The median annual wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in California is $97,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $97,480.
Pay spans roughly $50,840 at the 10th percentile to $126,750 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $46.63 per hour. An estimated 1,700 people work as adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors in California.
| Median (annual) | $97,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $97,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $46.63 |
| 10th percentile | $50,840 |
| 90th percentile | $126,750 |
| Employment | 1,700 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.