Key Factors That Influence Teaching Artist Salaries
A Teaching Artist'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 Experience Level Affects Teaching Artist Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Teaching Artist'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): $49,292
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,527
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,368
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,107
Expert (over 8 years): $55,303
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Teaching Artist
$49,292
Intermediate Level Teaching Artist
$49,527
Senior Level Teaching Artist
$52,368
Specialist Level Teaching Artist
$55,107
Expert Level Teaching Artist
$55,303
$49,2920 yr
$49,527< 2 yrs
$52,3682-4 yrs
$55,1075-8 yrs
$55,303> 8 yrs
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How Do Teaching Artist 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 Teaching Artists.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $56,789.
California: $56,574.
Massachusetts: $55,820.
District of Columbia$56,789
California$56,574
Massachusetts$55,820
Washington$55,615
New Jersey$55,594
Alaska$55,522
Connecticut$54,815
New York$54,527
Hawaii$53,609
Rhode Island$53,178
Maryland$52,886
Minnesota$52,486
Colorado$52,332
Illinois$52,281
Oregon$52,086
Delaware$51,942
New Hampshire$51,852
Virginia$51,650
Pennsylvania$51,060
Nevada$50,763
North Dakota$50,665
Michigan$50,511
Wisconsin$50,455
Vermont$50,342
Texas$50,029
Maine$50,009
Arizona$49,978
Ohio$49,942
Georgia$49,470
Indiana$49,234
Wyoming$49,188
Utah$49,116
Iowa$49,085
Kansas$48,839
Louisiana$48,767
North Carolina$48,742
Missouri$48,731
Florida$48,531
Montana$48,424
Nebraska$48,321
Kentucky$48,265
South Carolina$48,060
Tennessee$47,931
Idaho$47,880
New Mexico$47,506
Oklahoma$47,424
Alabama$47,121
South Dakota$46,613
Arkansas$46,336
West Virginia$46,187
Mississippi$45,741
Top Paying Cities for Teaching Artists
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: $64,693
San Francisco: $63,985
Oakland: $62,636
San Jose, CA$64,693
San Francisco, CA$63,985
Oakland, CA$62,636
New York, NY$59,056
Paramus, NJ$58,338
Queens Village, NY$58,335
Passaic, NJ$58,286
Bergenfield, NJ$58,282
Stamford, CT$58,169
Huntington, NY$58,148
Newark, NJ$57,769
Bridgeport, CT$57,661
Vallejo, CA$57,559
New Brunswick, NJ$57,538
Petaluma, CA$57,507
Middlesex, NJ$57,410
Somerset, NJ$57,374
Santa Cruz, CA$57,307
Boston, MA$56,994
Monterey, CA$56,814
Seattle, WA$56,697
Santa Rosa, CA$56,687
Los Angeles, CA$56,671
Juneau, AK$56,538
Washington, DC$56,482
Orange, CA$56,299
Santa Ana, CA$56,164
Long Beach, CA$56,112
Anaheim, CA$56,102
Anchorage, AK$56,076
Santa Maria, CA$55,922
Everett, WA$55,912
Danbury, CT$55,732
Bremerton, WA$55,661
Tacoma, WA$55,476
New Suffolk, NY$55,475
Sacramento, CA$55,461
Santa Barbara, CA$55,404
Trenton, NJ$55,348
San Diego, CA$55,348
Brockton, MA$55,292
Fairbanks, AK$55,166
Lompoc, CA$55,035
Lowell, MA$54,994
Ventura, CA$54,984
Nashua, NH$54,974
Stockton, CA$54,968
Modesto, CA$54,594
Poughkeepsie, NY$54,481
Olympia, WA$54,384
Kennewick, WA$54,384
New Haven, CT$54,363
Lawrence, MA$54,179
Hartford, CT$54,127
Riverside, CA$54,117
New Bedford, MA$54,066
Richland, WA$54,066
Bakersfield, CA$53,994
San Bernardino, CA$53,973
New Britain, CT$53,968
Atlantic City, NJ$53,968
New London, CT$53,948
Norwich, CT$53,932
Portsmouth, NH$53,922
Boulder, CO$53,813
Portland, OR$53,743
Worcester, MA$53,737
Minneapolis, MN$53,578
Philadelphia, PA$53,507
Honolulu, HI$53,337
Saint Paul, MN$53,313
Vineland, NJ$53,302
Providence, RI$53,153
Chicago, IL$53,004
Bellingham, WA$52,942
Springfield, MA$52,901
Baltimore, MD$52,886
Chico, CA$52,758
Pittsfield, MA$52,619
Manchester, NH$52,522
Spokane, WA$52,296
Denver, CO$52,291
Albany, NY$52,050
Troy, NY$52,029
Nassau, NY$51,975
Schenectady, NY$51,922
Wilmington, DE$51,881
Burlington, VT$51,809
Salem, OR$51,788
Portland, ME$51,629
Yakima, WA$51,578
Rochester, MN$51,419
Reno, NV$51,393
Fresno, CA$51,393
Milwaukee, WI$51,347
Detroit, MI$51,296
Ann Arbor, MI$51,287
Allentown, PA$51,281
Colorado Springs, CO$51,193
Syracuse, NY$51,168
Carson City, NV$51,168
Houston, TX$51,096
Eugene, OR$51,070
Gary, IN$51,009
Springfield, OR$50,968
Bismarck, ND$50,958
Galveston, TX$50,922
Medford, OR$50,845
Fort Collins, CO$50,824
Concord, NH$50,799
Austin, TX$50,783
Mesa, AZ$50,675
Reading, PA$50,670
Phoenix, AZ$50,665
Dallas, TX$50,650
Saint Cloud, MN$50,601
Madison, WI$50,532
Utica, NY$50,393
Rochester, NY$50,311
Des Moines, IA$50,306
Raleigh, NC$50,301
Atlanta, GA$50,224
Battle Creek, MI$50,209
Salt Lake City, UT$50,193
