793

Memphis, TN $57,781

Tulsa, OK $57,750

Waterloo, IA $57,713

Spartanburg, SC $57,651

Lincoln, NE $57,620

Fort Wayne, IN $57,608

Provo, UT $57,602

Cedar Falls, IA $57,528

San Antonio, TX $57,503

Greensboro, NC $57,478

South Bend, IN $57,472

Savannah, GA $57,404

Muskegon, MI $57,379

Birmingham, AL $57,373

Winston Salem, NC $57,343

Lake Charles, LA $57,194

Anderson, IN $57,182

Lexington, KY $57,163

Augusta, GA $57,145

Greenville, SC $57,145

Lima, OH $57,095

Wichita, KS $57,089

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,089

Columbia, SC $57,034

Springfield, OH $57,021

Asheville, NC $56,922

Bloomington, IN $56,879

Knoxville, TN $56,657

Shreveport, LA $56,651

Wilmington, NC $56,570

Roanoke, VA $56,570

Topeka, KS $56,459

Frankfort, KY $56,452

Oklahoma City, OK $56,410

Chillicothe, OH $56,385

Longview, TX $56,379

Melbourne, FL $56,373

Sioux Falls, SD $56,274

Mobile, AL $56,268

Terre Haute, IN $56,243

Altoona, PA $56,206

Amarillo, TX $56,163

Killeen, TX $56,144

Fayetteville, AR $56,095

Chattanooga, TN $56,076

Sioux City, IA $56,021

Idaho Falls, ID $56,008

Lynchburg, VA $55,959

Gainesville, FL $55,879

Portsmouth, OH $55,848

Little Rock, AR $55,836

Lafayette, LA $55,811

Youngstown, OH $55,811

Daytona Beach, FL $55,774

Clarksville, TN $55,768

Pensacola, FL $55,761

Temple, TX $55,757

Hopkinsville, KY $55,576

Erie, PA $55,564

Florence, SC $55,539

Charleston, WV $55,440

Great Falls, MT $55,409

Macon, GA $55,323

Tallahassee, FL $55,317

Fayetteville, NC $55,304

Waco, TX $55,292

Helena, MT $55,249

Pine Bluff, AR $55,225

Vincennes, IN $55,150

Lubbock, TX $55,125

Alamogordo, NM $55,088

Twin Falls, ID $55,033

Rapid City, SD $55,014

Jackson, MS $54,903

Huntington, WV $54,899

Greenville, MS $54,897

Parkersburg, WV $54,834

Montgomery, AL $54,823

Wichita Falls, TX $54,761

Springfield, MO $54,761

Biloxi, MS $54,730

Monroe, LA $54,668

Johnstown, PA $54,625

Sumter, SC $54,600

Columbus, GA $54,594

Pascagoula, MS $54,477

Abilene, TX $54,477

Kingsport, TN $54,316

Albany, GA $54,316

Gulfport, MS $54,298

Alexandria, LA $54,094

Fort Smith, AR $53,940

El Paso, TX $53,773

Las Cruces, NM $53,495

Harlingen, TX $53,338

Pocatello, ID $53,328

Florence, AL $53,248

Brownsville, TX $53,236

Mcallen, TX $53,106

Dothan, AL $53,020

Columbus, MS $52,653

Altus, OK $52,365

Lawton, OK $52,248

Pierre, SD $52,025

What Skills Can Increase a Computer Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 10.52% 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.
Law Enforcement (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Law enforcement is any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. Although the term encompasses entities such as courts and prisons, it is most frequently applied to those who directly engage in patrols or surveillance to dissuade and discover criminal activity, and those who investigate crimes and apprehend offenders, a task typically carried out by the police or another law enforcement organization. Furthermore, although law enforcement may be most concerned with the prevention and punishment of crimes, organizations exist to discourage a wide variety of non-criminal violations of rules and norms, effected through the imposition of less severe consequences.
First Aid (Mentioned in 1.21% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	10.52%
Law Enforcement	1.86%
First Aid	1.21%

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 a Computer Instructor's salary.

Coaching Others: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
IDEA: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching Others	$67,309	9%
IDEA	$64,839	5%
Commitment	$64,221	4%
Facilitation	$63,604	3%
Spring	$63,604	3%
Presentation	$63,604	3%

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How Education impacts a Computer Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Computer Instructors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Computer Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $60,440 and $69,013).

Computer Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Computer Instructor

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 2.0%

Associates 10.8%

Bachelors 26.5%

Masters 54.9%

Doctorate 4.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	2.0%
Associates	10.8%
Bachelors	26.5%
Masters	54.9%
Doctorate	4.9%

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Computer Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Instructor'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 May 01, 2026

$52,510

Average $61,751/year

$69,951

$4,376

Average $5,146/month

$5,829

$1,010

Average $1,188/week

$1,345

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,951	$5,829	$1,345	$34
Average	$61,751	$5,146	$1,188	$30
25th Percentile	$52,510	$4,376	$1,010	$25

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Salary Trends for Computer Instructor

Salaries for a Computer Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,716 in 2023 to around $53,816 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Computer Instructor salary trends, .

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