Golf Instructor Salary in Colorado

How much does a Golf Instructor make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Golf Instructor in Colorado is $94,207 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,532
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,779 to $105,893
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,375

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Golf Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,893	$8,824	$2,036	$51
Average	$94,207	$7,851	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$82,779	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Golf Instructor Salaries

A Golf 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 Golf 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 Golf Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,231.
California: $101,843.
Massachusetts: $100,486.

District of Columbia $102,231 California $101,843 Massachusetts $100,486 Washington $100,117 New Jersey $100,080 Alaska $99,951 Connecticut $98,676 New York $98,159

Hawaii $96,507 Rhode Island $95,731 Maryland $95,205 Minnesota $94,484 Colorado $94,207 Illinois $94,115 Oregon $93,764 Delaware $93,506

New Hampshire $93,343 Virginia $92,979 Pennsylvania $91,918 Nevada $91,382 North Dakota $91,207 Michigan $90,930 Wisconsin $90,828 Vermont $90,625

Texas $90,062 Maine $90,025 Arizona $89,969 Ohio $89,905 Georgia $89,055 Indiana $88,631 Wyoming $88,547 Utah $88,418

Iowa $88,363 Kansas $87,920 Louisiana $87,790 North Carolina $87,744 Missouri $87,726 Florida $87,366 Montana $87,172 Nebraska $86,987

Kentucky $86,885 South Carolina $86,516 Tennessee $86,285 Idaho $86,193 New Mexico $85,519 Oklahoma $85,371 Alabama $84,826 South Dakota $83,912

Arkansas $83,414 West Virginia $83,146 Mississippi $82,343

Top Paying Cities for Golf 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:

Glen Haven: $92,363
Hygiene: $95,573
Johnstown: $92,569

Glen Haven, CO $92,363 Hygiene, CO $95,573 Johnstown, CO $92,569 Laporte, CO $91,543 Livermore, CO $91,245 Loveland, CO $92,280 Lyons, CO $95,405 Masonville, CO $91,601

Mead, CO $93,620 Milliken, CO $92,440 Niwot, CO $96,323 Red Feather Lakes, CO $91,497 Severance, CO $91,674 Timnath, CO $91,556 Wellington, CO $91,043 Windsor, CO $91,688

Brighton, CO $93,960 Ault, CO $91,513 Briggsdale, CO $91,538 Carr, CO $89,964 Eastlake, CO $94,205 Eaton, CO $91,802 Evans, CO $92,269 Fort Lupton, CO $93,692

Galeton, CO $91,811 Gilcrest, CO $92,774 Gill, CO $91,962 Greeley, CO $92,042 Henderson, CO $94,106 Hudson, CO $93,384 Keenesburg, CO $92,933 Kersey, CO $91,973

La Salle, CO $92,614 Lucerne, CO $91,943 Nunn, CO $91,222 Orchard, CO $91,527 Pierce, CO $91,571 Ohio City, CO $92,513 Parlin, CO $92,078 Penrose, CO $91,274

Pitkin, CO $92,399 Poncha Springs, CO $91,773 Powderhorn, CO $91,886 Rockvale, CO $90,859 Sargents, CO $91,618 Twin Lakes, CO $94,643 Westcliffe, CO $90,910 Wetmore, CO $90,326

Durango, CO $92,144 Cahone, CO $91,917 Cortez, CO $91,847 Dolores, CO $92,066 Dove Creek, CO $91,825 Egnar, CO $91,876 Hesperus, CO $91,339 Lewis, CO $92,079

Mancos, CO $91,846 Marvel, CO $91,336 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $91,370 Pleasant View, CO $91,653 Rico, CO $92,088 Towaoc, CO $91,464 Yellow Jacket, CO $91,969 Montrose, CO $92,433

Austin, CO $92,553 Bedrock, CO $91,853 Cedaredge, CO $92,647 Cory, CO $92,531 Crawford, CO $92,268 Delta, CO $92,431 Eckert, CO $92,576 Hotchkiss, CO $92,519

Lazear, CO $92,449 Naturita, CO $92,039 Norwood, CO $92,075 Nucla, CO $92,181 Olathe, CO $92,329 Ophir, CO $92,175 Ouray, CO $92,160 Paonia, CO $92,943

Paradox, CO $91,904 Placerville, CO $92,090 Redvale, CO $92,119 Ridgway, CO $92,148 Silverton, CO $91,992 Somerset, CO $93,225 Telluride, CO $92,193 Grand Junction, CO $93,002

Platteville, CO $92,979 Roggen, CO $92,020 Weldona, CO $91,310 Wiggins, CO $91,798 Fort Morgan, CO $91,347 Log Lane Village, CO $91,646 Akron, CO $90,685 Amherst, CO $90,394

Atwood, CO $91,003 Brush, CO $90,996 Crook, CO $90,744 Eckley, CO $90,458 Fleming, CO $90,918 Grover, CO $90,846 Haxtun, CO $90,899 Hereford, CO $90,266

