Instructor Salary in Oregon

How much does an Instructor make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Instructor in Oregon is $65,529 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,386
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,998 to $72,782
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,141

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Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,782	$6,065	$1,400	$35
Average	$65,529	$5,461	$1,260	$32
25th Percentile	$57,998	$4,833	$1,115	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Instructor Salaries

An 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $71,446.
California: $71,175.
Massachusetts: $70,227.

District of Columbia $71,446 California $71,175 Massachusetts $70,227 Washington $69,969 New Jersey $69,943 Alaska $69,853 Connecticut $68,962 New York $68,601

Hawaii $67,446 Rhode Island $66,904 Maryland $66,536 Minnesota $66,032 Colorado $65,839 Illinois $65,774 Oregon $65,529 Delaware $65,348

New Hampshire $65,235 Virginia $64,981 Pennsylvania $64,239 Nevada $63,864 North Dakota $63,742 Michigan $63,548 Wisconsin $63,477 Vermont $63,335

Texas $62,941 Maine $62,916 Arizona $62,877 Ohio $62,832 Georgia $62,238 Indiana $61,941 Wyoming $61,883 Utah $61,793

Iowa $61,754 Kansas $61,444 Louisiana $61,354 North Carolina $61,322 Missouri $61,309 Florida $61,057 Montana $60,922 Nebraska $60,793

Kentucky $60,722 South Carolina $60,464 Tennessee $60,302 Idaho $60,238 New Mexico $59,767 Oklahoma $59,663 Alabama $59,283 South Dakota $58,644

Arkansas $58,295 West Virginia $58,108 Mississippi $57,547

Top Paying Cities for 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:

Antelope: $62,371
Aurora: $66,153
Beaverton: $67,486

Antelope, OR $62,371 Aurora, OR $66,153 Beaverton, OR $67,486 Beavercreek, OR $66,382 Boring, OR $66,811 Bridal Veil, OR $66,707 Brightwood, OR $65,667 Canby, OR $66,197

Cascade Locks, OR $64,727 Clackamas, OR $67,460 Clatskanie, OR $64,608 Colton, OR $65,686 Columbia City, OR $66,278 Corbett, OR $66,380 Donald, OR $65,799 Dufur, OR $62,711

Eagle Creek, OR $66,523 Estacada, OR $65,525 Fairview, OR $67,345 Gervais, OR $65,101 Gladstone, OR $67,437 Government Camp, OR $64,473 Grass Valley, OR $62,511 Gresham, OR $67,324

Hood River, OR $64,357 Hubbard, OR $65,464 Kent, OR $62,370 Lake Oswego, OR $67,600 Marylhurst, OR $67,513 Maupin, OR $62,445 Molalla, OR $65,139 Moro, OR $62,643

Mosier, OR $63,694 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $64,118 Mulino, OR $66,120 Odell, OR $64,210 Oregon City, OR $66,965 Rainier, OR $65,547 Rhododendron, OR $65,063 Rufus, OR $62,837

Saint Helens, OR $66,067 Warren, OR $66,436 Deer Island, OR $65,831 Sandy, OR $66,010 Scappoose, OR $66,346 Shaniko, OR $62,576 The Dalles, OR $63,058 Troutdale, OR $67,088

Tualatin, OR $67,287 Tygh Valley, OR $62,995 Vernonia, OR $65,344 Wasco, OR $62,695 Welches, OR $65,345 West Linn, OR $67,288 Wilsonville, OR $66,868 Woodburn, OR $65,242

Happy Valley, OR $67,552 Damascus, OR $67,215 Amity, OR $64,939 Arch Cape, OR $63,228 Astoria, OR $63,638 Banks, OR $66,242 Bay City, OR $63,494 Beaver, OR $63,817

Buxton, OR $65,839 Cannon Beach, OR $63,200 Carlton, OR $65,102 Cloverdale, OR $63,423 Cornelius, OR $66,737 Dayton, OR $65,144 Dundee, OR $65,668 Forest Grove, OR $66,207

Gales Creek, OR $65,469 Garibaldi, OR $63,500 Gaston, OR $65,865 Hammond, OR $62,916 Hebo, OR $63,629 Hillsboro, OR $66,921 Manning, OR $65,911 Lafayette, OR $65,223

Mcminnville, OR $64,904 Manzanita, OR $63,416 Nehalem, OR $63,585 Newberg, OR $66,254 North Plains, OR $66,615 Oceanside, OR $63,275 Pacific City, OR $63,426 Rockaway Beach, OR $63,414

Saint Paul, OR $65,428 Seaside, OR $63,764 Sherwood, OR $66,942 Tillamook, OR $63,862 Netarts, OR $63,334 Timber, OR $65,438 Tolovana Park, OR $63,210 Warrenton, OR $63,182

