College Instructors

Median Salary: $64,700

Many college instructors across the nation share a few key professional characteristics. For example, NA can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 205,760 folks were employed as college instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to develop these attributes and receive good training, particularly if you're planning to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college instructors in the U.S. was $64,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $31.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about college instructors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as college instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college instructors in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntsville	70	$41,000	$19.70	$59,300	$28.50	-78%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	1,410	$67,200	$32.30	$103,300	$49.60	171%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fresno	1,520	$75,400	$36.20	$96,600	$46.40	197.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	12,440	$79,400	$38.20	$98,500	$47.40	42.4%
Oakland	2,530	$104,700	$50.30	$138,900	$66.80	62%
Oxnard	40	$71,000	$34.10	$85,600	$41.10	-91.7%
Riverside	1,420	$87,100	$41.90	$107,000	$51.50	-24.8%
Sacramento	4,020	$67,100	$32.30	$88,100	$42.40	199.8%
Salinas	170	$77,800	$37.40	$90,500	$43.50	-32.1%
San Diego	4,480	$76,000	$36.50	$95,700	$46.00	122.1%
San Francisco (Area)	5,290	$91,400	$43.90	$119,400	$57.40	70.1%
San Francisco (City)	2,760	$78,000	$37.50	$99,900	$48.00	78.2%
San Jose	2,640	NA	NA	NA	NA	88.8%
Santa Barbara	NA	$86,700	$41.70	$110,100	$52.90	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	300	$36,500	$17.60	$44,400	$21.40	-22.9%
Denver	1,840	$46,000	$22.10	$52,500	$25.20	-4.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	280	$59,500	$28.60	$72,500	$34.90	-58.2%
New Haven	NA	$63,100	$30.30	$73,900	$35.50	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	960	$59,700	$28.70	$92,800	$44.60	-73.5%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	430	$47,800	$23.00	$67,500	$32.50	11.4%
Cape Coral	140	$60,100	$28.90	$74,800	$35.90	-55.2%
Gainesville	440	$60,300	$29.00	$81,400	$39.10	132.1%
Jacksonville	970	$42,500	$20.50	$57,800	$27.80	5.9%
Lakeland	140	$51,300	$24.70	$65,500	$31.50	-53.6%
Miami (Area)	3,780	$52,000	$25.00	$70,800	$34.00	11.7%
Orlando	1,000	$48,800	$23.50	$68,800	$33.10	-35.7%
Palm Bay	NA	$56,800	$27.30	$71,800	$34.50	NA
Pensacola	220	$66,500	$32.00	$134,800	$64.80	-9.4%
Tallahassee	1,390	$77,700	$37.40	$98,800	$47.50	445.3%
Tampa	1,680	$71,000	$34.10	$135,000	$64.90	-5.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	250	$50,200	$24.10	$58,300	$28.10	-93%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	8,740	$63,800	$30.70	$94,600	$45.50	-26.7%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	1,330	$60,600	$29.10	$84,800	$40.80	-3%
South Bend	90	$38,500	$18.50	$71,200	$34.20	-56.3%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	190	$41,500	$19.90	$45,500	$21.90	185.8%
Des Moines	670	$46,200	$22.20	$52,300	$25.10	32.6%
Waterloo	NA	$19,500	$9.40	$35,800	$17.20	NA

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	380	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.1%
Louisville	600	$45,800	$22.00	$64,700	$31.10	-35.7%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	850	$52,700	$25.30	$65,600	$31.50	47.9%
New Orleans	2,560	$54,400	$26.20	$74,300	$35.70	218.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$38,900	$18.70	$51,200	$24.60	NA

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	380	$65,500	$31.50	$82,400	$39.60	-80.9%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	2,750	$81,900	$39.40	$166,400+	$12.20	-36.4%
Springfield	30	$55,000	$26.50	$63,100	$30.30	-92.9%
Worcester	340	$65,700	$31.60	$79,700	$38.30	-9.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	1,190	$38,300	$18.40	$59,100	$28.40	-62%
Flint	570	$37,400	$18.00	$47,600	$22.90	169.1%
Grand Rapids	1,430	NA	NA	NA	NA	148.4%
Kalamazoo	900	$32,000	$15.40	$52,000	$25.00	326.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	40	$48,200	$23.20	$58,400	$28.10	-77.5%
Minneapolis	NA	$64,200	$30.90	$85,000	$40.90	NA