Hillrose, CO $91,086 Holyoke, CO $90,624 Idalia, CO $90,170 Iliff, CO $90,982 Julesburg, CO $90,616 Lindon, CO $90,296 Merino, CO $91,082 New Raymer, CO $91,062

Otis, CO $90,766 Ovid, CO $90,647 Padroni, CO $90,751 Paoli, CO $90,900 Peetz, CO $90,727 Sedgwick, CO $90,680 Snyder, CO $91,014 Sterling, CO $91,159

Stoneham, CO $91,066 Vernon, CO $90,256 Woodrow, CO $90,485 Wray, CO $90,436 Yuma, CO $90,739 Anton, CO $90,319 Arapahoe, CO $89,607 Arriba, CO $89,932

Bethune, CO $90,065 Burlington, CO $89,981 Calhan, CO $91,405 Cascade, CO $92,157 Cheyenne Wells, CO $89,738 Cope, CO $90,277 Cripple Creek, CO $91,983 Divide, CO $92,032

Flagler, CO $90,025 Florissant, CO $91,957 Fountain, CO $91,397 Genoa, CO $89,993 Green Mountain Falls, CO $92,134 Guffey, CO $91,859 Hugo, CO $89,442 Joes, CO $90,366

Karval, CO $88,923 Kirk, CO $90,292 Kit Carson, CO $89,626 Limon, CO $90,536 Lake George, CO $92,096 Manitou Springs, CO $92,157 Matheson, CO $90,470 Peyton, CO $91,836

Ramah, CO $89,885 Rush, CO $90,100 Seibert, CO $89,987 Simla, CO $90,882 Stratton, CO $90,076 U S A F Academy, CO $92,151 Victor, CO $91,942 Vona, CO $90,040

Wild Horse, CO $89,453 Woodland Park, CO $92,081 Yoder, CO $90,447 Colorado Springs, CO $92,158 Clifton, CO $92,943 Fruita, CO $92,713 Gateway, CO $92,060 Glade Park, CO $92,378

Loma, CO $92,746 Mack, CO $92,499 Palisade, CO $92,775 Whitewater, CO $92,372 Glenwood Springs, CO $93,898 Dinosaur, CO $92,347 Aspen, CO $95,657 Snowmass Village, CO $95,653

Avon, CO $94,795 Basalt, CO $95,352 Carbondale, CO $94,998 Collbran, CO $92,684 Craig, CO $93,364 De Beque, CO $92,673 Eagle, CO $94,407 Edwards, CO $94,609

Parachute, CO $93,156 Battlement Mesa, CO $93,070 Gypsum, CO $93,937 Hamilton, CO $93,762 Hayden, CO $93,497 Maybell, CO $92,462 Meeker, CO $93,771 Meredith, CO $95,039

Mesa, CO $92,639 Minturn, CO $94,506 Molina, CO $92,583 New Castle, CO $93,574 Rangely, CO $92,723 Red Cliff, CO $94,494 Rifle, CO $93,342 Silt, CO $93,304

Slater, CO $92,920 Snowmass, CO $95,461 Wolcott, CO $94,463 Woody Creek, CO $95,651 Vail, CO $94,911 Pueblo, CO $89,360 Colorado City, CO $89,971 Aguilar, CO $90,364

Arlington, CO $88,773 Avondale, CO $89,599 Beulah, CO $89,977 Boncarbo, CO $90,408 Boone, CO $89,889 Branson, CO $89,668 Campo, CO $89,336 Cheraw, CO $89,508

Crowley, CO $89,699 Eads, CO $89,571 Fort Lyon, CO $89,473 Fowler, CO $89,729 Gardner, CO $90,607 Granada, CO $89,773 Hartman, CO $89,944 Hasty, CO $89,669

Haswell, CO $89,139 Hoehne, CO $90,262 Holly, CO $89,661 Kim, CO $89,576 La Junta, CO $89,634 Lamar, CO $89,908 Las Animas, CO $89,584 La Veta, CO $90,765

Mc Clave, CO $89,683 Manzanola, CO $89,565 Model, CO $89,702 Olney Springs, CO $89,412 Ordway, CO $88,967 Pritchett, CO $89,581 Rocky Ford, CO $89,436 Rye, CO $90,109

Sheridan Lake, CO $89,607 Springfield, CO $89,764 Sugar City, CO $88,728 Swink, CO $89,545 Trinchera, CO $89,875 Trinidad, CO $90,265 Two Buttes, CO $89,760 Vilas, CO $89,746

Walsenburg, CO $90,287 Walsh, CO $89,652 Weston, CO $90,579 Wiley, CO $89,601 Alamosa, CO $91,455 Antonito, CO $91,397 Arboles, CO $91,582 Arvada, CO $94,208

Aurora, CO $94,144 Bayfield, CO $91,839 Broomfield, CO $94,622 Commerce City, CO $93,987 Dupont, CO $94,167 Eldorado Springs, CO $96,409 Lafayette, CO $95,554 Louisville, CO $95,672

