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

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

How does experience change An Aba Instructor's salary?

An Aba Instructor's salary grows with experience: an Aba Instructor (0-0 years)earns $66,868, an Asst. Professor - Rehabilitation (0-0 years)earns $83,686, an Assoc. Professor - Rehabilitation (0-0 years)earns $91,764, a Professor - Rehabilitation (0-0 years)earns $120,264,

What are the highest paying states for an Aba Instructor?

Aba Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Aba Instructor roles are District of Columbia $73,290, California $73,012, Massachusetts $72,039. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Aba Instructor roles make?

Salaries for Aba Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Aba Specialist: $70,094; Aba Trainer: $68,840; Aba Supervisor: $65,878; Aba Clinician: $61,569; Aba Implementer: $57,687.

How do different companies affect an Aba Instructor's salary?

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

Aba Instructor Salary in the United States

How much does an Aba Instructor make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aba Instructor in the United States is $66,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,387
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,496 to $74,670
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,666

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Aba Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,670	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$66,194	$5,516	$1,273	$32
25th Percentile	$56,496	$4,708	$1,086	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Aba Instructor Salaries

An Aba 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 Aba 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 Aba Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,290.
California: $73,012.
Massachusetts: $72,039.

District of Columbia $73,290 California $73,012 Massachusetts $72,039 Washington $71,774 New Jersey $71,748 Alaska $71,655 Connecticut $70,742 New York $70,371

Hawaii $69,186 Rhode Island $68,630 Maryland $68,253 Minnesota $67,737 Colorado $67,538 Illinois $67,472 Oregon $67,220 Delaware $67,035

New Hampshire $66,918 Virginia $66,658 Pennsylvania $65,896 Nevada $65,512 North Dakota $65,387 Michigan $65,188 Wisconsin $65,115 Vermont $64,970

Texas $64,566 Maine $64,539 Arizona $64,500 Ohio $64,453 Georgia $63,844 Indiana $63,540 Wyoming $63,480 Utah $63,388

Iowa $63,348 Kansas $63,030 Louisiana $62,937 North Carolina $62,904 Missouri $62,891 Florida $62,633 Montana $62,494 Nebraska $62,362

Kentucky $62,289 South Carolina $62,024 Tennessee $61,858 Idaho $61,792 New Mexico $61,309 Oklahoma $61,203 Alabama $60,813 South Dakota $60,157

Arkansas $59,800 West Virginia $59,608 Mississippi $59,032

Top Paying Cities for Aba 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: $83,491
San Francisco: $82,670
Oakland: $80,836