Lancaster, PA$50,116
Harrisburg, PA$50,045
Kansas City, MO$49,993
Champaign, IL$49,983
Kansas City, KS$49,983
Fort Worth, TX$49,978
Columbus, OH$49,969
Boca Raton, FL$49,957
Pittsburgh, PA$49,937
Richmond, VA$49,916
Indianapolis, IN$49,906
Cleveland, OH$49,901
Las Vegas, NV$49,839
Cincinnati, OH$49,839
Petersburg, VA$49,762
Huntsville, AL$49,685
Lansing, MI$49,651
Lebanon, PA$49,644
Pueblo, CO$49,639
Appleton, WI$49,624
Buffalo, NY$49,603
Dayton, OH$49,588
Racine, WI$49,578
Charlotte, NC$49,573
Saint Louis, MO$49,557
York, PA$49,526
Elkhart, IN$49,526
Gastonia, NC$49,517
Billings, MT$49,504
Beaumont, TX$49,491
Lorain, OH$49,480
Benton Harbor, MI$49,470
Toledo, OH$49,460
Binghamton, NY$49,434
Rock Hill, SC$49,429
Rockford, IL$49,403
Springfield, IL$49,383
Elyria, OH$49,378
Fargo, ND$49,378
Flagstaff, AZ$49,342
Fort Lauderdale, FL$49,311
Duluth, MN$49,280
Miami, FL$49,280
Cheyenne, WY$49,244
Grand Forks, ND$49,244
Bangor, ME$49,132
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,075
Durham, NC$49,054
Louisville, KY$49,049
Grand Rapids, MI$49,039
Hialeah, FL$49,034
Casper, WY$48,962
Scranton, PA$48,901
New Orleans, LA$48,885
Virginia Beach, VA$48,880
Akron, OH$48,855
Peoria, IL$48,788
Sarasota, FL$48,778
Nashville, TN$48,742
Omaha, NE$48,742
Green Bay, WI$48,742
Baton Rouge, LA$48,716
Charleston, SC$48,706
Jamestown, NY$48,680
Davenport, IA$48,680
Tucson, AZ$48,655
Saint Petersburg, FL$48,624
Tampa, FL$48,614
Evansville, IN$48,583
Port Arthur, TX$48,583
Bradenton, FL$48,562
Santa Fe, NM$48,470
Orlando, FL$48,378
Clearwater, FL$48,362
Canton, OH$48,254
La Crosse, WI$48,254
Albuquerque, NM$48,224
Newport News, VA$48,219
High Point, NC$48,203
Ogden, UT$48,183
Corpus Christi, TX$48,142
Norfolk, VA$48,111
Laramie, WY$48,111
Rock Island, IL$48,080
Saginaw, MI$48,070
Jacksonville, FL$48,065
Salisbury, NC$48,054
Boise, ID$48,044
Moline, IL$48,019
Fort Myers, FL$48,003
Memphis, TN$47,993
Tulsa, OK$47,967
Waterloo, IA$47,936
Spartanburg, SC$47,885
Lincoln, NE$47,860
Fort Wayne, IN$47,849
Provo, UT$47,844
Cedar Falls, IA$47,783
San Antonio, TX$47,762
Greensboro, NC$47,742
South Bend, IN$47,736
Savannah, GA$47,680
Muskegon, MI$47,660
Birmingham, AL$47,654
Winston Salem, NC$47,629
Lake Charles, LA$47,506
Anderson, IN$47,495
Lexington, KY$47,480
Augusta, GA$47,465
Greenville, SC$47,465
Lima, OH$47,424
Wichita, KS$47,418
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,418
Columbia, SC$47,372
Springfield, OH$47,362
Asheville, NC$47,280
Bloomington, IN$47,244
Knoxville, TN$47,059
Shreveport, LA$47,054
Wilmington, NC$46,988
Roanoke, VA$46,988
Topeka, KS$46,895
Frankfort, KY$46,890
Oklahoma City, OK$46,854
Chillicothe, OH$46,834
Longview, TX$46,829
Melbourne, FL$46,823
Sioux Falls, SD$46,741
Mobile, AL$46,736
Terre Haute, IN$46,716
Altoona, PA$46,685
Amarillo, TX$46,649
Killeen, TX$46,634
Fayetteville, AR$46,593
Chattanooga, TN$46,577
Sioux City, IA$46,531
Idaho Falls, ID$46,521
Lynchburg, VA$46,480
Gainesville, FL$46,413
Portsmouth, OH$46,387
Little Rock, AR$46,377
Lafayette, LA$46,357
Youngstown, OH$46,357
Daytona Beach, FL$46,326
Clarksville, TN$46,321
Pensacola, FL$46,316
Temple, TX$46,312
Hopkinsville, KY$46,162
Erie, PA$46,152
Florence, SC$46,131
Charleston, WV$46,049
Great Falls, MT$46,023
Macon, GA$45,952
Tallahassee, FL$45,946
Fayetteville, NC$45,936
Waco, TX$45,926
Helena, MT$45,890
Pine Bluff, AR$45,870
Vincennes, IN$45,808
Lubbock, TX$45,787
Alamogordo, NM$45,757
Twin Falls, ID$45,710
Rapid City, SD$45,695
Jackson, MS$45,603
Huntington, WV$45,599
Greenville, MS$45,598
Parkersburg, WV$45,545
Montgomery, AL$45,536
Wichita Falls, TX$45,485
Springfield, MO$45,485
Biloxi, MS$45,459
Monroe, LA$45,408
Johnstown, PA$45,372
Sumter, SC$45,351
Columbus, GA$45,346
Pascagoula, MS$45,249
Abilene, TX$45,249
Kingsport, TN$45,115
Albany, GA$45,115
Gulfport, MS$45,100
Alexandria, LA$44,931
Fort Smith, AR$44,803
El Paso, TX$44,664
Las Cruces, NM$44,433
Harlingen, TX$44,303
Pocatello, ID$44,295
Florence, AL$44,228
Brownsville, TX$44,218
Mcallen, TX$44,110
Dothan, AL$44,038
Columbus, MS$43,734
Altus, OK$43,495
Lawton, OK$43,397
Pierre, SD$43,213
What Skills Can Increase a Teaching Artist's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 4.64% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
CPR (Mentioned in 5.18% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Tutoring (Mentioned in 3.17% Job Postings): A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Leadership
4.64%
CPR
5.18%
Tutoring
3.17%
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 Teaching Artist's salary.