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	30	$50,600	$24.30	$56,900	$27.30	-73.5%
Kansas City	270	$59,400	$28.50	$77,700	$37.40	-82.7%
Springfield	260	NA	NA	NA	NA	-13.1%
St. Louis	1,140	$69,600	$33.50	$83,100	$40.00	-44.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	450	$36,400	$17.50	$58,000	$27.90	-37.1%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	350	$50,600	$24.30	$68,700	$33.00	-74.2%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	180	$52,200	$25.10	$57,700	$27.70	12.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,030	$48,200	$23.20	$59,500	$28.60	71.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	NA	$64,500	$31.00	$84,900	$40.80	NA
Binghamton	NA	$64,300	$30.90	$77,500	$37.30	NA
Buffalo	2,580	$72,300	$34.80	$95,900	$46.10	206.5%
Ithaca	NA	$81,600	$39.20	$115,900	$55.70	NA
New York (Area)	35,770	$68,000	$32.70	$94,200	$45.30	107.7%
Poughkeepsie	NA	$66,800	$32.10	$104,000	$50.00	NA
Rochester	2,620	$67,800	$32.60	$102,300	$49.20	240.3%
Syracuse	1,150	$72,500	$34.90	$98,600	$47.40	139%
Utica	170	$55,200	$26.50	$76,000	$36.50	-13.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	90	$42,100	$20.20	$54,200	$26.00	-92.8%
Durham	370	NA	NA	NA	NA	-13.7%
Greensboro	150	$62,600	$30.10	$75,000	$36.10	-72.8%
Raleigh	50	$52,300	$25.20	$65,200	$31.30	-93.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	NA	$57,500	$27.60	$64,800	$31.20	NA
Grand Forks	NA	$62,200	$29.90	$68,700	$33.00	NA

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	NA	$56,200	$27.00	$73,200	$35.20	NA
Cleveland	70	$46,600	$22.40	$66,400	$31.90	-95.3%
Columbus	410	NA	NA	NA	NA	-71.5%
Dayton	80	$48,300	$23.20	$59,300	$28.50	-86.5%
Lima	NA	$54,700	$26.30	$72,100	$34.70	NA
Toledo	60	$57,900	$27.90	$74,600	$35.90	-88.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Medford	30	$61,900	$29.80	$75,800	$36.40	-72.2%
Portland	1,960	$61,800	$29.70	$96,500	$46.40	25.3%
Salem	NA	$55,100	$26.50	$83,400	$40.10	NA

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	400	$80,300	$38.60	$116,200	$55.90	-23.1%
Harrisburg	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	-80.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,500	$67,600	$32.50	$94,000	$45.20	4.5%
Pittsburgh	710	$101,800	$48.90	$110,100	$52.90	-59.4%
Scranton	70	$59,200	$28.50	$91,400	$43.90	-82.1%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	830	$56,100	$27.00	$73,600	$35.40	-2.8%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	190	$60,000	$28.90	$74,400	$35.80	-63%
Nashville	940	$28,600	$13.80	$41,400	$19.90	-17.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$50,400	$24.30	$92,100	$44.30	NA
Dallas (Area)	5,090	$71,700	$34.50	$79,800	$38.40	57.7%
Houston	1,360	$71,600	$34.40	$107,300	$51.60	-66.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	170	$44,900	$21.60	$62,400	$30.00	-82.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	NA	$57,500	$27.70	$77,500	$37.20	NA

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	580	$36,100	$17.30	$52,600	$25.30	-38.2%
Roanoke	40	$63,200	$30.40	$74,600	$35.90	-83.6%
Virginia Beach	840	$67,000	$32.20	$88,000	$42.30	-27.2%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	380	$59,700	$28.70	$78,100	$37.60	-88.1%
Spokane	50	$46,600	$22.40	$55,700	$26.80	-85.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$53,100	$25.50	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	1,340	$58,100	$28.00	$77,900	$37.50	4.4%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	70	$23,200	$11.20	$47,200	$22.70	8.8%