San Jose, CA $83,491

San Francisco, CA $82,670

Oakland, CA $80,836

New York, NY $76,712

Queens Village, NY $76,216

Paramus, NJ $75,686

Passaic, NJ $75,620

Bergenfield, NJ $75,554

Stamford, CT $75,455

Huntington, NY $75,389

Newark, NJ $74,958

Bridgeport, CT $74,826

New Brunswick, NJ $74,607

Vallejo, CA $74,468

Middlesex, NJ $74,429

Somerset, NJ $74,369

Petaluma, CA $74,217

Santa Cruz, CA $73,959

Boston, MA $73,826

Monterey, CA $73,495

Fairbanks, AK $73,449

Los Angeles, CA $73,323

Washington, DC $73,290

Seattle, WA $73,171

Santa Rosa, CA $73,158

Juneau, AK $72,966

Orange, CA $72,747

Anchorage, AK $72,628

Anaheim, CA $72,582

Santa Ana, CA $72,483

Nassau, NY $72,443

Long Beach, CA $72,416

Danbury, CT $72,397

Santa Maria, CA $72,172

Everett, WA $72,158

Bremerton, WA $71,834

Trenton, NJ $71,708

Sacramento, CA $71,682

San Diego, CA $71,649

Brockton, MA $71,622

Tacoma, WA $71,596

Santa Barbara, CA $71,503

Lowell, MA $71,238

New Suffolk, NY $71,212

Nashua, NH $71,132

Lompoc, CA $71,026

Ventura, CA $70,960

Stockton, CA $70,940

New Haven, CT $70,808

Atlantic City, NJ $70,636

Hartford, CT $70,490

Modesto, CA $70,457

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,311

New Britain, CT $70,278

Olympia, WA $70,186

Kennewick, WA $70,186

New London, CT $70,172

Norwich, CT $70,153

Lawrence, MA $70,120

Bakersfield, CA $69,934

Riverside, CA $69,842

New Bedford, MA $69,842

Richland, WA $69,775

Portsmouth, NH $69,722

Vineland, NJ $69,709

San Bernardino, CA $69,656

Boulder, CO $69,471

Worcester, MA $69,418

Portland, OR $69,358

Saint Paul, MN $69,279

Minneapolis, MN $69,279

Philadelphia, PA $69,186

Honolulu, HI $68,835

Springfield, MA $68,604

Providence, RI $68,597

Chicago, IL $68,405

Bellingham, WA $68,326

Baltimore, MD $68,253

Chico, CA $68,087

Wilmington, DE $67,975

Pittsfield, MA $67,909

Manchester, NH $67,783

Spokane, WA $67,492

Denver, CO $67,485

Albany, NY $67,174

Troy, NY $67,147

Schenectady, NY $67,008

Burlington, VT $66,863

Portland, ME $66,631

Salem, OR $66,578

Yakima, WA $66,565

Ann Arbor, MI $66,545

Rochester, MN $66,360

Fresno, CA $66,327

Reno, NV $66,327

Milwaukee, WI $66,267

Detroit, MI $66,201

Allentown, PA $66,181

Carson City, NV $66,174

Houston, TX $66,075

Colorado Springs, CO $66,068

Syracuse, NY $66,035

Eugene, OR $65,910

Bismarck, ND $65,830

Gary, IN $65,830

Galveston, TX $65,830

Springfield, OR $65,777

Medford, OR $65,618

Fort Collins, CO $65,592

Austin, TX $65,539

Mesa, AZ $65,400

Phoenix, AZ $65,387

Dallas, TX $65,367

Reading, PA $65,327

Saint Cloud, MN $65,301

Concord, NH $65,241

Madison, WI $65,215

Utica, NY $65,036

Raleigh, NC $64,983

Las Vegas, NV $64,976

Rochester, NY $64,930

Des Moines, IA $64,923

Atlanta, GA $64,817

Battle Creek, MI $64,798

Salt Lake City, UT $64,778

Lancaster, PA $64,678

Champaign, IL $64,665

Harrisburg, PA $64,586

Durham, NC $64,526

Kansas City, MO $64,519

Kansas City, KS $64,506

Fort Worth, TX $64,500

Boca Raton, FL $64,473

Cleveland, OH $64,467

Columbus, OH $64,453

Pittsburgh, PA $64,447

Richmond, VA $64,420

Indianapolis, IN $64,407

Cincinnati, OH $64,321

Petersburg, VA $64,222

Billings, MT $64,076

Lansing, MI $64,076

Huntsville, AL $64,076

Lebanon, PA $64,069

Dayton, OH $64,063

Pueblo, CO $64,063

Appleton, WI $64,043

Buffalo, NY $64,016

Racine, WI $63,983

Charlotte, NC $63,977

Saint Louis, MO $63,957

Springfield, IL $63,930

Elkhart, IN $63,917

York, PA $63,917

Gastonia, NC $63,911

Benton Harbor, MI $63,911

Beaumont, TX $63,871

Lorain, OH $63,858

Toledo, OH $63,831

Binghamton, NY $63,798

Rock Hill, SC $63,791

Rockford, IL $63,758

Fargo, ND $63,725

Elyria, OH $63,725

Flagstaff, AZ $63,679

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,639

Miami, FL $63,599

Duluth, MN $63,493

Bangor, ME $63,407

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,335

Louisville, KY $63,302

Grand Rapids, MI $63,288

Hialeah, FL $63,282

Casper, WY $63,189

Scranton, PA $63,110

New Orleans, LA $63,090

Virginia Beach, VA $63,083

Akron, OH $63,050

Peoria, IL $62,964

Sarasota, FL $62,951

Green Bay, WI $62,904

Baton Rouge, LA $62,871

Charleston, SC $62,858

Nashville, TN $62,838

Jamestown, NY $62,825

Davenport, IA $62,825

Tucson, AZ $62,792

Cheyenne, WY $62,772

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,752

Tampa, FL $62,739

Omaha, NE $62,726

Port Arthur, TX $62,699

Evansville, IN $62,699

Bradenton, FL $62,673

Santa Fe, NM $62,554

Orlando, FL $62,487

Clearwater, FL $62,415

Canton, OH $62,276

La Crosse, WI $62,276