Wheeler, OR $63,578 Yamhill, OR $65,305 Neskowin, OR $63,393 Portland, OR $67,613 Salem, OR $65,155 Keizer, OR $65,167 Albany, OR $64,513 Alsea, OR $63,416

Aumsville, OR $65,030 Blodgett, OR $63,487 Brownsville, OR $63,838 Cascadia, OR $63,085 Corvallis, OR $64,359 Crabtree, OR $64,448 Crawfordsville, OR $63,806 Dallas, OR $64,830

Depoe Bay, OR $63,172 Detroit, OR $62,920 Eddyville, OR $63,149 Falls City, OR $64,513 Foster, OR $63,580 Gates, OR $64,134 Grand Ronde, OR $64,246 Halsey, OR $63,849

Idanha, OR $62,971 Independence, OR $65,073 Jefferson, OR $64,933 Lebanon, OR $63,903 Logsden, OR $63,414 Lyons, OR $64,269 Mill City, OR $64,275 Monmouth, OR $64,659

Mount Angel, OR $65,084 Neotsu, OR $63,468 Newport, OR $63,049 South Beach, OR $62,843 Lincoln City, OR $63,391 Otis, OR $63,515 Otter Rock, OR $63,061 Philomath, OR $63,713

Rickreall, OR $65,084 Rose Lodge, OR $63,578 Saint Benedict, OR $65,075 Scio, OR $64,557 Scotts Mills, OR $64,923 Seal Rock, OR $62,769 Shedd, OR $63,823 Sheridan, OR $64,686

Siletz, OR $63,295 Silverton, OR $64,942 Stayton, OR $64,764 Mehama, OR $64,591 Sublimity, OR $64,870 Sweet Home, OR $63,695 Gleneden Beach, OR $63,240 Tangent, OR $63,938

Tidewater, OR $62,996 Toledo, OR $63,069 Turner, OR $65,041 Waldport, OR $62,847 Willamina, OR $64,464 Eugene, OR $64,251 Agness, OR $62,196 Allegany, OR $62,271

Alvadore, OR $64,189 Azalea, OR $62,923 Bandon, OR $62,319 Blachly, OR $63,642 Blue River, OR $62,659 Broadbent, OR $62,224 Brookings, OR $62,584 Camas Valley, OR $62,258

Canyonville, OR $62,723 Cheshire, OR $63,880 Coos Bay, OR $62,290 Coquille, OR $62,294 Cottage Grove, OR $63,664 Crescent Lake, OR $62,377 Creswell, OR $64,041 Culp Creek, OR $63,397

Curtin, OR $63,617 Days Creek, OR $62,641 Deadwood, OR $63,379 Dexter, OR $63,857 Dillard, OR $62,457 Dorena, OR $63,207 Drain, OR $63,387 Elkton, OR $62,941

Elmira, OR $63,964 Fall Creek, OR $63,772 Florence, OR $62,885 Gardiner, OR $62,374 Glendale, OR $62,792 Glide, OR $62,526 Gold Beach, OR $62,396 Harrisburg, OR $64,091

Idleyld Park, OR $62,374 Junction City, OR $64,049 Lakeside, OR $62,394 Langlois, OR $62,258 Lorane, OR $63,789 Lowell, OR $63,765 Mapleton, OR $63,019 Marcola, OR $63,965

Pleasant Hill, OR $64,137 Monroe, OR $63,764 Myrtle Creek, OR $62,463 Myrtle Point, OR $62,248 North Bend, OR $62,292 Noti, OR $63,750 Oakland, OR $62,844 Oakridge, OR $63,133

Ophir, OR $62,389 Port Orford, OR $62,303 Powers, OR $62,290 Reedsport, OR $62,732 Riddle, OR $62,590 Roseburg, OR $62,547 Scottsburg, OR $62,621 Springfield, OR $64,122

Sixes, OR $62,251 Sutherlin, OR $62,876 Swisshome, OR $63,089 Tenmile, OR $62,321 Thurston, OR $64,151 Tiller, OR $62,698 Umpqua, OR $62,494 Veneta, OR $63,909

Vida, OR $63,423 Walterville, OR $63,723 Walton, OR $63,513 Wedderburn, OR $62,432 Westfir, OR $63,343 Westlake, OR $62,707 Wilbur, OR $62,605 Winchester, OR $62,610

Winston, OR $62,333 Wolf Creek, OR $62,907 Yachats, OR $62,859 Yoncalla, OR $63,212 Medford, OR $63,967 Central Point, OR $63,878 White City, OR $63,476 Ashland, OR $63,504

Butte Falls, OR $63,096 Cave Junction, OR $62,917 Eagle Point, OR $63,611 Gold Hill, OR $63,726 Grants Pass, OR $63,225 Jacksonville, OR $63,610 Kerby, OR $63,015 Merlin, OR $62,818