Westminster, CO $94,165 Wheat Ridge, CO $94,160 Agate, CO $90,824 Bennett, CO $93,185 Byers, CO $92,073 Castle Rock, CO $92,481 Deer Trail, CO $91,465 Elbert, CO $91,896

Elizabeth, CO $92,671 Englewood, CO $94,144 Franktown, CO $92,420 Kiowa, CO $92,004 Larkspur, CO $92,181 Littleton, CO $94,050 Lone Tree, CO $93,802 Louviers, CO $93,672

Monument, CO $92,090 Palmer Lake, CO $92,099 Parker, CO $93,459 Sedalia, CO $92,528 Strasburg, CO $92,889 Watkins, CO $93,586 Denver, CO $94,134 Thornton, CO $94,207

Boulder, CO $96,874 Golden, CO $94,153 Alma, CO $93,623 Bailey, CO $93,411 Black Hawk, CO $95,094 Bond, CO $94,454 Breckenridge, CO $93,823 Buffalo Creek, CO $93,087

Burns, CO $93,847 Central City, CO $94,559 Clark, CO $92,958 Climax, CO $93,931 Coalmont, CO $92,798 Como, CO $92,481 Conifer, CO $93,653 Cowdrey, CO $92,423

Dillon, CO $93,767 Dumont, CO $94,222 Evergreen, CO $93,990 Empire, CO $93,792 Fairplay, CO $92,567 Fraser, CO $93,898 Frisco, CO $94,346 Georgetown, CO $93,722

Granby, CO $93,648 Grand Lake, CO $93,596 Grant, CO $92,930 Hartsel, CO $92,074 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $93,522 Idaho Springs, CO $94,062 Idledale, CO $94,056 Indian Hills, CO $94,008

Jamestown, CO $96,718 Jefferson, CO $92,736 Kittredge, CO $94,017 Kremmling, CO $93,513 Leadville, CO $93,817 Mc Coy, CO $93,833 Morrison, CO $93,988 Nederland, CO $95,838

Oak Creek, CO $93,665 Parshall, CO $94,068 Phippsburg, CO $93,758 Pine, CO $93,200 Pinecliffe, CO $96,289 Rand, CO $92,804 Rollinsville, CO $95,391 Shawnee, CO $93,178

Silver Plume, CO $93,325 Steamboat Springs, CO $93,491 Tabernash, CO $94,117 Toponas, CO $93,723 Walden, CO $92,665 Ward, CO $95,586 Winter Park, CO $94,238 Yampa, CO $93,850

Silverthorne, CO $94,266 Longmont, CO $95,200 Allenspark, CO $94,768 Estes Park, CO $93,345 Bellvue, CO $92,150 Berthoud, CO $93,280 Dacono, CO $94,367 Drake, CO $92,184

Erie, CO $94,790 Firestone, CO $94,133 Fort Collins, CO $91,493 Frederick, CO $94,136 Blanca, CO $91,131 Capulin, CO $91,599 Center, CO $91,524 Chama, CO $90,819

Chimney Rock, CO $91,620 Chromo, CO $91,005 Conejos, CO $91,341 Creede, CO $91,820 Crestone, CO $91,173 Del Norte, CO $91,620 Fort Garland, CO $90,926 San Luis, CO $90,557

Homelake, CO $91,534 Hooper, CO $91,231 Ignacio, CO $91,444 Jaroso, CO $90,756 La Jara, CO $91,487 Manassa, CO $91,395 Moffat, CO $91,293 Monte Vista, CO $91,589

Mosca, CO $91,115 Pagosa Springs, CO $91,613 Romeo, CO $91,664 Saguache, CO $91,608 Sanford, CO $91,150 San Pablo, CO $90,682 South Fork, CO $91,712 Villa Grove, CO $91,416

Salida, CO $91,775 Almont, CO $94,138 Buena Vista, CO $93,994 Canon City, CO $91,366 Cimarron, CO $91,983 Coal Creek, CO $90,824 Coaldale, CO $91,551 Cotopaxi, CO $91,294

Crested Butte, CO $94,633 Florence, CO $90,681 Monarch, CO $91,967 Granite, CO $93,348 Gunnison, CO $92,054 Hillside, CO $91,260 Howard, CO $91,716 Lake City, CO $91,978

Nathrop, CO $92,051

Golf Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Golf Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Nondurable and Hospitality & Leisure sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Golf Instructor positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Golf Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Golf Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$131,890	$63.0	40%
Hospitality & Leisure	$108,339	$52.0	15%

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

Understanding how a Golf 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

$82,779

Average $94,207/year

$105,893

$6,898

Average $7,851/month

$8,824

$1,592

Average $1,812/week

$2,036

$40

Average $45/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,893	$8,824	$2,036	$51
Average	$94,207	$7,851	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$82,779	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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