Conflict Resolution: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Conflict Resolution
$54,881
7%
Project Management
$53,855
5%
Coordination
$53,855
5%
Budgeting
$53,855
5%
Decision Making
$53,855
5%
Analysis
$53,343
4%
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Teaching Artist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Teaching Artist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Business Services and Healthcare
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Teaching Artist positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Teaching Artist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Teaching Artist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Business Services
$66,678
$32.0
30%
Healthcare
$56,420
$27.0
10%
Software & Networking
$56,420
$27.0
10%
How Education impacts a Teaching Artist's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Teaching Artists 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 Teaching Artist with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$54,398
and $60,944).
Teaching Artist Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Teaching Artist
No Diploma1.6%
High School7.3%
Associates7.3%
Bachelors37.9%
Masters43.5%
Doctorate2.4%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
1.6%
High School
7.3%
Associates
7.3%
Bachelors
37.9%
Masters
43.5%
Doctorate
2.4%
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Teaching Artist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Teaching Artist'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.
Salaries for a Teaching Artist can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $53,342 in 2023
to around $52,167 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Teaching Artist salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Teaching Artist Over Time
2022
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2023
$53,342
2024
$52,590
2025
$52,167
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$53,342
2024
$52,590
2025
$52,167
2026
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Most common benefits for Teaching Artist
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Teaching Artist
Here are companies hiring for Teaching Artist and their salaries, click below for more details.
K
$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLP
Business Services
the United States
W
$114,096/per year
Warner Bros Discovery
Business Services
the United States
D
$111,927/per year
Dentsu International Ltd
Business Services
the United States
G
$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide Inc
Business Services
the United States
C
$111,651/per year
CoWorx Staffing
Business Services
the United States
C
$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services Corp
Business Services
the United States
S
$107,128/per year
Showcase Cinemas
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,429/per year
Amentum Services Inc
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
S
$106,104/per year
Sodexo USA
Business Services
the United States
J
$105,192/per year
JLL Technologies
Business Services
the United States
I
$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
Business Services
the United States
N
$101,619/per year
NielsenIQ
Business Services
the United States
T
$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge Alliance
Business Services
the United States
H
$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOP
Business Services
the United States
R
$97,720/per year
Reeve & Associates
Business Services
the United States
M
$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global Inc
Business Services
the United States
F
$95,980/per year
Financial Sys Nco
Business Services
the United States
A
$95,314/per year
Arrow Global Ltd
Business Services
the United States
C
$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
D
$94,479/per year
DZConneX
Business Services
the United States
A
$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USA
Business Services
the United States
R
$92,937/per year
Resource MFG
Business Services
the United States
Z
$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands Inc
Business Services
the United States
G
$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLC
Business Services
the United States
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FAQ about Teaching Artist
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Teaching Artist?
The Business Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Teaching Artist roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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