Murphy, OR $63,467 O Brien, OR $62,886 Phoenix, OR $63,947 Prospect, OR $62,937 Rogue River, OR $63,438 Selma, OR $62,858 Shady Cove, OR $63,523 Talent, OR $63,826

Trail, OR $63,038 Wilderville, OR $62,991 Williams, OR $63,413 Klamath Falls, OR $62,925 Crater Lake, OR $62,249 Adel, OR $62,570 Beatty, OR $62,410 Bly, OR $62,470

Bonanza, OR $62,523 Chiloquin, OR $62,517 Dairy, OR $62,489 Fort Klamath, OR $62,496 Keno, OR $62,951 Lakeview, OR $62,621 Malin, OR $62,604 Merrill, OR $62,630

Midland, OR $62,698 New Pine Creek, OR $62,762 Paisley, OR $62,468 Plush, OR $62,540 Silver Lake, OR $62,445 Sprague River, OR $62,462 Summer Lake, OR $62,386 Christmas Valley, OR $62,490

Bend, OR $62,635 Fields, OR $62,556 Ashwood, OR $62,356 Brothers, OR $62,414 Burns, OR $62,566 Princeton, OR $62,448 Diamond, OR $62,407 Camp Sherman, OR $62,454

Chemult, OR $62,408 Crane, OR $62,516 Crescent, OR $62,376 Culver, OR $62,501 Fort Rock, OR $62,454 Frenchglen, OR $62,401 Gilchrist, OR $62,497 Hines, OR $62,579

La Pine, OR $62,565 Madras, OR $62,545 Mitchell, OR $62,406 Paulina, OR $62,430 Post, OR $62,402 Powell Butte, OR $62,551 Prineville, OR $62,554 Redmond, OR $62,642

Riley, OR $62,398 Sisters, OR $62,455 Terrebonne, OR $62,579 Warm Springs, OR $62,466 Pendleton, OR $64,568 Adams, OR $63,302 Arlington, OR $62,583 Athena, OR $64,712

Baker City, OR $62,620 Bates, OR $62,447 Boardman, OR $64,280 Bridgeport, OR $62,459 Canyon City, OR $62,547 Condon, OR $62,434 Cove, OR $62,556 Dayville, OR $62,479

Echo, OR $64,751 Elgin, OR $62,568 Enterprise, OR $62,423 Fossil, OR $62,444 Haines, OR $62,583 Halfway, OR $62,447 Helix, OR $66,236 Heppner, OR $62,474

Hereford, OR $62,487 Hermiston, OR $66,596 Lexington, OR $63,622 Oxbow, OR $62,164 Imbler, OR $62,602 Imnaha, OR $62,009 Ione, OR $62,566 Irrigon, OR $66,159

John Day, OR $62,649 Joseph, OR $62,350 Kimberly, OR $62,461 La Grande, OR $62,639 Long Creek, OR $62,472 Lostine, OR $62,500 Meacham, OR $62,582 Mikkalo, OR $62,659

Milton Freewater, OR $64,111 Monument, OR $62,458 Mount Vernon, OR $62,543 North Powder, OR $62,556 Pilot Rock, OR $62,785 Prairie City, OR $62,589 Richland, OR $62,384 Seneca, OR $62,551

Spray, OR $62,456 Stanfield, OR $66,422 Summerville, OR $62,576 Sumpter, OR $62,523 Ukiah, OR $62,462 Umatilla, OR $66,915 Union, OR $62,569 Unity, OR $62,556

Wallowa, OR $62,586 Weston, OR $63,474 Adrian, OR $61,522 Arock, OR $62,179 Brogan, OR $62,434 Drewsey, OR $62,511 Durkee, OR $62,390 Harper, OR $62,257

Huntington, OR $62,439 Ironside, OR $62,466 Jamieson, OR $62,268 Jordan Valley, OR $62,190 Juntura, OR $62,465 Nyssa, OR $61,822 Ontario, OR $61,956 Riverside, OR $62,402

Vale, OR $62,285 Westfall, OR $62,485

Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 31% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 16% above the average. In contrast, Instructor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$76,014	$37.0	16%
Biotechnology	$73,393	$35.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$73,393	$35.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$70,771	$34.0	8%
Construction	$68,806	$33.0	5%

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

Understanding how an 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 July 01, 2026

$57,998

Average $65,529/year

$72,782

$4,833

Average $5,461/month

$6,065

$1,115

Average $1,260/week

$1,400

$28

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,782	$6,065	$1,400	$35
Average	$65,529	$5,461	$1,260	$32
25th Percentile	$57,998	$4,833	$1,115	$28

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