Grand Forks, ND $62,256

Albuquerque, NM $62,236

Tulsa, OK $62,236

Newport News, VA $62,229

High Point, NC $62,209

Ogden, UT $62,183

Corpus Christi, TX $62,130

Laramie, WY $62,090

Norfolk, VA $62,090

Rock Island, IL $62,050

Saginaw, MI $62,037

Jacksonville, FL $62,031

Salisbury, NC $62,017

Memphis, TN $62,004

Moline, IL $61,971

Fort Myers, FL $61,951

Waterloo, IA $61,865

Spartanburg, SC $61,799

Lincoln, NE $61,766

Fort Wayne, IN $61,753

Birmingham, AL $61,680

Cedar Falls, IA $61,667

Provo, UT $61,660

Springfield, OH $61,653

San Antonio, TX $61,640

Greensboro, NC $61,614

South Bend, IN $61,607

Winston Salem, NC $61,600

Boise, ID $61,580

Savannah, GA $61,534

Muskegon, MI $61,415

Lima, OH $61,336

Lake Charles, LA $61,309

Anderson, IN $61,296

Lexington, KY $61,276

Augusta, GA $61,256

Greenville, SC $61,256

Wichita, KS $61,197

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,197

Columbia, SC $61,137

Bloomington, IN $60,971

Roanoke, VA $60,932

Asheville, NC $60,846

Knoxville, TN $60,733

Shreveport, LA $60,727

Wilmington, NC $60,641

Frankfort, KY $60,515

Oklahoma City, OK $60,468

Chillicothe, OH $60,442

Longview, TX $60,435

Topeka, KS $60,415

Mobile, AL $60,316

Terre Haute, IN $60,290

Erie, PA $60,283

Altoona, PA $60,250

Melbourne, FL $60,230

Amarillo, TX $60,204

Killeen, TX $60,184

Fayetteville, AR $60,131

Sioux Falls, SD $60,084

Chattanooga, TN $60,045

Idaho Falls, ID $60,038

Gainesville, FL $59,899

Portsmouth, OH $59,866

Little Rock, AR $59,853

Lynchburg, VA $59,853

Lafayette, LA $59,826

Youngstown, OH $59,826

Temple, TX $59,800

Daytona Beach, FL $59,787

Clarksville, TN $59,780

Pensacola, FL $59,773

Hopkinsville, KY $59,575

Charleston, WV $59,568

Florence, SC $59,535

Sioux City, IA $59,495

Macon, GA $59,303

Tallahassee, FL $59,297

Fayetteville, NC $59,284

Waco, TX $59,270

Wichita Falls, TX $59,270

Pine Bluff, AR $59,244

Vincennes, IN $59,118

Lubbock, TX $59,092

Great Falls, MT $59,052

Alamogordo, NM $59,045

Abilene, TX $58,992

Rapid City, SD $58,906

Monroe, LA $58,906

Albany, GA $58,867

Huntington, WV $58,860

Jackson, MS $58,853

Greenville, MS $58,847

Parkersburg, WV $58,780

Montgomery, AL $58,767

Johnstown, PA $58,754

Springfield, MO $58,701

Biloxi, MS $58,668

Sumter, SC $58,529

Columbus, GA $58,522

Twin Falls, ID $58,483

Pascagoula, MS $58,397

Kingsport, TN $58,224

Gulfport, MS $58,205

Alexandria, LA $57,986

Fort Smith, AR $57,821

El Paso, TX $57,642

Helena, MT $57,556

Las Cruces, NM $57,344

Harlingen, TX $57,159

Pocatello, ID $57,099

Florence, AL $57,079

Brownsville, TX $57,066

Dothan, AL $56,960

Mcallen, TX $56,927

Columbus, MS $56,437

Altus, OK $56,133

Lawton, OK $56,007

Pierre, SD $55,769

What Skills Can Increase an Aba Instructor'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%

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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 Aba Instructor's salary.

Safety Training: Can increase your salary by up to 35%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Tutoring: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Safety Training	$89,362	35%
PowerPoint	$80,757	22%
Tutoring	$80,757	22%
Chemistry	$80,757	22%
Coordination	$75,461	14%
Accountability	$74,138	12%

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How Education impacts an Aba Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Aba 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 an Aba Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $62,108 and $69,352).

Aba Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Aba Instructor

No Diploma 33.3%

High School 66.7%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 33.3%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	33.3%
High School	66.7%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	33.3%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how an Aba 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 March 01, 2026

$56,496

Average $66,194/year

$74,670

$4,708

Average $5,516/month

$6,223

$1,086

Average $1,273/week

$1,436

$27

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,670	$6,223	$1,436	$36
Average	$66,194	$5,516	$1,273	$32
25th Percentile	$56,496	$4,708	$1,086	$27

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Salary Trends for Aba Instructor

Salaries for an Aba Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,302 in 2023 to around $53,417 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Aba Instructor salary trends, .

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